AMD could time Ryzen 7000 CPU launch to disrupt Intel Raptor Lake reveal

Date:
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:12:48 +0000

Description:
The next-gen CPU clash might just happen at the end of September, and it
could be quite something to witness.

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AMD was rumored to be planning to have its Ryzen 7000 processors launch as
in hit the shelves, and be available to buy on September 15, but a fresh
leak suggests that Team Red has pushed back that date, and the intended new timeframe happens to coincide with the expected Intel Raptor Lake unveiling.

Thats the word from sources who spoke to Wccftech , who believe that AMD has shifted the launch of next-gen CPUs based on Zen 4 to late September.

The contention is that the new date is September 27, which as mentioned is
the day on which Intel has its Innovation event, and is rumored to be
readying our first glimpse at next-gen Raptor Lake processors . Note that for Intel, this will just be a reveal, ahead of sales kicking off in October (in theory); whereas for AMD, this will supposedly be when the actual products
are on sale.

AMDs reveal will come much earlier, at the end of this month if rumors are right, on August 29 to be precise. The thinking is that well be treated to a quartet of new CPUs: the Ryzen 9 7950X, 7900X, and 7700X plus 7600X . Analysis: Running interference with Raptor or something else?

If true and wed be very careful about assuming it is this would be a pretty confident move for AMD on the face of it. In effect, by shifting the date to coincide with the Raptor Lake launch, its pretty much a direct challenge; a throwing down the gauntlet, if you will, and the assumption would be that
this is how confident AMD is in Zen 4 .

After all, if AMD had any doubt here, surely the company would want to get Ryzen 7000 out there before Raptor Lake , with the window of opportunity to rack up a couple of weeks of sales (if it went with that previous rumored
date of September 15), before anyone knew about the relative power of Intels 13th-gen range.

Unless theres another reason for this apparent pushback. We have also heard that AMD wants to get large volumes of the initial Zen 4 CPUs out there , so maybe production hasnt gone as swiftly as Team Red envisaged, and it needs more time to ensure high stock levels from the get-go.

Either way, this should be music to the ears of consumers, if you think about it: either AMD is highly confident in its Ryzen 7000 silicon, or it wants to make sure theres plentiful supply (which would certainly be refreshing at launch time, particularly for the top-end Ryzen 9 models). Maybe even both of the above will be true, but we shouldnt get carried away with rumors, as weve all been burnt before on that score.

There is another way to look at the purported date shift, however, namely
that AMD doesnt want to give Intel the chance to evaluate Ryzen 7000 CPUs for comparisons with Raptor Lake at the latters unveiling. Ultimately, we cant be sure of the reasoning here if any but our personal feeling for a while now, based on the various leaks which have sprung up in recent times, is that the race between Zen 4 and Raptor Lake is going to be a pretty close call.



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