AMD decided to delay the launch of the Ryzen 9000 by one to two weeks, depending on the specific model. Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X have been delayed from July 31 to 8th Augustand Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X from July 31 to August 15th.

It wasn’t much of a delay, but yes surprisingbecause it happened at a time when almost all of us already took it for granted that there would be no problem and that this new generation of processors would arrive on schedule.

It was also clear that the delay was two weeks It couldn’t be due to a serious problem nor an architecture issue, as AMD has not announced any delays affecting its Ryzen AI 300 APUs, which also use the Zen 5 architecture.

What could have happened then? There was a theory that AMD decided to delay the launch of the Ryzen 9000 because it slipped typo in IHSdetail which it didn’t fit with statements from AMD itself talking about the issue of unmet “quality expectations”.

The first Ryzen 9000 had problems with the 4nm node

This is a new theory that has surfaced via internal AMD-related sources who, for obvious reasons, wished to remain anonymous. In theory, it happened that this generation of processors had problems in the initial stage of production with TSMC’s 4nm node.

These production-level issues have caused some Ryzen 9000s, particularly the highest-performance models configured with two chiplets, were unable to pass the verification process founded by AMD itself. This verification process can change even in the final stage before the product is launched, and that was what motivated the giant to decide on this small delay.

When a processor does not pass the verification process, it means that it is not capable of working with the specified specifications, namely it must be modified to become an inferior model or discarded. So, for example, a Ryzen 9 9950X that fails validation can be converted to a Ryzen 9 9900X, and a Ryzen 7 9700X that fails validation can be converted to a Ryzen 5 9600X.

This adaptation process does not require much time and the truth is that it makes a lot of senseespecially if we consider that the processors that suffered the most lag are the Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X, which are the most powerful and would be most affected by this type of problem.

What is important, however, is that AMD has decided to take action on the matter and she preferred to wait before launching a product that failed to meet her expectations. It was a very wise decision and without a doubt the best thing Sunnyvale could have done because it is a very important start that will determine the future of the company and serve the new generation of CPUs. Intel.