AMD Zen 4

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SAPPHIRE launches its first-ever AMD AM5 motherboard: the new NITRO+ B650I Wi-Fi Ultra Platinum, in a mini-ITX design that's ready for Zen 5, too.

ASUS AM5 motherboards based on the X670E chipset get updated with new AMD AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS updates, adds support for next-gen Zen 5 'Granite Ridge' CPUs.

ASUS submits new motherboards SKUs to the ECC regulatory office, with the unannounced X690E chipset and PRO WS X690E-SAGE SE, and PRO WS X690E-SAGE SE WIFI.

AMD is committed to the AM5 socket, saying: 'We are firmly committed to 2025 and beyond and we will see how long that promise lasts beyond 2025'.

AMD announces its new mobile Zen 4 processors with Ryzen 8040 series APUs codenamed Hawk Point: Zen 4, RDNA 3, and XDNA with Ryzen AI for 2024.

Ryzen 'Phoenix' is set to debut in GEEKOM's upcoming Mini PC line-up, and this is great news for PC gaming and content creation on a tiny low-power device.

AMD announces its new game bundle, seeing gamers get a free copy of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora with any new Ryzen 7000 or Radeon RX 7000 series purchase.

AMD announces its new Ryzen 5 7545U and Ryzen 3 7440U processors, with a hybrid design in the use of Zen 4 + Zen 4c, similar to Intel's new Meteor Lake CPU.

AMD has 6 new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX series CPUs, all based on the newer Zen 4 architecture and top out with a 96-core, 192-thread 7995WX for $9999.

Chipset driver has a mysterious addition that the rumor mill theorizes could be the first sighting of the ability to prioritize CCDs on high-end X3D CPUs.

The new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000WX series is expected to launch in Q3 2023, and the flagship Threadripper Pro 7995WX has been spotted.

We could be looking at a turning point for both AM5 and AMD systems when it comes to memory speed thanks to the latest BIOS update.

The new AMD AM5 AGESA 1.0.0.7B BIOS gives DDR5 memory speeds a massive boost, and there are already several examples of boards and kits hitting DDR5-8000.

If the latest rumor around Ryzen 8000 processors is right, Intel will need to make sure Arrow Lake CPUs are seriously good to compete.

A new six core CPU for the Ryzen 7000 series, with info pointing to AMD launching a budget friendly Ryzen 5 7500F as early as this week.

AMD has partnered with Bethesda for the release of Starfield, and it looks like there's a Ryzen 7000 CPU game bundle coming very soon.

Stuttering issues with Ryzen CPUs should now be cured, thankfully, and there's another fix for a DLSS-related bug with patch 1.63, too.

ASUS releases a statement clarifying that AM5 BIOS fixes and beta releases as well as enabling AMD EXPO memory profiles are all covered under warranty.

A consensus seems to be forming among prominent leakers on the AMD side that Zen 5 processors should offer a 20% IPC uplift compared to Ryzen 7000.

AMD officially diagnoses the issue relating to some Ryzen 7000X3D chips burning up and is currently rolling out new firmware to fix the issue for good.

AMD has already provided a new AGESA to put restrictions in place to resolve the issue, and motherboard makers should have new BIOS releases imminently.

Boot times have been cut in half thanks to a new Memory Context Restore option in the BIOS, and it might work with other motherboard brands too.

With reports of AMD's new Ryzen 7000X3D processors with 3D V-Cache burning out damaging both the chip and motherboard, AMD issues a statement.

There's been a great deal of concern about why some Zen 4 processors are literally burning out, but now we know more about what's going on here.

DLSS 3 Frame Generation has proven to be a useful new bit of rendering tech when playing some visually intensive games, but not for some Ryzen owners.

The move follows a number of worrying reports recently about Zen 4 3D V-Cache processors dying (and the motherboards they're in, too).

At last it seems that AMD Ryzen 7000 PCs on the AM5 platform are now booting much faster, in fact, almost twice as quickly going by one report.

A new report indicated that budget A620 motherboards for Ryzen 7000 CPUs and the AM5 platform are coming as soon as... tomorrow. And they'll be cheap!

Sub USD 100 AM5 motherboards? It's certainly looking likely as listings for the new A620 range point to it being the most affordable Ryzen 7000 option.

Affordable AM5 boards could be hitting the market as soon as next month, as the first images of an ASRock A620 motherboard appear online.

It has been a long wait, but ASRock is making a Zen 4 upgrade a more affordable prospect with a new B650 motherboard that's now selling at US$125.

Overclocking the RDNA 2 GPU with only 2 CUs in a Ryzen 7000 processor to 3.1 GHz? Why not, says SkatterBencher. And the results are impressive.

AMD's new Ryzen 7000 CPU range is expanding and with that AMD is working with its board partners to make the jump to AM5 more affordable.

AMD has revealed release timings and launch prices for the new Ryzen 7000 X3D CPU series, 7950X3D and 7900X3D coming this month and the 7800X3D in April.

With a height of only 37mm, Noctua's new NH-L9a-AM5 for Ryzen 7000 CPUs brings low-profile cooling to AMD's latest processor range.

Product pages for AMD Ryzen 7000 X3D Gaming CPUs briefly mentioned overclocking, so naturally people got excited. Now we wait to see if it's real.

AMD celebrates its new Holiday Deals with refreshed retail packaging for its still-fresh Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' processors, low prices still here.

AMD's new flock of Zen 4-powered Ryzen 7000 series CPUs are on sale right now: Ryzen 5 7600X costs $249, while the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X is just $574.

Memtest86+ v6 has support for Intel's new 13th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake' and AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs, as well as DDR5 memory.

AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs have only JUST launched, but now HWiNFO's latest update has early support for AMD Zen 5 family CPUs.

MicroCenter is giving away 32GB of G.SKILL DDR5-5600 memory worth $190 with any purchase of an AMD Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPU (Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 only)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series 'Storm Peak' CPU teased: 64 cores and 128 threads of Zen 4 powered on 5nm, should drop sometime in 2023.

AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs get their RDNA 2-based GPU detailed: AV1 decoding, H.264 + HEVC decode/encode, and DisplayPort 2.0 UHBR10 support.

ASRock's new AM5-based X670E motherboards start at $280 or so, range up to around $580: ready for AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' processors.

CapFrameX version 1.6.9 has support for AMD's new Zen 4 CPUs, Intel's new Raptor Lake CPUs, and Intel Arc GPUs and so much more in the new update.

MSI's new ultra-premium MEG X670E GODLIKE motherboard pricing confirmed: $1300 which mixed with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU for $699 = $2000 total.

AMD's new EPYC 9684X 'Genoa-X' CPU details leaked: 96 cores, 192 threads of Zen 4 CPU power with 1152MB of L3 cache (!!!) for 400W in 2023.

AMD says that its Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs will have DDR5-6000 memory as the 'sweet spot', best results come from leaving Fabric Clock on 'Auto'.

AMD's new Zen 4 V-Cache CPUs in the form of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and Ryzen 7 7800X3D are expected to be unveiled at CES 2023 in January.

Zen 5 is set to be 40% faster than current Ryzen 7000 processors? That's the latest lofty expectation for AMD's next-gen CPUs raised via the rumor mill.

The new LN2 record for AMD's beasty Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor in Cinebench R23 is now 210,000+ by overclocker SAFEDISK.

AMD's new Ryzen 9 8940HS 'Hawk Point' APU turns up in new Geekbench benchmark: 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 CPU with RDNA 3 GPU ready for 2024.

AMD's flagship Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor with 96 cores and 192 threads overclocked on air cooling, breaks multiple Cinebench world records.

MSI has rolled out the latest AMD AGESA 1.0.0.7c BIOS firmware update that gives 12% of free performance to gamers with AM5 motherboards.

MSI's new B650M PROJECT ZERO motherboard for AMD AM5 puts all connectors on the back for a cable-free look, will this become the new norm for boards?

The new AMD AM5 BIOS that adds support for high-speed DDR5 memory up to speeds of DDR5-8000 is available now for all MSI motherboards.

Another rumor has popped up on Zen 5 - they're coming thick and fast now - which makes it seem like these CPUs will be a huge leap forward over Ryzen 7000.

Mainly because it comes from the brains behind the original Zen architecture, Jim Keller, who seems to think Zen 5 will be a big leap forward.

One leaker believes we could be looking at a 15% to 20% speed boost, another contends that Zen 5 processors might push performance higher still.

Ryzen 8000 processors aren't ready for a surprise attack late in 2023, it seems, as GIGABYTE has clarified it made a mistake in a recent press release.

The range of processors to succeed Ryzen 7000 chips might turn up later in 2023, and if so, Intel could have its work cut out to compete.

AMD is preparing a couple of new non-X processors in its ever-growing Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' range: Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 are coming soon.

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 3 7300X (4C/8T) and Ryzen 7 7800X (10C/20T) both spotted, with the Ryzen 3 7300X boosting its Zen 4 cores at up to 5.0GHz.

Intel's new Core i9-13900K 'Raptor Lake' is around 11% faster in gaming than AMD's new Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU, reviews launch SOON.

ASRock's upcoming mid-range B650E motherboards teased, the new B650E Taichi is a mid-range E-ATX beast with DDR5, PCIe 5.0 GPU + SSD support for Zen 4.

AMD's new flagship Ryzen 9 7950X processor breaks 4 x HWBOT records with an AIO cooler, no fancy, crazy high-end LN2 cooling was used here on Zen 4.

AMD's new Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' processor overclocked to a huge 7.2GHz on a single core, crazy 6.5GHz all-core... chilled with LN2 cooling.

AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU is already on sale in China for 5999 RMB ($856 USD) which is higher than the $699 MSRP, but it's a week early.

AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU: up to 5.85GHz at stock only if CPU temps are under 50C, while all-core frequencies will hit 5.1GHz.

Does the Ryzen 7 "Zen 4" 7800X3D reclaim the CPU gaming crown for AMD? Read on as we put AMD's newest gaming processor to the test and find out.

AMD delivers its second-generation 3D V-Cache processors and we start out by testing the Ryzen 9 "Zen 4" 7950X3D CPU. Should you buy it? Let's see.

GIGABYTE's new B650I AORUS Ultra offers substantial bang for your buck if you're in the market for an AMD AM5 Mini-ITX motherboard for a SFF build.

ASRock's B650 Live Mixer is an entry-level AMD AM5 motherboard with a nifty trick up its very vibrant sleeve! Let's take a close look.

GIGABYTE's X670E AORUS Xtreme is a premium motherboard that punches above its weight when you consider everything, including its decent price tag.

The new AMD Ryzen 65W processor SKUs open the door to small form factor PC gaming systems built on Zen 4. Here's our look at the new CPUs.

MSI's MEG X670E GODLIKE motherboard manages to impress with its big feature list, but its huge price tag might leave many out from considering it.

ASUS goes all out big time with its new ROG X670E Crosshair Extreme AM5 motherboard, packing in every bit of tech possible. Let's take a close look!

Could it really be that MSI's new AM5 MEG X670E ACE motherboard is just as good or almost as good as the GODLIKE? Let's dive in and find out.

Our second AMD AM5 motherboard review focuses on the ASRock X670E Taichi, a flagship board at a mid-range price. Is there a better board for the money?

Our first AMD Socket AM5 motherboard review belongs to the GIGABYTE X670E AORUS Master. Join us as we run it through its paces right here.

AMD's new 7000 series CPUs are all the rage at the moment, trading blows with Intel for supremacy, but how's the storage performance? Let's find out.

Can AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X processor deliver on the promises of Zen 4? Join us as we run the top-dog new CPU through its paces and find out.

AMD's new Zen 4-based Ryzen 7 7700x processor looks to be the best blend for gaming and productivity! Join us as we fully investigate it.

As the entry-level processor for AMD's new Zen 4 range of processor debuting today, the Ryzen 5 7600X CPU shines on day one. Join us as we investigate.

AMD has today unveiled its newest Ryzen processors and we start off by checking out the Ryzen 9 7900X "Zen 4" CPU. Is it time for an upgrade? Let's see.

AMD's next-gen Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" CPUs are here: Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X, and Ryzen 5 7600X ready to rock and roll on AM5.

The ASUS Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop based on AMD's Ryzen 4000 mobile platform goes under the lights. Should you buy it? Let's see.

Ask the Experts: Luis has some questions about upgrading his aging PC, namely if he should upgrade now to Ryzen 3 or wait longer.