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Date : Mon Jan 15 2024 14:15:05

AMDs next-gen Zen 5 CPUs could already be in production  so get ready for a 
launch in around six months

Date:
Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:06:04 +0000

Description:
It looks like AMD is going to be ahead of the game in the battle against 
Intels next-gen Arrow Lake processors.

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 AMDs next-gen Zen 5 processors are already in mass production, or so were 
told by the rumor mill. 

This nugget of information was revealed by a well-known leaker on X (formerly 
Twitter), Kepler, after they were asked a question about whether these 
Granite Ridge desktop chips were already in production. Yeah January 15, 2024 
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As you can see, Kepler replied to say yes, they are (via Wccftech ). Take 
that, of course, with a wheelbarrow full of seasoning, especially seeing as 
theres no elaboration beyond the one-word answer. 

Zen 5 processors could be Ryzen 8000, or AMD may skip that and go straight to 
Ryzen 9000 (leaving the Ryzen 8000 series as just the APUs  all-in-one chips 
with peppy integrated graphics  that were revealed at CES 2024 last week). 

Whatever the name ends up being, we know that these processors will be 
supported by current AM5 chipset motherboards, and indeed that support should 
run for quite some time yet . Analysis: Breathing room in the battle against 
Arrow Lake 

Zen 5 processors being in mass production doesnt mean they are just around 
the corner. If we look back at Ryzen 7000 CPUs, rumors about mass production 
were floating around in March 2022, before the desktop chips were released in 
September  so the first rumblings came some six months ahead of time. 

That means Zen 5 (Ryzen 8000 or 9000) CPUs might just turn up in July, or 
just after, and this aligns with what weve heard more recently on the rumor 
mill about a likely Q3 launch timeframe (July to September). Historically, 
its more likely to be later in the quarter, than midyear (July), and the 
other factor to bear in mind is that AMD isnt exactly going to feel rushed by 
Intels (theoretical) progress with its next-gen processors. 

Rumor has it that Intels Arrow Lake wont turn up until late in 2024 , so AMD 
has plenty of breathing room in that respect. In short, Team Red has that 
maneuvering space to wait until it has plenty of production running and stock 
built up before launching Zen 5, so folks arent disappointed by inventory 
shortages and the like. 

All of this is very much in theory, but suffice it to say that mass 
production kicking off is in line with everything else weve been hearing 
(including early mentions of the Ryzen 900 series , a tiny clue  again add 
skepticism  that this may be the name for Zen 5 desktop CPUs). Roll on the 
battle of the next-gen chips as they attempt to dominate our selection of the 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/amds-next-gen-zen-5-cpus-could-already
-be-in-production-so-get-ready-for-a-launch-in-around-six-months


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