Processors are expected AMD Ryzen based on architecture Zen 5 They will go on sale during the second half of this year, 2024, for desktops, laptops and servers. In addition, the likely use of the 3nm TSCM manufacturing process aims to bring improvements in both performance and efficiency.

How much of an improvement does Zen 5 want to bring compared to Zen 4? According to a post by leaker @Kepler_L2 that appeared on the Anandtech forums, AMD Ryzen processors based on the architecture Zen 5 outperforms Zen 4-based processors of the same brand by more than 40% in the SPEC performance test.. This data isn’t bad at all and is promising, but it’s important to take it with a grain of salt since this is a synthetic test and also the leaker didn’t disclose whether the metrics are integer or floating point.

If we take the data published by @Kepler_L2 to be true, as he is a person who has provided a lot of data on previous occasions, Zen 5 would provide an improvement that will be remarkable compared to the previous generation architecture, something that would affect the alleged use of a 3nm TSCM node. However, it is important to remember that synthetic tests do not represent actual computer usage or its equivalent. It would be a miracle if that 40% improvement were transferred to the software that the user uses on a daily basis..

As for the Zen 5-based Ryzen processors, they are expected to offer improvements not only at the CPU level, but also in other areas such as AI processing via XDNA cores, which is AMD’s Neural Processing Unit (NPU) architecture. Another element that should be here is RDNA 3+, an improvement on the current graphics processing architecture that has been confirmed to be implemented in the Strix Point APU, while with regard to desktop-oriented products there would be a future family of Granite Ridge and The next generation EPYC would implement Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores with a total of 128 and 192 respectively.. Regarding socket For processor lines aimed at the consumer rather than the professional sector, AM5 would be recycled.

The appearance of the first generation of Ryzen meant for AMD a “return” to competition on the processor market, as with the arrival of Bulldozer it practically involuntarily withdrew from the sector of high-end models, which had been dominated exclusively by Intel for several years. a good few years at least in the domestic sphere. The appearance of Ryzen served not only to restart technological competition, but also to “democratize” eight-core processors over time.

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