AMD Ryzen 7000 "together we advance_PCs” Live Blog (7pm ET/23:00 UTC)

06:57PM EDT - Thank you, as always, for joining us for AMD's together we advance_PCs event

06:58PM EDT - We should hopefully get under way on time, in around 30 seconds

07:00PM EDT - And we're about to begin within the next 40 seconds

07:01PM EDT - And we're under way

07:02PM EDT - Welcome to AMD's together we advance_PCs event

07:02PM EDT - Enter AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su

07:03PM EDT - AMD is set to announce four new architectures today...

07:03PM EDT - Starting with Zen 4, based on TSMC 5nm

07:04PM EDT - Pushing the envelope on PC innovation, Zen 4

07:05PM EDT - AMD Ryzen 7000 series, New CPU core design, leadership in performance and efficiency

07:05PM EDT - AMD Zen 4 is first 5 nm desktop processor

07:05PM EDT - With PCIe 5.0, DDR5, (But no DDR4 support, unfortunately)

07:06PM EDT - AMD Ryzen 7000 series, 13% uplift in performance over Zen 3 (5000 Series)

07:06PM EDT - Up to 29% single threaded performance, Up to 5.7 GHz

07:06PM EDT - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, Flagship CPU for Gaming and Content Creators

07:07PM EDT - Some in house performance figures

07:07PM EDT - Ryzen 9 7950X is the 'fastest CPU in the world'

07:08PM EDT - And Lisa runs a V-Ray Render benchmark, Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 9 7950X, 62% increase in performance

07:08PM EDT - 47% better performance per watt on Ryzen 9 7950X versus Core i9-12900K

07:09PM EDT - Four new CPUs, Ryzen 7950X, 7900X, 7700X and 7600X

07:10PM EDT - Demoing F1 2022 with the Ryzen 7600X, 11% faster than Core i9-12900K

07:10PM EDT - 5% faster overall on average on Ryzen 7600X

07:11PM EDT - And here comes Mark Papermaster

07:11PM EDT - Zen 4 'disrupted' the industry with efficiency and energy gains

07:12PM EDT - AMD Zen 4 on 5 nm, Ryzen 7000 for Desktop, High Performance processing

07:12PM EDT - Zen 4 delivers again, AMD on fire

07:13PM EDT - Zen 4 brings 13% Core IPC uplift, New front end design, and AVX-512 AI acceleration

07:13PM EDT - Up to 13% Instruction Per Clock performance (IPC)

07:13PM EDT - "We thrive on innovation"

07:14PM EDT - 13% uplift is a 'geomean' of expected performance

07:14PM EDT - When compared directly to Zen 3

07:15PM EDT - 235% IPC gain overall. Core performance focus is relentless

07:15PM EDT - IPC uplift is based at 4.0 GHz fixed frequencies on the core

07:16PM EDT - Increased OP cache by 1.5x

07:16PM EDT - Adding support for AVX-512, bringing Ryzen up to date

07:17PM EDT - Using AVX-512 equals up to 1.3x performance versus Zen 3, in FP32 Inferencing

07:18PM EDT - 5nm is the leading edge process technology

07:18PM EDT - Focusing on performance and efficiency. Zen 4, faster, smaller, using an enhanced metal stack

07:18PM EDT - 15 layer telescoping

07:19PM EDT - 18% reduction in die area when compared to Zen 3, impressive

07:19PM EDT - 62% lower power than 7 nm (5950X)

07:20PM EDT - Significant gains in both performance and efficiency, up to 75% at 65 W TDP

07:20PM EDT - Doubling down

07:20PM EDT - N5 sweet spot is at lower TDPs

07:21PM EDT - AMD Zen 4 + L2 complex is 50% smaller than the competition

07:21PM EDT - 47% more energy efficient versus the competition

07:22PM EDT - Full CPU roadmap through to 2025, Zen 5 on 4mn

07:22PM EDT - Zen 4 with 3D V-Cache coming in first half of 2023 for servers

07:22PM EDT - On track for Zen 5, by the end of 2024

07:23PM EDT - Consistently on schedule, Zen 4 is a testament to solid R+D

07:23PM EDT - Next gen designs well underway, Zen 4 delivers!

07:23PM EDT - "There will be no let up in AMD Innovation"

07:24PM EDT - Thank you Mark Papermaster. Now David McAfee comes on stage

07:24PM EDT - Diving into the platform for Zen 4, the AM5 platform

07:24PM EDT - A quick recap on the AM4 platform. Six years later, still going strong

07:25PM EDT - 125+ processors

07:25PM EDT - 500+ motherboards, 5 CPU archs, one socket

07:25PM EDT - The next frontier of Ryzen motherboards

07:25PM EDT - AM5 platform brings new levels of capability

07:26PM EDT - New LGA1718 socket, Up to 230 W power delivery on the socket

07:26PM EDT - AM5 with PCIe 5.0 and DDR5, meets your growing needs for years to come

07:26PM EDT - AM5 works with AM4 coolers

07:27PM EDT - X series boards (X670E/X670), coming in September, Enthusiast, PCIe 5.0

07:27PM EDT - X670E with PCIe 5.0 to PEG slot

07:27PM EDT - B650E chipset, PCIe 5.0 PEG and storage support

07:28PM EDT - PCIe 5.0 doubles the bandwidth

07:28PM EDT - PCIe 5.0 storage devices coming in November

07:29PM EDT - Recapping DDR4 memory, DDR5 with more bandwidth, more capacity

07:29PM EDT - AMD EXPO Technology, Extended profiles for overclocking

07:29PM EDT - One click DDR5 memory overclocking

07:29PM EDT - Lower latency (down to 63ns)

07:30PM EDT - Over 15 kits supporting AMD EXPO at launch, up to DDR5-6400

07:30PM EDT - AM5 motherboards starting from $125 USD

07:30PM EDT - Supporting AM4 until 2025

07:31PM EDT - Welcome back Dr. Lisa Su

07:31PM EDT - 11% faster ST performance versus 12900K

07:31PM EDT - Ryzen 9 7960X for $699

07:32PM EDT - Ryzen 9 7900X $549

07:32PM EDT - Ryzen 7 7700X for $399, and 7600X for $299. All available September 27th

07:32PM EDT - Now onto graphics, RDNA 3,

07:33PM EDT - First look at RDNA 3 worldwidr

07:33PM EDT - Combining next-gen architecture with 5nm chipset technology

07:33PM EDT - 50% more PPW than current gen

07:33PM EDT - Launching later this year

07:34PM EDT - Recapping Ryzen 7000, Moving AMD through to 2025 and beyond!

07:34PM EDT - (The live demo of RDNA 3 was on Lives of Free, a new title coming)

07:35PM EDT - And that concludes AMD's we advance_PCs event

07:36PM EDT - A quick recap on pricing for Ryzen 7000

07:37PM EDT - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, $699, Ryzen 9 7900X, $549, Ryzen 7 7700X, $399, and Ryzen 5 7600X, $299. All coming September 27th

07:37PM EDT - Thanks for joining us for AMD's together we advance_PCs event