Monday, May 27th 2024
AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Desktop Processors Launch Late-July
AMD's next-generation Ryzen 9000 series "Granite Ridge" desktop processors based on the "Zen 5" microarchitecture, is rumored to launch in late-July, 2024, according to multiple sources in the ChipHell tech forums. The first four SKUs in the processor series will include one each of 16-core, 12-core, 8-core, and 6-core, spanning the Ryzen 9, Ryzen 7, and Ryzen 5 series, just like the company's Ryzen 7000 series debut. The company could unveil these processors in its 2024 Computex keynote address early next month, talking about their features and performance in broad strokes, while we get technical previews in the run-up to the late-July launch.
A late-July launch of the Ryzen 9000 series "Granite Ridge" processors should also mean that the various motherboard manufacturers will showcase their upcoming motherboards based on the AMD X870 desktop chipset at Computex. Ryzen 9000 series are built in the existing Socket AM5 package, and should be compatible with existing AMD 600-series chipset motherboards. In fact, most motherboard vendors have already released UEFI firmware updates that include Ryzen 9000 series processor compatibility. Those buying a Ryzen 9000 series processor with an AMD 600-series chipset motherboard can simply take advantage of the USB BIOS Flashback feature that's available on most motherboards, including the entry-level ones.
Sources:
ChipHell Forums, Videocardz
A late-July launch of the Ryzen 9000 series "Granite Ridge" processors should also mean that the various motherboard manufacturers will showcase their upcoming motherboards based on the AMD X870 desktop chipset at Computex. Ryzen 9000 series are built in the existing Socket AM5 package, and should be compatible with existing AMD 600-series chipset motherboards. In fact, most motherboard vendors have already released UEFI firmware updates that include Ryzen 9000 series processor compatibility. Those buying a Ryzen 9000 series processor with an AMD 600-series chipset motherboard can simply take advantage of the USB BIOS Flashback feature that's available on most motherboards, including the entry-level ones.
83 Comments on AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Desktop Processors Launch Late-July
I'm also keeping an eye out for Intel 15th and 16th gen. For years their CPUs have reminded me of T. J. Miller's character in "Silicon Valley" (did something great in the past and then sat on their backsides to brag and stagnated) but that might change in the near future because they're finally doing something about it. Investing a few pennies ( :roll: ) in upgrading their fabs and buying ASML's best toys is bound to produce some results. I don't expect much from 15th gen but from 16th onwards I think we'll be seeing some noticeable improvements. I don't know if that will be enough to bring me back to Intel's side of the fence but we'll see.I know most CPUs have stamped IHSs but I'm not sure that's the case for Ryzen 7000. I did some searching but could not find anything at all related to their manufacturing. If you have a link to a factory tour video, an interview or anything specific about the 7000 ISH please share. Even better if you happen to have links to manufacturing blueprints/instructions.
Personally I am going to take a look at this and decide whether I want to jump in, or wait for Zen 6 or if Intel actually has something good in 2025/2026. Jim Keller is behind the "Royal" (internal codename) concept and core architecture of the upcoming Intel core designs, but the first one of these wont have hyper-threading on the P cores and is the first step into the new architecture, the second version "should" have hyper-threading and be the one to look for. The "royal" architecture is specifically targetting single threaded performance, so "should" be great for games and things that thrive on single threaded performance above anything else (anything made by Adobe for example), so Intel might end up in my next PC upgrade if they actually pull this off and I don't need to have my PC directly attached to a nuclear reactor to power it.
What I do know is that stamping difficulty is directly proportional to the complexity and inversely proportional to the size of the piece and at some point that difficulty crosses the point where milling is simpler and cheaper. Looking at the 7000 IHS, I find it easier to believe it's milled.
cutoutscrenels can be made to adequate precision by stamping or casting, so they're not something that would increase the manufacturing cost of the IHS.Maybe ping GN's Steve to see if he can get video on the IHSs being manufactured? I don't have the pull but I bet someone here knows him and can plant the idea in his head.
That being said... I'm thinking of upgrading my Threadripper 1950x. The 7000-series looks good but if I waited this long to upgrade, I might as well wait a little bit longer and see what 9000-series offers?
In my case, with a GB X670 and 7950X3D, the only way I'm able to boot and reboot successfully every time is by turning off MCR. When enabled, it's about a 12 second BIOS time reported by Windows. Disabled, in my case with 64GB of 6000/CL30, it's an 86 second BIOS time, each and every time. This is running either straight EXPO/XMP, or manually entering in all timings.
It's not the end of the world until you need to be doing something that requires multiple reboots in a row.