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We’re less than 24 hours away from the full reveal of AMD’s Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” desktop CPUs and AM5 motherboard platform. According to AMD itself, the reveal will take place on August 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Get ready folks! AMD’s unveiling of the Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” desktop CPU and AM5 platform is just 24 hours away, tune in to the live stream here
Note: We’ll be posting the livestream link here shortly, so stay tuned!
According to press released by AMD, the event will focus on next-gen PC products, mainly the AMD Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” CPUs, the all-new AM5 platform, and the DDR5 EXPO DRAM, which will play just as big a role as those CPUs themselves. Now there’s some confusion surrounding the event, so we’ll set it straight. The event focuses solely on the specifications, prices and sales start date of the upcoming products. The products are announced but won’t go on sale until September. You can also go to our full Ryzen 7000 CPU family (specs/pricing) and X670E motherboard roundups at the links below:
Today AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced: “together we move forward_pcs‘, a livestream premiere to unveil the next generation of AMD PC products. Chairman and CEO Dr. Lisa Su, CTO Mark Papermaster and other AMD executives will present details on the latest “Zen 4” architecture, powering the upcoming AMD Ryzen™ processors and the all-new AM5 platform, based on the latest technologies such as DDR5 and PCIe5 . All designed to usher in a new era of powerful desktop PCs.
On August 29th at 7:00pm ET, join us for Together We Advance_PCs, a livestream premiere unveiling AMD’s next-generation PC products.
• Read the press release: https://t.co/n76RbJDMz0
• Watch on AMD YouTube Channel: https://t.co/wo5iHJ7sJy pic.twitter.com/mc7CjoFdvM— AMD Ryzen (@AMDRyzen) August 16, 2022
The show premieres Monday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET on AMD’s YouTube channel. A replay will be available a few hours after the event ends at AMD.com/Ryzen.
According to our previous report, the AMD Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” desktop CPUs were targeting a September 15 launch, which is also something motherboard vendors have been hinting at, but the dates may have changed and sales have been pushed back until September 27, a full month after the reveal later this month.
Nothing is set in stone right now, but with AMD confirming one of their earlier dates, which we first reported earlier this month, it’s entirely possible that the company will stick with its original launch plan, which would be great for consumers, or they may Start selling today Intel unveils its 13th Gen Raptor Lake desktop CPUs. Only AMD itself can confirm that during the event.
Both September 15th and September 27th were reported first by us. So if AMD decides to proceed with sales on either date, it will be a confirmation of what we have reported.
AMD Ryzen ‘Zen 4’ Desktop CPU Expected Features:
- Up to 16 Zen 4 cores and 32 threads
- Over 15% performance increase in single-threaded apps
- Brand New Zen 4 CPU Cores (IPC / Architectural Enhancements)
- Brand new TSMC 5nm process node with 6nm IOD
- 25% improvement in performance per watt over Zen 3
- >35% improvement in overall performance compared to Zen 3
- 8-10% improvement in instructions per clock (IPC) over Zen 3
- Support on AM5 platform with LGA1718 socket
- New X670E, X670, B650E, B650 motherboards
- Dual channel DDR5 memory support
- Up to DDR5-5600 native (JEDEC) speeds
- 28 PCIe lanes (CPU exclusive)
- 105-120W TDPs (high end ~170W)
We’ll be sure to host the livestream here, so tune in on August 29 for lots of exciting announcements from AMD. In the meantime, check out this awesome AMD Ryzen Zen 4 7000 “Introductory” video made by YouTuber, Technetium:
AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” Desktop CPU “Preliminary” Specs:
| CPU name | Architecture | process node | cores / threads | Core Clock (SC Max) | cache | TDP | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 16/32 | ~5.5GHz | 80MB (64+16) | 105-170W | ~$700 |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 24.12 | ~5.4GHz | 76MB (64+12) | 105-170W | ~$600US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | ~5.3GHz | 40MB (32+8) | 65-125W | ~$400US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | ~5.3GHz | 40MB (32+8) | 65-125W | ~$300US |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 6/12 | ~5.2GHz | 38MB (32+6) | 65-125W | ~$200US |
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