Gigabyte has released its "Intel Baseline" BIOS option for Intel 14th & 13th Gen CPUs to improve gaming stability but it leads to severe performance degradation.
07.04.2024 - 19:59 / wccftech.com / Hassan Mujtaba
The first alleged picture of AMD's next-generation Ryzen "Granite Ridge" Desktop CPU with 8 cores & 16 threads based on the Zen 5 core architecture has been leaked by @ExperteVallah.
The picture shows a standard AMD Ryzen CPU with no SKU identifier and a hidden QR code but it is mentioned as an 8-core & 16-thread chip. What's interesting is the OPN ID of 100-000001290-11 as we have seen that leak previously and based on what we know, this could be our very first look at AMD's next-gen Ryzen Desktop CPU family based on the Zen 5 core architecture and is codenamed "Granite Ridge".
A quick look shows us that the AMD Zen 5 "Ryzen" Granite Ridge CPU features the same IHS as the existing Ryzen 7000 & Ryzen 8000G chips. This IHS design is referred to as the octopus and has all capacitors on the outside of the IHS. This is an ES sample so we don't know if the chip uses a solder or TIM based interface between the IHS and the die but high-end Ryzen CPUs are known to feature gold-plating underneath the IHS for better thermal transfer. The chip was made in Malaysia (2024).
The alleged AMD Zen 5 CPU was previously spotted within the Einstein@Home and LHC@home databases. The entries on both databases point out to an 8-core and 16-thread engineering sample & this particular SKU has the following OPN string:
It is stated that the reason this CPU could be an AMD Zen 5 chip is because the Family 24 was used for Zen 3 and Zen 4 chips. Zen 5 is said to be part of "Family 25".
More recently, we have seen several AMD Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Ryzen CPUs being shipped out in shipping manifestos.
We have already seen at least three samples, an 8-core and a 6-core variant in the leaks with the 8-core listed with a 170W TDP and the 6-core listed with a 105W TDP. The 6-core variant also has a very similar OPN code as the sample that has been pictured here but the leaker does mention that it is an 8-core and 16-thread variant. Early engineering samples are expected to have different configurations and specifications compared to the final retail variants so whether it is an 8-core or a 6-core chip shouldn't matter much.
Not a whole lot about AMD's Zen 5 core architecture is known at the moment but from what the company has officially stated, it will offer:
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