AMD Ryzen 9 7950X gets overclocked to 7.2GHz with one core, 6.5 GHz all-core thanks to LN2 cooling

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X spotted during extreme overclocking session

TUM-Apisak who has been browsing CPU-Z validation database, already stumbled upon some very AMD Zen4 interesting results.

AMD flagship Ryzen 9 7950X which is set to launch in just 5 days is already making rounds in overclocking world record charts. Just yesterday, two overclockers revealed AMD Zen4 CPU potential with simple All-in-One cooling solution, already breaking 4 new world records.

However, AMD Ryzen 7000 codenamed “Raphael” can achieve much more, except the actual results are still under embargo. Reviewers are now busy testing new Ryzen CPUs and should deliver their results a day before launch. Obviously, this does not mean that some results will not slip through with help of hardware leakers.

APISAK discovered Ryzen 9 7950X CPU with 7247 MHz CPU clock at 1.506V and another sample running 6500 MHz at 1.465V with all cores. Such scores are certainly achieved with sub-zero cooling, such as liquid nitrogen.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with 7.2/6.5 GHz clocks, Source: TUM_APISAK

The first result is most likely for one core, while the other one is further confirmed to be all-core 6.5 GHz thanks to another screenshot.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 6.5 GHz all-core frequency, Source: TUM_APISAK

AMD is set to launch the Ryzen 7000 series on September 27th. We are hear a lot more about Zen4 for desktops on September 26th, when the official review embargo lifts. This should also include world records from extreme overclockers, whose partial results can be seen above. Unfortunately, this leak came with no performance results. Therefore it is not clear how much more performance comes with 800 MHz overclock.

Official AMD Ryzen 7000 Specifications
VideoCardz.com	Cores / Threads	Base/Boost Clock	TDP	Cache (L2+L3)	Launch Price (USD)
Ryzen 9 7950X	16C/32T	4.5/5.7 GHz	170W	80MB (16+64)	$699
Ryzen 9 7900X	12C/24T	4.7/5.6 GHz	170W	76MB (12+64)	$549
Ryzen 7 7700X	8C/16T	4.5/5.4 GHz	105W	40MB (8+32)	$399
Ryzen 5 7600X	6C/12T	4.7/5.3 GHz	105W	38MB (6+32)	$299

Source: CPU-Z Validation via @TUM_APISAK, Wccftech

Gigabyte AM5 Tachyon overclocking motherboard to be based on AMD B650 chipset, not X670

Gigabyte Tachyon on B650 chipset

High-end overclocking boards may not need X670 after all. 

During AMD Meet The Expert event Gigabyte representative Sofos Oikonomou confirmed that the company will launch a Tachyon motherboard for AM5 socket. Interestingly this board will not be based on X670 chipset but on a mainstream B650 one.

The Tachyon series are designed for overclocking with the most distinctive feature being the dual memory slot configuration as opposed to four. AMD already confirmed that memory overclocking will be enabled for B650 series (same as B550), however the X670E and X670 are still advertised for ‘extreme/enthusiast overclocking’, while B650 is not.

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Other companies did not confirm such designs yet. The MSI Unify-X or ASUS ROG Crosshair Apex have not been demonstrated during the event, either suggesting that there are no plans for them, or they are based on B650 chipset as well, a chipset that was not showcased during the webinar.

Interestingly, AMD never acknowledged the Extreme variant of the B650 motherboard chipset. This special variant of the ‘mainstream’ PCH could feature PCIe Gen5 support for both the storage and GPU.

AMD 600-series (left) & GIGABYTE Z690 Tachyon (right)

Source: AMD Meet The Experts Q&A

MSI overclocker teases AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU running DDR5-6400 CL32 memory

AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU already running past the recommended speed

Toppc, an overclocker working for MSI, is teasing the upcoming Ryzen 7000 DDR5 memory capabilities. 

A screenshot from CPU-Z tool shows 64GB of DDR5 memory clocked at 3202.7 MHz (6400 MT/s) with a CAS Latency of 32 clocks. The screenshot alone does not confirm whether this is Intel Alder Lake/Raptor Lake or AMD platform, but the title associated with the posted screenshot does.

Since AMD currently does not have any desktop system that would allow DDR5 memory to be used, this is undoubtedly the upcoming Ryzen 7000 CPU codenamed Raphael based on Zen4 microarchitecture.

AMD Ryzen 7000 with DDR5-6400 memory, Source: Toppc

Both the Ryzen 7000 series and Intel 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” are to support DDR5-5600 memory out of the box. That is an increased speed over Alder Lake’s official support for 4800 MT/s modules. Of course, those platforms support faster-overclocked memory, either through Intel XMP 3.0 memory profiles, AMD EXPO technology (confirmed by MSI) or manual overclocking.

It is unclear what type of memory was used by Toppc, but it is 400 MHz higher than the default supported memory. The flagship MSI X670E motherboard officially supports DDR5-5600 memory and is faster through overclocking.

MSI X670E GODLIKE specs, Source: VideoCardz

According to the rumors, AMD is set to launch Ryzen 7000 series in September, but we should see more details on X670E motherboards this week (August 4th) during the official showcase during AMD Meet the Expert event.

AMD Mainstream Desktop CPU Series
VideoCardz.com	Matisse	Vermeer	Vermeer-X3D	Raphael	Granite Ridge
Core µArch	7nm Zen2	7nm Zen3	7nm Zen3D	5nm Zen4	Zen5
Launch Date	July 2019	November 2020	April 2022	September 2022	2023
AMD Ryzen Series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 5000X3D	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 8000
Graphics	–	–	–	2CUs RDNA2	TBC
Max Core Count	16	16	16	16	TBC
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM5	AM5
Memory Support	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR5	DDR5
Max PTT	142W	142W	142W	230W	230W (?)
Max TDP	105W	105W	105W	170W	170W (?)
PCIe Gen	PCIe Gen4	PCIe Gen4	PCIe Gen4	PCIe Gen5	PCIe Gen5
Motherboard Chipset	AMD 400	AMD 500	AMD 500	AMD 600	TBC

Source: Topcc via @9550pro

Intel Arc desktop cards to gradually launch between August 5th and September 29th

According to the report, Intel has now modified the launch schedule for Arc desktop cards to take place between August 5th to September 29th. It is said that Intel is no longer planning a large-scale launch, which has been teased by leaked roadmaps by Moore’s Law is Dead. On a contrary, Intel will be rolling out its Arc desktop models gradually in a more silent fashion.

[…] Intel is said to have now internally decided on a narrower time frame. If they’re going to stick to the current timeframe, the range that’s being colocated to me now is between Aug. 05, 2022 and Sept. 29, 2022. This means that there is enough time to launch the three announced larger models one slice at a time. It is interesting that the internal documents no longer report about a large-scale, joint launch event, but it could rather be a kind of “silent” launch, which could be carried out gradually in the retail sector and via only a few media.

— Igor Wallossek, Igor’sLAB

Intel is now expected to ship test samples to a few, select reviewers, possibly in an effort to avoid as much negative feedback as possible. Igor expects that objective reviews will only become available once these cards become available in stores.

In a Q&A session with PCGamer, Intel representatives claimed that Arc graphics cards will only be formally announced once they are ready to ship to customers. The company has no plans to announce availability weeks in advance. It is unclear if current launch timeline refers to global availability or rather select countires.

Just recently, Raja Koduri confirmed that the company is committed to their roadmap and ramping up of Alchemist series is one of the things that will improve this quarter.  And indeed, by shipping all cards by September 29th, Intel will fulfil its promise to launch all desktop Arc GPUs in the third quarter.

Thanks Anshel – We are very much committed to our roadmap. We are ramping Alchemist and will continue to improve the experience. You will see more updates from us this quarter.
AXG is also on track to ramp 4 new product lines by the end of the year https://t.co/N6BaVPRT2r

— Raja Koduri (Bali Makaradhwaja) (@RajaXg) July 29, 2022

RUMORED Desktop Intel ARC Alchemist Series Specifications
VideoCardz.com	GPU	Xe Cores	Memory Size	Memory Bus	Status
Arc A770	ACM-G10	32	16GB G6	256-bit	Officially presented, Full specs unconfirmed
Arc A750	ACM-G10	28	8GB G6	256-bit	Officially presented, Full specs unconfirmed
Arc A580	ACM-G10	16	8GB G6	128-bit	Appeared in a driver
Arc A380	ACM-G11	8	6GB G6	96-bit	Released
Arc A350	ACM-G11	6	4GB G6	64-bit	Never confirmed
Arc A310	ACM-G11	4	4GB G6	64-bit	Design leaked, Appeared in a driver, OEM datasheet

Source: Igor’sLAB

Intel confirms 14th Gen Meteor Lake has ‘Versatile Processing Unit’ for AI/Deep Learning applications

Intel is adding VPU to Meteor Lake and newer.

A new commit to Linux VPU driver today confirms that the company has plans to introduce a new processing unit into consumer 14th Gen Core processors, a Versatile Processing Unit.

The VPU driver is included into the Linux Direct Rendering Manager (DRM), the same way their graphics driver is integrated. The VPU appears 6 years after Intel acquired a company called Movidius, which has been developing their own VPUs. It is not entirely clear if and how Intel plans to incorporate Movidius designs into Meteor Lake, it could be a full-blown SoC-like integration or just a copy of architecture bits needed for Meteor Lake. Obviously after so many years, VPU design should be much more complex.

The confirmation on VPU comes from Kerner.org patches, where the following description is added:

Intel VPU for Meteor Lake, Source: kernel.org

Thus, Intel confirms the new VPU has five components, including CPU to VPU integration unit, memory management, RISC controller, network on chip and the most important part, the Neural Compute Subsystem (NCS) doing the actual work. This VPU unit could be considered Intel’s alternative to NVIDIA’s Tensor Cores, a dedicated chip that is heavily focused on AI algorithms.

Intel Meteor Lake is now officially coming next year, eventually it should become available for mobile and desktop platforms packed with new hybrid architecture featuring Redwood Cove and Crestmont CPU cores and Intel’s newest Xe-LPG graphics architecture.

Intel Mainstream CPU Roadmap (RUMORED)
VideoCardz	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake	Meteor Lake
Desktop Launch Date	Q4 2021	Q4 2022	Q4 2023
CPU Node	Intel 7	Intel 7	Intel 4
Big Core µArch	Golden Cove	Raptor Cove	Redwood Cove
Small Core µArch	Gracemont	Gracemont	Crestmont
Graphics µArch	Xe-LP	Xe-LP	Xe-LPG
Max CPU Core Count	16 (8C+8c)	24 (8C+16c)	TBC
Max GPU Core Count	96 EU	96 EU	128-192 EU
Desktop Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA 1851
Memory Support	DDR4/DDR5-4800	DDR4/DDR5-5600	DDR5
PCIe Gen	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Intel Core Series	12th Gen Core	13th Gen Core	14th Gen Core

Source: Phoronix via Tom’s Hardware, TechPowerUP

AMD confirms Ryzen 9 7950X, 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7600X processors

We discovered that a public AMD resource library already lists upcoming desktop processors. 

The cat is now out of the bag, the upcoming Ryzen 7000 SKUs have now been confirmed by … AMD. The company has tagged seemingly unrelated Ryzen marketing resource file for Ryzen PRO CPU with four Ryzen 7000 CPUs:

• Ryzen 9 7950X
• Ryzen 9 7900X
• Ryzen 7 7700X
• Ryzen 5 7600X

Those are the only Ryzen 7000 CPUs listed in the library, and there is no sign of the Ryzen 7 7800X or Ryzen 3 7000 series yet. Those assets should probably be embargoed, however, they are visible even without any requirement for login.

AMD Resource Library lists Ryzen 7000 CPUs, Source: AMD

According to previous rumors, Ryzen 7 7700X was not to be included into the first wave of Raphael CPUs. This leak might suggest otherwise. Unfortunately besides the SKUs names, AMD has not provided any additional information on these desktop CPU models. It is expected that Ryzen 7000 might debut mid-September, however AMD is yet to confirm this date.

RUMORED AMD Ryzen 7000 Specifications
VideoCardz.com	Cores / Threads	Base/Boost Clock	TDP	Launch Price (USD)
AMD Ryzen 7000 Zen4 “Raphael”
Ryzen 9 7950X	16C/32T	TBC	170W (?)	TBC
Ryzen 9 7900X	12C/24T	TBC	TBC	TBC
Ryzen 7 7800X	8C/16T	TBC	TBC	TBC
Ryzen 7 7700X	8C/16T	TBC	TBC	TBC
Ryzen 5 7600X	6C/12T	TBC	TBC	TBC
AMD Ryzen 5000 Zen3 “Vermeer”
Ryzen 9 5950X	16C/32T	3.4/4.9 GHz	105W	799 USD
Ryzen 9 5900X	12C/24T	3.7/4.8 GHz	105W	549 USD
Ryzen 7 5800X3D	8C/16T	3.4/4.5 GHz	105W	449 USD
Ryzen 7 5800X	8C/16T	3.8/4.7 GHz	105W	449 USD
Ryzen 5 5600X	6C/12T	3.7/4.6 GHz	65W	299 USD

Source: AMD

Intel shows Arc A750 GPU running Death Stranding game

Talks VRR, HDR, and HDMI on Intel Arc Graphics

Intel has released yet another video showcasing its Arc Graphics support for VRR, HDR, and HDMI, as well as showing the performance of the Arc A750 in Death Stranding: Director’s Cut game.

Intel’s Chief Performance Strategist and an ex. PC Perspective hack, Ryan Shrout, took to Intel’s Arc blog to give a bit more information on the state of Intel Arc Graphics, most specifically, its support for variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR, and HDMI standards support.

The Intel Arc A750 was showcased running Death Stranding: Director’s Cut at 2560×1440 resolution for VRR showcase on Acer’s 4K 120Hz display and it managed to pull a rather respectable 80 to 100 FPS on default preset.

Shrout was keen to note that any adaptive sync certified display will be able to work with Intel Arc Graphics and they are currently validating 100+ top VRR displays for Intel Arc A700 series graphics cards.

The game was also running at 3440×1440 resolution for HDR on Alienware HDR QD OLED, showing HDR in all its glory.

When it comes to HDMI, Shrout states that Intel A-series GPUs support HDMI 2.0 natively, but partners and OEMs can build in support for HDMI 2.1 by integrating PCONs that will convert DisplayPort to HDMI 2.1. Intel-branded Limited Edition cards, both the A750 and A770, will support HDMI 2.1.

Intel will face stiff competition when these A700 series graphics cards launch but if priced right, they could offer a pretty decent bang per buck.

AMD Ryzen 7000-series could launch as early as August

AMD Meet the Expert spills the beans
A rather interesting description of the AMD “Meet The Expert” event, which kicks off on August 5th, might have leaked the timeframe for AMD Ryzen 7000 series launch.
The event description, caught originally by Planet 3DNow! on Twitter and reported by Techpowerup.com, reads “Supporting the recent launch of AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors“, suggesting that the event will obviously be held after the launch of the Ryzen 7000 series.

The AMD “Meet the Expert” event is meant to showcase the upcoming AMD X670E motherboards from its various partners like ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Gigabyte and MSI.

AMD will most likely hold a separate launch event for the Ryzen 7000 series, but so far, there was no word on such a launch in August and earlier rumors pointed to a September launch so hopefully, AMD will clear this one soon.

Major Windows update is coming in 2024, could be Windows 12

According to a new report by Windows Central, Microsoft will adopt a three-year OS release cycle, with the next release marked for 2024. It’s unclear whether it will be Windows 12 or a version number of Windows 11.

At the same time, Microsoft will increase the release of new features to the existing in-market Windows users. Starting with Windows 11 22H2 (codenamed Sun Valley 2), Microsoft introduced what it internally calls “Moments”, which allows engineers to seed big features to existing users without the need for a major update.

The “Moments” system was what allowed Microsoft to release the weather button on the taskbar in Windows 11.

Microsoft has reportedly been working on a release, codenamed Sun Valley 3 for 2023, but that has been scrapped and is now expected to be retooled into the 2024 release.

This new way of updating Windows would allow current users to get access to new features quicker, without the need to wait for the next major OS version, while at the same time allowing developers more time to test it for issues prior to release.

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