while AMD confirmed It will officially launch Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” desktop CPUs this quarter, and we’ve been able to get the final announcement, review, and launch dates from our own sources that confirm the official retail launch of the Zen 4 family of CPUs and X670 motherboards will take place in September.
AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” CPUs and X670 motherboards to be officially released on September 15
Based on the information we have, it looks like AMD will be hosting a product announcement event later this month that will focus on specs and pricing for its Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” lineup and will also allow motherboard makers to reveal their initial pricing. boards. As far as this event is concerned, it will take place on August 29th but you won’t be able to purchase Ryzen 7000 CPUs until after a couple of weeks.
The ban on reviews of AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs and X670 motherboards will be lifted after two weeks on September 13th followed by a full retail launch of said products on September 15th. To summarize the dates:
- Product advertisement: August 29, 2022 8:00 PM ET / August 30, 2022 2:00 AM CET / 8:00 AM EST
- Press ban: September 13, 2022 at 9AM EST / 3PM CET / 9PM EST
- Sales ban: September 15, 2022 at 9AM EST / 3PM CET / 9PM EST
Based on an earlier leak from AMD itself, it looks like there will be four SKUs on offer initially which include:
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ Desktop CPU Initial Specifications:
| CPU Names | general engineering | Operation knot | Cores/Threads | Base Clock (SC Max) | cache | TDP | price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Zain 4 | 5 pm | 16/32 | ~ 5.5 GHz | 80MB (64 + 16) | 105-170 W | ~ 700 USD |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Zain 4 | 5 pm | 12/24 | ~ 5.4 GHz | 76 MB (64 + 12) | 105-170 W | ~600 USD |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X | Zain 4 | 5 pm | 8/16 | ~ 5.3 GHz | 40 MB (32 + 8) | 65-125 W | ~400 USD |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | Zain 4 | 5 pm | 8/16 | ~ 5.3 GHz | 40 MB (32 + 8) | 65-125 W | ~300 USD |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | Zain 4 | 5 pm | 6/12 | ~ 5.2 GHz | 38 MB (32 + 6) | 65-125 W | ~200 USD |
The first wave of AMD’s 600 series motherboards will focus on the high-end X670E and X670 designs followed by the B650E and B650 products a few weeks later (around October/November). The new CPUs will feature an all-new Zen 4 core architecture that is expected to deliver up to 8% IPC, >15% ST (single-threaded), and >35% MT (Multi-Threaded) performance improvement over Zen 3. Additionally, AMD is overclocking next-generation CPUs with frequency limits of up to 5.8GHz, 170W TDPs, and 230W PPT. In addition, the platform itself will be equipped with the latest technologies such as PCIe Gen 5.0 slots, Gen 5.0 M.2 support, DDR5 memory support (EXPO), and the new SAS (Smart Access Storage) firmware suite that runs on the DirectStorage API range.
Expected Features of AMD Ryzen ‘Zen 4’ Desktop CPU:
- Up to 16 Zen 4 Cores and 32 Threads
- More than 15% performance increase in single-thread applications
- All-new Zen 4 CPU cores (IPC/architectural improvements)
- Brand new TSMC 5nm process knot with 6nm IOD
- 25% performance per watt compared to Zen 3
- >35% overall performance improvement vs Zen 3
- 8-10% Instructions Per Hour (IPC) Optimization vs Zen 3
- Support on AM5 platform with LGA1718 . socket
- New motherboards X670E, X670, B650E, B650
- Dual channel DDR5 memory support
- Up to DDR5-5600 Native Speeds (JEDEC)
- 28 PCIe slots (CPU specific)
- 105-120W TDPs (upper range ~170W)
You can find full details of AMD’s next-generation Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs and related 600-series motherboards in our full review of the next-gen family here.
AMD Desktop CPU Generations Comparison:
| AMD CPU family | Code name | Processor process | Processor cores/threads (maximum) | TDPs (Max) | a program | podium slides | Memory support | PCIe support | release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 1000 | Summit Ridge | 2 p.m. (Zen 1) | 8/16 | 95 watts | AM4 | 300 series | DDR4 – 2677 | Generation 3.0 | 2017 |
| Ryzen 2000 | Pinnacle Ridge | 12m (Zen+) | 8/16 | 105 W | AM4 | 400 . series | DDR4-2933 | Generation 3.0 | 2018 |
| Ryzen 3000 | Matisse | 7 p.m. (Zain 2) | 16/32 | 105 W | AM4 | 500 . series | DDR4 – 3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2019 |
| Ryzen 5000 | a plus | 7 p.m. (Zen 3) | 16/32 | 105 W | AM4 | 500 . series | DDR4 – 3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2020 |
| Ryzen 5000 3D | Warhol? | 7 p.m. (Zen 3D) | 8/16 | 105 W | AM4 | 500 . series | DDR4 – 3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2022 |
| Ryzen 7000 | Raphael | 5 p.m. (Zen 4) | 16/32 | 170 watts | AM5 | 600 . series | DDR5-5200 / 5600? | General 5.0 | 2022 |
| Ryzen 7000 3D | Raphael | 5 p.m. (Zen 4) | 16/32? | 105-170 W | AM5 | 600 . series | DDR5-5200 / 5600? | General 5.0 | 2023 |
| Ryzen 8000 | Granite Ridge | 3 p.m. (Zen 5)? | To be announced | To be announced | AM5 | 700 series? | DDR5-5600 + | General 5.0 | 2024-2025? |