AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Processors: Everything You Need to Know

Jan. 6, 2022

We have detailed everything we know about the new AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors in this guide. Currently, AMD has just teased its next-gen chip, but we have tried to explain the new technologies and where it stands against Intel’s 12th-Gen Alder Lake processors. You can expand the table below and move to any section you want.

As expected, the next generation of Ryzen processors is built on the 5nm process technology. Reports suggest that AMD is utilizing TSMC’s N5 process technology to fit more transistors into the chip. And with this announcement, the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7000 processors have becomethe first desktop CPUs built on the 5nm tech. For comparison, Intel’s latest Alder Lake 12th-gen CPUs are built on a 10nm process. It’s safe to say that AMD is leading the desktop CPU space in terms of performance per watt and thermal efficiency.

Ever since AMD moved to the Zen architecture, all its processors have been built on the AM4 platform. However, after five years, AMD has finallymoved to a new AM5 platform for Zen 4 processors. The company also says AM4 coolers will still work on AM5 sockets, but old motherboards will not be compatible. In addition, with the Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 CPU series, AMD has also moved to an LGA (Land Grid Array) design instead of PGA (Pin Grid Array), which was used on previous-gen Ryzen processors. LGA-style processors have pins located on the motherboard to connect the chip, whereas PGA-designed processors have pins locked inside the processor.

With this change, AMD is now closely aligned to Intel in terms of CPU design standards and implementation. To be more specific,AMD is using an LGA1718 socket with 1718 pins. On the other hand, Intel is using an LGA1700 socket with 1700 pins on the 12th-Gen Alder Lake processor.

Overall, if we look at the new Zen 4 processor series, it looks like AMD has completely overhauled its next-gen Ryzen 7000 CPUs. From the 5nm fabrication process to the new platform and socket design, AMD again wants to re-establish its dominance in the desktop chip market, overtaking the Intel Core i9 12900K.

With the Zen 4 announcement, AMD is leaving no space for old tech. All Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors have support forthe latest DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 standards, bringing the Zen 4 chips on par with the 12th-gen Alder Lake family processor. That simply means you will get unparalleled speed on Zen 4 chips with the latest innovation in memory management.

Are You Ready For Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Processors?

So that’s pretty much everything we know about the new Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 series chips right now. As we learn more about the cache size, how AMD has implemented its stacked onboard memory, various benchmark numbers, etc., we will let you know. As for now, we can say that Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors are going to outperform Intel’s 12th-Gen processors by a mile.

AMD has already showcased that the recently-announced AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor, built on 7nm, beats the top-tier Intel Core i9 12900K, largely due to the 3D V-cache tech. We are excited to see the single-core results from the Zen 4 chips. Anyway, that is all from us. In case you want to learn more about the comparison betweenIntel i9-11900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, follow our linked article. And if you have any questions, do let us know in the comments section below.

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