AMD Zen & High-End "X370" AM4 Boards Due February 2022 - To Compete Head-On With Intel's Kaby Lake

AMD'due south family unit of desktop Zen CPUs lawmaking named Pinnacle Ridge will reportedly be available on shelves by February next yr. Accompanied by a collection of AM4 motherboards, flagshipped by the company'south brand new high-end X370 series chipset.

This update which nosotros're bringing you courtesy of our friend Chris Fifty over at Benchlife also makes mention of AMD's new Bristol Ridge serial of desktop APUs based on the Excavator CPU compages and GCN 3.0 graphics architecture.

Summit Ridge & Bristol Ridge CPUs & APUs share pivot to pivot compatibility on the AM4 socket. Giving prospective Bristol Ridge owners a clear upgrade path to the high-end Zen "Summit Ridge" parts. Bristol Ridge APUs have begun aircraft to OEMs earlier in the week. Boxed DIY Bristol Ridge APUs volition be available, we're told, in retail stores some fourth dimension inside the next couple of months.

AMD Bristol Ridge Desktop AM4 SKUs:

SKU	Cores	Base/Heave Clock	GPU CUs	GPU SPs	GPU Clock	Retentiveness	TDP
AMD A12-9800	four	3.8/iv.2 GHz	eight CUs	512 SPs	1108 MHz	DDR4-2400	65W
AMD A12-9800E	4	3.i/3.8 GHz	8 CUs	512 SPs	900 MHz	DDR4-2400	35W
AMD A10-9700	four	3.5/3.8 GHz	6 CUs	384 SPs	1029 MHz	DDR4-2400	65W
AMD A10-9700E	4	three.0/3.5 GHz	half-dozen CUs	384 SPs	847 MHz	DDR4-2400	35W
AMD A8-9600	4	iii.i/3.iv GHz	6 CUs	384 SPs	900 MHz	DDR4-2400	65W
AMD Athlon X4 950	4	iii.v/3.8 GHz	Due north/A	Due north/A	N/A	DDR4-2400	65W
AMD A6-9500	2	3.five/3.8 GHz	six CUs	384 SPs	1029 MHz	DDR4-2400	65W
AMD A6-9500E	2	three.0/3.4 GHz	4 CUs	256 SPs	800 MHz	DDR4-2400	35W
Athlon X4 970	4	3.five+/3.8 GHz+	Due north/A	Northward/A	N/A	DDR4-2400	65W
Athlon X4 950	4	3.v/3.8 GHz	North/A	Due north/A	N/A	DDR4-2400	65W
Athlon X4 940	2	3.two/3.5 GHz	N/A	N/A	N/A	DDR4-2400	35W

AM4, New Socket, New Chipsets & New Features

In that location will be three unlike chipsets for the AM4 socket to serve dissimilar areas of the market. The highest stop chipset has now been revealed to be the X370. If you're planning to build a Summit Ridge based build this volition probable your all-time way to go. Along with the X370 chipset AM4 will also support two other chipsets for the mid-range and entry level marketplace dubbed "B350" and "A320".

All Zen FX CPUs that are part of the Tiptop Ridge family will include the visitor's new platform security processor, PCIe 3.0 support, dual channel DDR4 memory controllers, copious amounts of L3 cache and updated storage features. Including USB3.one and NVMe. Summit Ridge will include CPUs ranging from eight cores & 16 threads to 4 cores & 8 threads with 95-65 watts of ability.

AM4's Key Features

DDR4 Memory
PCIe Gen 3
USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps
NVMe
SATA Express

AMD Zen Press Release
From 7th Gen APUs to upcoming Zen-based "Acme Ridge" desktop processors, the future-set AM4 platform features the newest I/O standards and an AMD commitment to support information technology into the future.

The initial "Zen" cores for "Superlative Ridge"-powered desktops will utilize the AMD AM4 socket, a new unified socket infrastructure that is compatible with seventh Generation AMD A-Series desktop processors. With dedicated PCIe® lanes for cutting-edge USB, graphics, information and other I/O, the AMD AM4 platform will not steal lanes from other devices and components. This allows users to enjoy systems with improved responsiveness and the future looking technologies that the AM4 platform provides, resulting in a powerful, scalable and reliable computing solution for all their needs.

AMD Zen Summit Ridge CPUs & Loftier-End "X370" AM4 Motherboards To Exist Available On Shelves By February 2022

Co-ordinate to Benchlife's Chris L, motherboard makers are already building their inventories of all three AM4 chipsets. Rumor has information technology, every bit nosotros had reported a couple of weeks dorsum, that motherboard makers are planning to showcase their new AM4 motherboards this upcoming October. This inventory build-up while well underway will reportedly take several months to exist market fix due to the large inventories.

One thing that AMD has hinted at during its contempo performance demonstration of Zen which wowed the printing, is that we'll see Zen on display at CES in January of 2022. That'south when Summit RIdge is expected to officially launch. Assuming everything goes according to program this means that high-end X370 AM4 motherboards and desktop Zen CPUs should exist available on-shelves past February of next year.

Adjacent Generation AMD CPUs And APUs

WCCFTech	AMD Summit Ridge	AMD Pinnacle Ridge	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD Raven Ridge	AMD Greyness Militarist
Family Name	Ryzen	TBD	AMD 7th Gen A-Series	Ryzen	TBD
Production Architecture	Zen	Zen Refresh / Zen 2	Excavator	Zen	Zen 2
Process Node	14nm	12nm	28nm	14nm	14nm
CPU Cores	Upwardly to 8	Up to 8	Up to 4	Up to four	Up to 4
GPU Compages	N/A	N/A	Caribbean Islands	Vega	Navi
TDP	65W-95W	65W-95W	15-65W	TBA	TBA
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4
Retentivity Support	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
Launch	2017	2018	2016 (Mobile) 2022 (Desktop)	2017 (Mobile) 2022 (Desktop)	2019

AMD & Intel Slugging It Out In Early on 2022

Interestingly the study also included some minor updates regarding Intel's upcoming Kaby Lake desktop CPUs. Kaby Lake processors volition be compatible with two upcoming chipsets, Z270 as well every bit H270 in addition to the existing H110 chipset for the entry level.

Quadcore Kaby Lake desktop processors will reportedly be the highest cease offering Intel will showcase at CES adjacent year. Notably absent from the evidence will be the enthusiast half-dozen, 8 and 10 core Skylake-10 CPUs. Additionally Kaby Lake has reportedly been slightly postponed, even so no specific timeline for availability was provided beyond Q1 2022. As I write this the official word from Intel is that Kaby Lake is coming in January for the desktop. So it remains to be seen if and how much of a delay these chips volition confront.

Kably Lake : Skylake On Steroids

Kaby Lake is Intel's third generation 14nm based CPU family unit. Featuring the same Skylake cadre architecture manufactured on an updated 14nm PLUS procedure. Fine tuned to squeeze out every last drop of power efficiency and Mhz and it shows. The flagship Kaby Lake role, the quadcore eight thread i7 7700K, features a core clock speed of four.2Ghz with an impressive boost clock of 4.5Ghz.

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While that's non necessarily going to exist plenty to compete with AMD's 8 core Zen function. Which the company demoed live terminal month outperforming Intel'south viii core i7 6900K clock for clock. It'south enough to make a quadcore CPU peradventure interesting again. Ane affair Intel has plenty of is jerk room. Simply cutting prices of its enthusiast Broadwell-E processors could testify effective in holding some ground until Skylake-X debuts. Whatever Intel'south game plan may exist, it's extraordinarily exciting to know that we're only a few months away from seeing fierce competition dorsum in the CPU arena.

Intel 7th Generation 'Kaby Lake' Desktop Lineup

SKU Proper noun	Cores/Threads	Core Clock	Boost Clock	L3 Enshroud	TDP	Socket	Toll
Core i7-7700K	4/8	4.2 GHz	4.five GHz	eight MB	91W	LGA1151	$339 US
Core i7-7700	4/8	three.6 GHz	four.2 GHz	8 MB	65W	LGA1151	$303 U.s.
Core i7-7700T	4/viii	2.9 GHz	3.viii GHz	8 MB	35W	LGA1151	$303 United states of america
Cadre i5-7600K	4/4	iii.eight GHz	4.ii GHz	6 MB	91W	LGA1151	$242 U.s.
Core i5-7600	4/4	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz	6 MB	65W	LGA1151	$213 U.s.
Cadre i5-7600T	4/4	two.8 GHz	3.vii GHz	6 MB	35W	LGA1151	$213 U.s.
Core i5-7500	4/four	iii.4 GHz	3.eight GHz	6 MB	65W	LGA1151	$192 U.s.a.
Core i5-7500T	4/4	2.7 GHz	three.iii GHz	half dozen MB	35W	LGA1151	$192 United states of america
Core i5-7400	4/4	three.0 GHz	3.five GHz	half-dozen MB	65W	LGA1151	$182 US
Core i5-7400T	4/four	2.4 GHz	iii.0 GHz	vi MB	35W	LGA1151	$182 US
Core i3-7350K	two/four	4.2 GHz	N/A	four MB	60W	LGA 1151	$168 US
Core i3-7320	2/iv	iv.1 GHz	N/A	four MB	TBD	LGA 1151	$149 US
Cadre i3-7300	2/4	4.0 GHz	Northward/A	iv MB	51W	LGA1151	$138 Us
Core i3-7300T	2/iv	3.5 GHz	Northward/A	4 MB	35W	LGA1151	$138 US
Core i3-7100	2/4	3.nine GHz	Northward/A	iv MB	51W	LGA 1151	$117 U.s.a.
Core i3-7100T	ii/4	3.4 GHz	N/A	4 MB	35W	LGA 1151	$117 US
Pentium G4620	2/4	3.7 GHz	Northward/A	3 MB	51W	LGA1151	$86 Usa
Pentium G4600	ii/4	iii.6 GHz	North/A	iii MB	51W	LGA 1151	$75 US
Pentium G4560	2/4	3.v GHz	Northward/A	3MB	54W	LGA 1151	$64 US
Pentium G3950	2/2	3.0 GHz	N/A	2 MB	35W	LGA1151	$52 U.s.
Pentium G3930	two/2	ii.nine GHz	N/A	2 MB	35W	LGA1151	$42 US