Two new versions of AMD Ryzen CPUs, 8 and 12 cores, with low power on the way
Source: HW Upgrade added 21st Dec 2020
Available for OEM customers only, Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 processors maintain the same specifications underlying the X proposals on the market, operating with a maximum TDP of 65 Watt
by Paolo Corsini published 21 December 2020 , at 08: 11 in the Processors channel
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AMD would be preparing the debut of two new Ryzen processor versions of the series 5000, characterized by low consumption compared to the proposals now on the market. These would be processors Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 5800 , therefore based on Zen 3 architecture, characterized by a TDP equal to 65 Watt : the anticipation comes from two Twitter channels at this address and this other address.
These processors will maintain the same number of cores as the corresponding proposals on the market with TDP equal to 105 Watt , the latter with the suffix X to distinguish them, as well as the various technical characteristics; the only exception would be represented by the clock frequency which will be lower in order to contain the overall consumption. The clock frequencies of these CPUs are not yet known.
Proposals of this type will be offered by AMD to OEM customers only manufacturers of desktop systems, for which CPUs with low consumption despite a high number of cores represent a very interesting element for their customers.
Prices should also be slightly lower than those of the proposals with standard consumption, with a ventilated reduction in 50 dollars from the official list. Since these are processors designed for OEM customers, they should not in any case be available for purchase in the retail channel, unless special commercial policies implemented by some retailers.