Due to the slowdown in hardware sales, there are many doubts about the launch, which is expected to happen later this year. The most famous case is Intel Meteor Lake, whose desktop version has apparently been replaced by the Raptor Lake refresh. before AMD seems to be the next generation of Ryzen processorsor at least that’s what GIGABYTE stated via press release.

The highlight of the press release issued by GIGABYTE is the announcement of the base models of Ryzen 7000 processors for servers. GIGABYTE 1U servers are equipped with an AM5 socket and support processors with a TDP ranging from 105 to 175 watts. Although they are intended for processor models based on the Zen 4 architecture, the well-known manufacturer of hardware components ensures that they will be compatible with the next generation of processors, which is normal if we consider AMD’s policy of keeping the same socket for several generations of their processors.

GIGABYTE has stated that the AM5 platform will be supported until at least 2025, but the interesting thing comes when the company mentions that “the next generation of AMD Ryzen desktop processors coming out later this year will also support this AM5 platformCustomers who purchase these servers today have the option to upgrade to the successor to the Ryzen 7000 series.”

The “next generation of AMD Ryzen desktop processors” section suggests that the red giant plans to launch a new generation of processors for this year 2023, but It remains up in the air if this is a Ryzen 8000 based on the Zen 5 architecture or if we will face a recycled Ryzen 7000. It’s important to note that Ryzen 7000 didn’t sell well at all, and with the current market trend and Intel focusing more on recycling Raptor Lake than bringing Meteor Lake to desktops, it’s possible that AMD will eventually decide to do the same. risk too much.

For now, it is known that Zen 5 will be manufactured by TSMC’s 4nm process and that it would introduce some changes at the architecture level that should bring improvements in aspects such as performance and efficiency, as well as implement optimizations for artificial intelligence and machine learning. .

The current market situation has caused the launch of the mid-range RX 7000 graphics to be delayed until at least the middle of the year, in the big three The stock is rallying in the face of the turbulent economic context we live in and perhaps the growing disenchantment that exists around the PC as a gaming platform.