One premier delid d'un Ryzen 7000

The photograph of a fairly massive IHS bearing the stigmata inflicted by its host.

You have to admit it, the presentation of the Ryzen 7000 by AMD during Computex 2022 was a little disappointing and quite cryptic on certain points; in the days that followed, Robert Hallock also had to clarify certain aspects mentioned during the presentation. In fact, AMD did not exhibit a Ryzen 7000 processor. MSI, however, took care of it: the brand had published a “tutorial” video for installing a Ryzen 7000 in its AM5 socket ; video quickly removed. Today, it’s an image from TechPowerUp that catches our attention. The site presents it as the IHS (integrated heat spreader) of a Ryzen 7000.

Image 1: A delid premiere of a Ryzen 7000 — Credit: TechPowerUp

If we compare this shot with those from the MSI video and the official image of the Ryzen 7000s, there is indeed an air of resemblance. The retracted IHS is held by a gloved hand; this betrays an overlocker brought to handle certain products requiring protection. If so, it shouldn’t take long for us to be inundated with a slew of benchmark results. In any case, the photo reveals a thick IHS to say the least; CCD and I/O chip footprints are clearly visible.

Image 2: A delid premiere of a Ryzen 7000 — Credit: MSI

Image 3 : A delid premiere of a Ryzen 7000 — Credit: AMD

AMD: 5.5 GHz Ryzen 7000 demo does not involve overclocking

Up to 170W TDP

The Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 processors, codenamed Raphael, will launch in fall 2022. They will involve a new socket, the AM5, support PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory. On the TDP side, AMD has formalized a maximum value of 170 W against 105 W for the most greedy Ryzen 5000s.

Code name	Matisse	Vermeer	Vermeer-X3D	Raphael	Granite Ridge
Architecture CPU	7nm Zen2	7nm Zen3	7nm Zen3D	5nm Zen4	Zen5
AMD Ryzen series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 5000X3D	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 8000
iGPU	–	–	–	4CUs (?) RDNA2	To be determined
Maximum number of cores	16	16	16	16	To be determined
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM5	AM5
memory media	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
Chipsets	AMD 400	AMD 500	AMD 500	AMD 600	To be determined
Release date	July 2019	November 2020	Avril 2022	Fall 2022	20