Alleged AMD Ryzen 7000 'Zen 4' 16 Core & 8 Core Desktop CPUs Spotted

AMD'south next-generation Ryzen 7000 'Zen 4' desktop CPUs have allegedly been spotted over at the MilkyWay@Home database.

AMD'southward Next-Gen Ryzen 7000 'Zen iv' Desktop CPUs Allegedly Spotted, Include 16 Core & 8 Core Variants

The MilkyWay@Home project utilizes the BOINC platform to harness volunteered computing resource, creating a highly accurate three-dimensional model of the Milky way milky way. There are several AMD & Intel CPU-powered systems that are offering their processing power to the project but it looks like someone in AMD's engineering science labs might've run the project on an unreleased Zen 4 powered Ryzen 7000 CPU.

Co-ordinate to BenchLeaks, two chips, the AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000665-21_N [Family 25 Model 96 Stepping 0] and the AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000666-21_N [Family 25 Model 96 Stepping 0] take been spotted in the MilkyWay@Home database. The first i is a sixteen cadre part while the 2d one is an 8 cadre role.

AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000665-21_Nhttps://t.co/jLftS67G6E
AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000666-21_Nhttps://t.co/i3CF4AxuvG

AuthenticAMD Family 25 Model 96 Stepping 0 -> A60F00
According to the CPUID these are Raphael ES (Zen 4 Desktop)

— Benchleaks (@BenchLeaks) January vii, 2022

According to BenchLeaks, the CPUID of these chips identify them as AMD Raphael ES CPUs and then these are very early on samples that we are looking at. While in that location is no other detail mentioned in the database, both CPUs exercise carry 1024 KB of cache while the Ryzen 9 5950X carries 512 KB enshroud in the same benchmark. This is the L2 cache per core and it looks like AMD has doubled that for their upcoming Zen iv chips. A recent Zen four die layout did point out to 1 MB L2 enshroud shared between the 'Priority' & 'backup' cores. More than on that here.

Based on the core count, the 16 core would be the successor to the current flagship, the 16 core Ryzen 9 5950X (presumably the Ryzen nine 7950X) while the eight core would exist the successor to the 8 core Ryzen 7 5800X (presumably the Ryzen 7 7800X). There are also some performance numbers though have them with a grain of salt as they vary significantly between each SKU.

AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs: Zen 4 Core Architecture, AM5 Platform For 2H 2022

Whether or not AMD's Vermeer-X would be a success is a matter of timing as the flake will launch just a few quarters prior to the launch of AMD'south next main upgrade to the Ryzen platform and this is a big 1. Enter Raphael, the next-generation of Ryzen Desktop CPUs featuring the Zen iv core compages which utilizes the brand new 5nm process technology and is supported by an all-new AM5 platform.

AMD even showcased a working prototype of its Ryzen 7000 series Zen 4 CPU running at five GHz across all cores in Halo Infinite.

AMD Ryzen 7000 'Zen iv' Desktop CPU Expected Features:

Make New Zen 4 CPU Cores (IPC / Architectural Improvements)
Make New TSMC 5nm process node with 6nm IOD
Support on AM5 Platform With LGA1718 Socket
Dual-Channel DDR5 Retentiveness Support
28 PCIe Gen 5.0 Lanes (CPU Exclusive)
105-120W TDPs (Upper Bound Range ~170W)

The next-generation Zen 4 based Ryzen Desktop CPUs will be codenamed Raphael and will replace the Zen 3 based Ryzen 5000 Desktop CPUs that are codenamed, Vermeer. From the data nosotros currently have, Raphael CPUs will exist based on the 5nm Zen iv core compages & will characteristic 6nm I/O dies in a chiplet design. AMD has hinted at upping the core counts of its next-gen mainstream desktop CPUs so we can look a slight bump from the electric current max of 16 cores and 32 threads.

The make new Zen four compages is rumored to deliver up to 25% IPC proceeds over Zen 3 and striking clock speeds of effectually 5 GHz. AMD's upcoming Ryzen 3D 5-Cache fries based on the Zen 3 architecture will be featuring stacked chiplets so that design is expected to be carried over to AMD's Zen 4 line of chips likewise.

As for TDP requirements, the AMD AM5 CPU platform will feature six unlike segments starting with the flagship 170W CPU class which is recommended for Liquid coolers (280mm or college). It looks like this will be an aggressively clocked fleck with higher voltages and with CPU overclocking support. This segment is followed by 120W TDP CPUs which are recommended to utilize a high-operation air-cooler. Interestingly, the 45-105W variants are listed as SR1/SR2a/SR4 thermal segments which means they would require standard heatsink solutions when running in a stock configuration then not much else is required to continue them absurd.

Equally the images reveal, the AMD Ryzen Raphael Desktop CPUs volition feature a perfect foursquare shape (45x45mm) simply will house a very chonky integrated estrus spreader or IHS. The particular reasoning behind information technology being so dense is unknown only it could be to residual out the thermal load across multiple chiplets or some entirely another purpose. The sides are similar to the IHS featured on the Intel Core-X line of HEDT CPUs.

As for the platform itself, the AM5 motherboards will feature the LGA1718 socket which is going to final quite some time. The platform will characteristic DDR5-5200 memory, 28 PCIe lanes, more than NVMe 4.0 & USB three.2 I/O, and may also ship with native USB four.0 support. There will be at to the lowest degree 2 600-series chipsets for AM5 initially, the X670 flagship and B650 mainstream. The X670 chipset motherboards are expected to feature both PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 retention support simply due to an increase in size, it is reported that ITX boards will only characteristic B650 chipsets.

The Raphael Ryzen Desktop CPUs are also expected to feature RDNA ii onboard graphics which means that but similar Intel's mainstream desktop lineup, AMD'south mainstream lineup will too feature iGPU graphics support. In regards to how many GPU cores in that location will exist on the new chips, rumors say anywhere from 2-4 (128-256 cores). This will exist bottom than the RDNA 2 CU count featured on the soonhoped-for-released Ryzen 6000 APUs 'Rembrandt' but plenty to keep Intel'southward Iris Xe iGPUs at bay.

The Zen 4 based Raphael Ryzen CPUs aren't expected till tardily 2022 so there's still a lot of time left in the launch. The lineup will compete against Intel's Raptor Lake 13th Gen Desktop CPU lineup.

AMD Mainstream Desktop CPU Generations Comparing:

AMD CPU Family	Codename	Processor Process	Processors Cores/Threads (Max)	TDPs	Platform	Platform Chipset	Retentiveness Support	PCIe Support	Launch
Ryzen 1000	Peak Ridge	14nm (Zen 1)	8/16	95W	AM4	300-Serial	DDR4-2677	Gen iii.0	2017
Ryzen 2000	Elevation Ridge	12nm (Zen +)	eight/16	105W	AM4	400-Series	DDR4-2933	Gen 3.0	2018
Ryzen 3000	Matisse	7nm (Zen ii)	sixteen/32	105W	AM4	500-Series	DDR4-3200	Gen 4.0	2019
Ryzen 5000	Vermeer	7nm (Zen 3)	16/32	105W	AM4	500-Series	DDR4-3200	Gen 4.0	2020
Ryzen 6000	Warhol?	7nm (Zen 3D)	8/16	105W	AM4	500-Serial	DDR4-3200	Gen four.0	2022
Ryzen 7000	Raphael	5nm (Zen 4)	xvi/32?	105-170W	AM5	600-Series	DDR5-4800	Gen 5.0	2022
Ryzen 8000	Granite Ridge	3nm (Zen v)?	TBA	TBA	AM5	700-Series?	DDR5-5000?	Gen 5.0	2023