AMD and Intel are planning to launch their next-gen processors later this year. Team Red is preparing the Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 CPUs (codenamed Granite Ridge) for a Q3 release, succeeding the Ryzen 7000 family launched in late September 2022. According to @Kepler_L2, the Ryzen 9000 processors are already in mass production and may land earlier than expected. Furthermore, the PROM21 chipset will be retained as the die powering AMD’s next-generation motherboards.
AMD is likely to update the PROM21 chipset to power the 700-series motherboards to keep its board partners happy. However, the X770 should remain a dual-die chipset, leveraging two PROM21 chips, twice as many as the B750 family.
The Ryzen 9000 processors, codenamed “Nirvana,” will focus on single-threaded performance, core interconnect, integer execution, and frontend bandwidth. The Zen 5 core is expected to offer a 20-30% IPC gain over Zen 4.
AMD has confirmed that the existing 600-series motherboards will be fully compatible with the next-gen Zen 5 processors. These AM5 boards are expected to support at least three generations of Ryzen CPUs, including Zen 4 (H2 2022), Zen 5 (H2 2024), and Zen 6 (2026).
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