Fresh AMD Zen 5 CPU Details leak Suggesting a likely launch Date

Insider leaks from AMD confirm details about the new Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs.

Known as Granite Ridge, these CPUs follow the design of the 7000 series.

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They likely have one or two "Eldora" CCDs, with eight Zen 5 CPU cores and 1 MB L2 cache each.

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The size of the L3 cache is still uncertain.

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Made with TSMC's 4nm process, Granite Ridge CPUs have similar clock speeds to the current generation.

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Predictions suggest a double-digit performance boost, matching previous forecasts of 10-15% IPC gains.

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This puts the new CPUs on par with Ryzen 7000X3D processors in speed, even without 3D cache.

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The CPUs keep the same I/O die as Zen 4 CPUs but have a change in DDR5 memory support.

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The likely release window for Zen 5-based Granite Ridge CPUs is between April and June,

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If the speculated launch dates are correct, AMD could dominate the next-gen desktop processor market until Intel catches up.

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