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AMD has launched its next-gen Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors based on the Zen 5 architecture. The company also introduced new AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series processors, Ryzen 5000 Series processors, and a few other products. The announcements are part of AMD’s Computex 2024 lineup. This year’s edition of the annual computer expo takes place in Taipei, Taiwan from June 4 to 7.
AMD launches Ryzen 9000 Series Zen 5 processors
The new Ryzen 9000 series processors from AMD have the same CPU core counts and frequencies as their respective predecessors. However, the Zen 5 architecture brings a 16% boost in IPC (instructions per cycle/clock) performance compared to Zen 4. The company claims the top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 9950X delivers “the fastest consumer desktop performance in the world.”
AMD is pitching the new processors to gamers and working professionals who use creative tools for 3D modeling, designing, animation, and product visualization. The Ryzen 9 9950X has a 16-core CPU (32 threads) clocked at up to 5.7GHz (base frequency is 4.3GHz). It boasts 80MB of total cache, Gen 5 PCIe, and 170W of TDP. The company compared the chipsets with Intel’s Core i9 14900K.
The Ryzen 9 9900X drops to 12 cores/32 threads with a peak frequency of 5.6GHz, 76MB of cache, and 120W of TDP. The lineup also includes the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X with 8-core and 6-core CPUs, respectively. These two processors top out at 5.5GHz and 5.4GHz of peak frequency, 40MB and 38MB of cache, and 65W of TDP. All four variants feature the Gen 5 PCIe.
The new Ryzen AI 300 Series processors are aimed at next-gen AI PCs
AMD’s new Ryzen AI 300 Series processors are Copilot+ ready, making them suitable for next-gen AI laptops. Built on the XDNA 2 architecture, the chips are touted to offer unprecedented on-device AI capabilities. The company has launched two variants both featuring the world’s most powerful NPU (Neural Processing Unit) with 50 TOPS of AI processing power, more than Copilot+ AI PC requirements.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 12-core CPU (24 threads) with a peak clock speed of 5.1GHz, 36MB of cache, Radeon 890M graphics, and 15-54W of cTDP. The Ryzen AI 9 365 has 10 CPU cores/20 threads and 34MB of cache. It boasts the same cTDP but has a slightly slower peak frequency of 5.0GHz. AMD offers its Radeon 880M graphics here. Both variants feature the Zen 5 architecture.
Other new products announced by AMD include two Socket AM5 motherboards—X870E and X870. They feature 44 total PCIe lanes and direct-to-processor PCIe 5.0 NVMe connectivity. The chipsets seamlessly integrate with Ryzen 9000 Series processors and support the latest technologies such as DDR5, USB4, and Wi-Fi 7. AMD pledges to support the Socket AM5 platforms through 2027 and beyond.
AMD also launched two new Ryzen 5000 Series processors—Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 7 5800XT—with up to 16 CPU cores, 4.8GHz of peak frequency, 72MB of cache, Gen 4 PCIe, and 105W of TDP. Last but not least, it introduced the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot workstation graphics card for high-performance platforms supporting multiple GPUs. The new products will be available starting later this month.