AMD Summit Ridge Processor With Zen CPU Architecture Shown off - 8 Core / 16 Thread Enthusiast Chip For AM4 Desktop Platform

AMD's CEO, Lisa Su, has simply shown off the get-go sample of their visitor'due south Zen architecture based Summit Ridge processor. The latest chip was shown off to several members of the printing at AMD's Computex printing conference where AMD appear a range of new products such as the new Radeon RX series GPUs and the Bristol Ridge APU lineup. The AMD Pinnacle Ridge processor is on schedule and volition be available to enthusiasts afterward this year.

AMD's CEO shows off the starting time sample of Zen based Pinnacle Ridge processor.

AMD Zen Based Summit Ridge CPU Shown off - Fast 8 Cadre and sixteen Thread Chips Designed For Enthusiast PCs

The commencement thing nosotros can note about the sample which AMD showed is that it features a design similar to current generation FX-Series processors. AMD also hasn't shifted away from their pin design confirming that the AM4 platform which will support Bristol Ridge and Acme Ridge processors volition get a like socket layout as AM3+. Talking about AM4, AMD has confirmed that AM4 is already shipping to OEMs and will exist available to buyers presently along with 7th generation desktop APUs.

AMD debuted the world's outset live public demonstration of its revolutionary x86 "Zen" processor core architecture in the side by side-generation AM4 desktop processor (codenamed "Summit Ridge") which features eight cores and sixteen threads. AMD'south "Zen" core is designed to scale beyond multiple markets including high-functioning desktops, servers, notebooks and embedded solutions with beginning availability planned in our high-performance desktop "Summit Ridge" processor. via AMD

The AMD Summit Ridge FX-Series processor volition business firm the new Zen architecture which is aiming to deliver up to 40% IPC (Instructions Per Clock) improvement over the existing Bulldozer architecture. AMD has confirmed that their Zen based Summit Ridge processors will characteristic 8 cores and 16 threads (SMT). The Summit Ridge chips are going to compete against Intel's electric current generation products as AMD mentioned that they accept achieved parity in performance against their age one-time competitor:

"Past the stop of the year, AMD volition have moved on, to both its Zen CPU core as well equally the Polaris graphics architecture. We are far closer to Intel than ever before – you always demand a number two to keep them honest," said John Taylor. via ITWire

With Zen compages, AMD plans to aim several unlike markets as its a scalable solution in design. AMD volition first exist shipping Zen in their Elevation Ridge processors for enthusiast PCs. After that, AMD volition be shipping Zen to server and workstations where we can run into an even higher cadre count on Zen based Opteron processors. The AMD APU family volition likewise go a taste of Zen on both desktops and mobility fronts next year.

AMD Zen 14nm FinFET Process and Microarchitecture Details

The Top Ridge die is rectangular in shape. It houses 2 computing clusters placed at the opposite ends of the scrap. Each calculating cluster is comprised of 4 Zen cores. This rounds up to a full of viii Zen cores in each dice. Each cadre in a given cluster of four shares L3 cache with the other 3 adjacent cores in the aforementioned cluster. In terms of other logic nosotros can also encounter what appears to a DDR4 PHY placed in the lower left corner of the die. In improver to the DDR4 memory controller the Summit SOC also includes an integrated northbridge likewise as numerous I/O logic.

Samsung's 14nm FinFET process which Globalfoundries has licensed is going to exist the basis of all of AMD'due south side by side generation CPU, APU and GPU products. The company's Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster made the declaration last year that the 14LPP procedure – Samsung'southward high performance 14nm process – will exist leveraged across all of AMD'south future products.

Mark Papermaster
FinFET technology is expected to play a disquisitional foundational office beyond multiple AMD production lines, starting in 2022, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has worked tirelessly to achieve this key milestone on its 14LPP procedure. We look forward to GLOBALFOUNDRIES' continued progress towards full production readiness and expect to leverage the advanced 14LPP process engineering science across a wide set of our CPU, APU, and GPU products. – Press Release

AMD Zen

The 14LPP process features 3D finfet transistors and significantly smaller gates compared to 28nm. Chips manufactured on the 14LPP process have more than double the density of 28nm. Additionally, 14nm FinFET transistors are capable of significantly faster switching speeds. Products designed for the process volition be able to attain much higher frequencies than the same designs on 28nm. The process as well delivers considerable ability savings, essentially cutting ability consumption by half. Nosotros can't wait to hear more about Zen when information technology is close to launch.

WCCFTech	AMD Acme Ridge	Intel Kaby Lake
Production Naming	AMD RYZEN	Intel Core 7000 Series
Product Segment	Mainstream Desktop PCs	Mainstream Desktop PCs
Product Architecture	x86 Zen (+40% IPC compared to Excavator)	7th Gen Kaby Lake (Same IPC as Skylake)
Process Node	14nm	14nm+
Max CPU Cores/Threads	8/sixteen	iv/8
GPU Compages	N/A	Intel Hard disk drive 600 Series
TDP	Up to 95W	Up to 95W
Socket	AM4	LGA 1151
PCH	X370	Z270
Memory Support	DDR4	DDR4
Launch	February - March 2022	January 2022