AMD has reduced prices on Ryzen 7000 processors in Europe, they also became cheaper in Russia

AMD has reduced prices on the latest Ryzen 7000 desktop processors in Europe.
According to VideoCardz, several European stores have discounted some chips with Zen 4 architecture to more than €180.Image source: AMDThe 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X, released less than two months ago, now sells for €699 instead of €849 euros.
The 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X has dropped to €550 from its starting price of €699, and the eight-core Ryzen 7 7700X is now offered for €410 instead of €479.
The youngest in the series, the six-core Ryzen 5 7600X is available for €300 instead of €359.AMD Ryzen 9 7950X price in Europe.
Image source: Check24 Image source: GeizhalsIt is curious that the Ryzen 7000 chips have also gone down in price on the Russian market.
However, since the processors in Russia are supplied by parallel imports, it is likely to be a difference in exchange rates, rather than the desire of AMD to make their new products more accessible to the Russian buyer.
Source image: \"Citilink \"So, in \"Citilink\" the cost of the boxed version of the 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X fell from 56,990 to 50,990 rubles.
The eight-core Ryzen 77700X is offered for 38,990 instead of 45,590 rubles.
And the junior six-core Ryzen 5 7600X model can be purchased for 29,390 instead of 32,590 rubles.
Only the price of the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X has not changed.
It can be purchased for 68,990 rubles.
These processors in OEM version are also available at DNS.
Only Ryzen 5 7600X model is available at OnlineTrade for now.
Some models are also available in the store \"Regard\".Updated: The German store MindFactory managed to find Ryzen 7000 processors with even more affordable prices.
For example, the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X can be ordered there for 639 euros.

AMD has cut prices on Ryzen 5000 - "best gaming processor" Ryzen 7 5800X3D now costs $329

AMD has cut prices on desktop Ryzen 5000 processors on Zen 3 architecture in its official online store.

    Portal VideoCardz notes that the price of individual models has dropped by $250.

    The flagship 16-core Ryzen 9 5950X model was offered for $799 at the start of sales.Now the price of this processor is $549.

    The twelve-core Ryzen 9 5900X has dropped in price by $200, and is now offered for $349 instead of the original $549.

    Ryzen 7 5800X3D with increased cache memory has also dropped in price.AMD is offering it for $329 instead of the original $449.

    The Ryzen 7 5800X is down to $249 from $449, and the junior six-core Ryzen 5 5600X model is selling for $159 instead of the original $299.When you buy Ryzen 5000 series processors from the official online store, AMD is also giving away a copy of the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection game collection. 

    The listed price of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in the U.S.is currently the lowest.It costs $369 at MicroCenter retailer, $349 at Amazon for the processor, and $331 at Newegg.However, the chip is not available in all stores.

    The price of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has also been reduced in Europe, VideoCardz notes.If at the start of sales it was offered for 499 euros, now the processor can be purchased for 349 euros.

AMD's number of customer processors shipped in the third quarter fell 43%

At the quarterly reporting event, company executives talked about changes in the processor supply mix only in relative terms, but the 10-Q reporting form released later allowed for specific numerical figures.
AMD said the number of CPUs shipped in the quarter was down 43 percent, though the year-over-year average selling price was up 5 percent.Source image: AMDRemind that AMD's third-quarter revenue in the customer segment fell 40 percent from $1.7 billion to $1.0 billion, due to significant inventory build-up in customers' warehouses while demand decreased.
While AMD has seen a 43 percent year on year decline in volume terms for the segment, the average selling price has even increased 5 percent although yesterday AMD officials said the number was down in sequential terms.AMD attributes the decline in processor shipments in volume terms to an accumulation of substantial inventory in the customer warehouse and a decline in demand for the product, but the year on year increase in average selling price is due to an increase in the share of more than 10 percent of the total sales volume.
In this comparison, the number of CPUs sold to customers has decreased by 18%, and their average price has increased by 28%, but in this case due to the shift in demand towards more expensive mobile Ryzen models.
Apparently, by the third quarter, the moment of inertia in sales of mobile processors AMD exhausted itself, and only desktop versions of Ryzen among the more expensive ones were in sane demand.
By the way, AMD explained how its revenue changed in the gaming segment, which includes not only discrete graphics cards, but also components of game consoles.
On an annualized basis in the third quarter, it grew 14% from $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion, but since the beginning of the year growth reached 34% and corresponded to the level of revenue of $5.2 billion.
The engine of growth were gaming consoles, as noted yesterday, but gaming graphics cards have not only declined in revenue, but also reduced the number of shipped units.
The weakness in video card demand is attributed to worsening macroeconomic conditions.

Ryzen processor sales collapsed by 40% - AMD has negative profits in the customer segment

AMD quarterly report was released a few hours ago, and in terms of revenue dynamics only slightly disappointed analysts, who were ready for the loss of the former momentum of the PC market.
The company's total revenue was up 29% year-over-year, but in the consumer segment it collapsed by 40% due to Ryzen processors, and had to end the quarter with operating losses in this area.Image source: AMDNet revenue for AMD fell 93% to $66 million, but the company attributes this to the costs associated with the Xilinx takeover deal.
At the end of the quarter AMD's revenue was $5.6 billion, and while a 29% increase in annualized terms cannot be characteristic of previous quarters, it still looks decent against the backdrop of competitors.
Profit margin decreased during the year from 48% to 42%, operating expenses increased by 113% to $2.43 billion, and the quarter ended with an operating loss of $64 million.
The company explains this by the growth of expenses on research and development, as well as by the consequences of the Xilinx takeover deal.
Due to the need to reduce inventories and review product prices in the past quarter AMD lost at least $ 160 million.Image source: AMDAs the head of the company Lisa Su (Lisa Su) said at the conference call, \"the third quarter was worse than we expected because of the deteriorating PC market and a significant correction of inventories in the supply chain in this segment.
In fact, the value of inventory at the end of the quarter increased 77% to $3.37 billion.
Even in such a difficult environment, the CEO added, the company managed to increase revenue in the data center, embedded and gaming solutions segments.
At least in the area of game consoles there was a positive trend.Image source: AMDIn the segment of data centers revenue grew by 45% year on year to $1.6 billion due to the popularity of central processors EPYC family.
Operating profit rose from $308 million to $505 million, and the operating margin rose from 28% to 31%.
The past quarter was AMD's tenth consecutive quarter in which its server processor sales volumes in cash terms broke a record.
EPYC processors of new Genoa generation are in high demand, as pointed out by AMD, although their formal announcement is only scheduled for November 10.
Shipments of Xilinx Programmable Matrixes and Pensando Computing Accelerators are up noticeably.
Lisa Su said she expects revenue growth in the server segment next year, especially cloud solutions in the U.S., but the Chinese market will be weak.Image source: AMDIn the client segment, AMD saw a 40% drop in revenue to $1 billion compared to the same quarter last year.
Processor shipments declined due to inventory surpluses while demand in the PC market declined, all of which resulted in an operating loss of $26 million in the segment.
Nevertheless, the shift in the supply mix in favor of the more expensive Ryzen desktop models allowed the average selling price to increase year-over-year.
The company only needs to add that the Ryzen 7000 processors with Zen 4 architecture introduced in the last quarter received praise in published reviews.
By the end of 2023, according to Lisa Suh, the capacity of the PC market should shrink by 10%.
This year, the market will shrink by the full 20%.Image source: AMDIn the gaming segment, which recently includes both graphics cards and components for gaming consoles, AMD managed to increase revenues by 14% year-on-year to $1.6 billion.While revenues in the direction of graphics cards declined, gaming consoles provided a positive trend, partially compensating for this.
In fact, gaming console components have been breaking revenue records for six consecutive quarters.
Operating profit in this segment fell from $231 million to $142 million.
The company had to generate less revenue from graphics solutions and faced increased inventory, as well as downward price adjustments.
The operating profit margin dropped from 16% to 9%.
Gaming consoles were in high demand because of Microsoft and Sony's preparations for the new season.
On the profile slide of the presentation AMD also did not forget to mention the preparation for the announcement of graphics solutions generation RDNA 3 with chips produced by 5nm technology.
Novelties are to significantly increase performance compared to current generation products.
As expected, they will be presented this week.AMD's revenue in the segment of embedded solutions grew by an impressive 1549% to $ 1.3 billion as a result of changes in the accounting structure and the acquisition of Xilinx at the beginning of the current

The eight-core Ryzen 7 7700 processor made its mark in Geekbench at 5.35GHz

The yet-to-be-announced AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processor has made its first mark in the Geekbench synthetic test database.
The chip has eight physical cores with support for 16 virtual threads, and its clock speed reaches 5350 MHz, probably in automatic overclocking.Image source: AMD Recall that AMD introduced only four desktop models within the new Ryzen 7000 series: the 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X, the 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X, the eight-core Ryzen 7 7700X and the six-core Ryzen 5 7600X.
Surely in the future the company is going to dilute the range of the series with younger models, as well as solutions without the suffix \"X\" in the name.
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 specifications.
Source image: GeekbankshThe above Ryzen 7 7700 was tested on ASRock X670E Taichi motherboard, with DDR5-4800 RAM.
Recall that Ryzen 7000 processors are supported without overclocking and faster DDR5-5200 memory.
According to test data, the chip base frequency is 3.8 GHz, which is 700 MHz lower than the Ryzen 77700X model.
Power consumption of the new item is 65W, which is lower than that of the Ryzen 7 7700X, which has 105W.
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 performance in Geekbench 5 test.
Image source: GeekbenchIn the single-core performance test, the Ryzen 7 7700 scored 2,062 points, lower than the Ryzen 7 7600X, which scored 2,125 points in the same test.
In the multi-core performance test, the new processor scored 12,685 points, which is 13% higher than the Ryzen 7 7600X (11,215 points).Image source: VideoCardz Unfortunately, the official Geekbench performance ranking does not yet have the results of Intel Core 13th generation processors, and AMD Ryzen 7 5700 model, so we can not compare them directly.

AMD introduced Ryzen Embedded V3000 embedded processors based on Zen 3

AMD today introduced Ryzen Embedded V3000 embedded processors based on Zen 3 architecture cores.
Compared to the V1000 series, the new AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 processors offer more cores, higher performance, increased DRAM memory transfer rates, and improved I/O capabilities.Image source: AMDThe Ryzen V series processors can be used in a variety of applications - enterprise and cloud storage, network routing, switching and firewall protection in data centers.
Their high performance and low power consumption are suitable for the most demanding work environments and 24/7 workloads.
\"We designed AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 processors for customers looking for a balance of high performance and power efficiency for a wide range of applications in a compact BGA package,\" said Rajneesh Gaur, corporate vice president and general manager, Embedded Solutions Group, AMD.
\"The V3000 Series processors provide a wide range of features needed for productive work in enterprise Storage and networking processors must be balanced in performance and heat dissipation for rack-mount, space-constrained applications,\" said Shane Rau, IDC's vice president of computing semiconductor research.
- The new AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 processor family enables system designers to take full advantage of single board design and BGA packaging to create more versatile and flexible solutions that facilitate system integration.\"

AMD talked about consumer processors with Zen 5 architecture and mentioned 3nm technology

At an event for financial analysts, AMD not only talked about the innovations and performance levels Zen 4 processors, but also looked ahead to a more distant future with Zen 5 processors expected to be released by the end of 2024, including a new 3nm processor architecture.
Source image: AMDThe enlarged picture of AMD plans on processor architectures development was revealed by the company's technical director Mark Papermaster.
First of all, the Zen 4 and Zen 5 architecture processor families will also include models with 3D V-Cache memory.
Since this slide makes no distinction between client and server processor architectures, Zen 4c and Zen 5c architecture carriers are also placed in line with the rest.
Logically, they should be offered in the server segment, offering processors optimized in terms of specific performance for servers with a high density layout.Image source: AMDIt is noteworthy that the processors of Zen 4 generation will be available in both 5-nm and 4-nm technology.
For the Zen 5 generation, a combination of 4nm and 3nm technology will be relevant.
Whether it will manifest itself as part of specific models, or lithography steps will replace each other sequentially during the lifecycle of the processors, is not specified.
In principle, the chip layout allows for both options.The debut of the Zen 5 architecture is tied to 2024.
It is reported to be a new architecture from an evolutionary perspective that will offer new optimizations for artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
Both performance and energy efficiency will be improved.Image source: AMDIn the press release for the analyst event, AMD mentions the code names of the future generations of processors.
So, in the mobile segment, Phoenix Point 4nm processors combining Zen 4 computing architecture and RDNA 3 graphics will debut in 2023.
In 2024, they are expected to give way to Strix Point processors with Zen 5 architecture and integrated RDNA 3+ graphics.
As it is specified, Phoenix Point processors will use chipset layout, which AMD has neglected until now in the mobile segment.
Technological process of Phoenix Point components production is not specified, but it is marked that it will be more advanced than the 4-nm.Image source: AMDIn desktop segment processors should be replaced by Granite Ridge processors with Zen 4 architecture, but their announcing dates are not specified.
It is clear only that they will come out before the end of 2024.
As part of the architecture Zen 4 will be presented before the 5nm Ryzen Threadripper family processors.
Moreover, Ryzen 7000 family will include models with 3D V-Cache memory.

Absolutely all Ryzen 7000s will get integrated graphics, and later AMD will release desktop APUs with powerful iGPUs

For the last few days Robert Hallock, AMD's director of technical marketing, has been actively giving interviews to various publications and sharing details about the Socket AM5 platform in general, and the Ryzen 7000 processors in particular.
Talking to TechPowerUp, Hallock shared some details about the next-generation Ryzen processor's integrated RDNA 2 graphics.
According to him, it will be standard on all Ryzen 7000 chips.Image source: AMD \"Ryzen 7000 embedded graphics will be 'standard'.
It is based on the 6-nm process and contains a small number of embedded processing units.
Its main tasks are to provide support for video encoding and decoding and operation of several video outputs.
For enthusiasts, the \"embedded\" will help to diagnose the discrete graphics card in the system.
The configuration of embedded graphics will be the same for all models of the [Ryzen 7000 Raphael] processor series,\" noted Hallock.From Hallock's words, we can conclude that the company does not plan to produce a series of processors without embedded graphics, the conventional Ryzen 7000F.
RDNA 2 computing units are contained within the chip with I/O interfaces (I/O die).
Integrated graphics will provide basic picture display functions, as well as support for video encoding (including AV1) and decoding.
In other words, the Ryzen 7000 \"embedded\" is absolutely not intended for gaming.Hallock also added that having integrated graphics as part of all Ryzen 7000 processors does not mean the company is abandoning hybrid processors (APUs) in the desktop chip environment.
In the future, the market will also appear processors under the Socket AM5 with a powerful integrated graphics core.
We do not consider Ryzen 7000 series processors as APU.
Yes, Ryzen 7000 also have integrated graphics, but they are different solutions.
For us, an APU is a product with powerful integrated graphics that can run games and has all the capabilities for video encoding and decoding and so on.
\"Embedded\" Ryzen 7000 is just for displaying a picture on the screen, to offer basic video processing capabilities, to run home theater, some work applications.
But these are not gaming-level graphics.
APUs are an integral part of our roadmap.
We will definitely share more details later,\" Hallock added.

AMD had to apologize for the confusion with the TDP value for Socket AM5 - Ryzen 7000 can still consume more than 170W

When AMD representatives at the opening of Computex 2022 talked about the capabilities of the new Socket AM5 platform, in the background of the presentation text flashed the reference \"support up to 170W\" and subsequent comments of the company's Technical Marketing Director Robert Hallock (Robert Hallock) misled the audience.
It was eventually figured out that this value is the TDP of Ryzen 7000 processors, but not the maximum possible consumption - it is higher.Image source: AMDIrmagicArmagic originally Hallock told PCWorld that the 170W mentioned is the PPT value, which measures the electrical power delivered by the processor's socket.
The same parameter can be taken as the maximum heat dissipation.
And the TDP value, i.e.
the typical power consumption and heat dissipation, according to Hallock's initial statement, is actually less than the 170W.
But here AMD representative lied.Image source: AMDSite Tom's Hardware managed to get new explanation from AMD representatives, who finally clarified that for Socket AM5 platform TDP limit is 170 W, and PPT value is obtained by multiplying TDP by 1.35, which finally gives 230 W.
This is the electrical power that the Socket AM5 processor is capable of delivering, and this is the maximum heat dissipation that the Ryzen 7000 processors will be capable of.
Robert Hallock later had to admit that the TDP is really 170W and the PPT reaches 230W.
Note that there was a 170 watt TDP value earlier in the press release text on AMD web site (screenshot above).Image source: AMDSee that Ryzen Socket AM4 processors have TDP value not more than 105 watt and PPT value in this case was 142 watt.
In the new platform, the power consumption ceiling has been raised relative to Socket AM4 to ease the performance of senior processors with more cores in situations with high computing load.At the same event AMD said that the Ryzen 7000 series processor engineering sample with 16 cores released in late April could automatically raise the frequency of \"almost all\" cores to values from 5.2 to 5.5 GHz range.
In the presentation for the event and on the company's website these frequencies are described more cautiously - \"5 GHz+\".Colleagues from Tom's Hardware website also received clarification from AMD representatives that the particular sample processor from the Computex 2022 event was not operating at the theoretical limits, and its TDP value did not reach 170W.
Additionally, it was noted that AMD will keep processors with TDP value not higher than 65 or 105W, and models with TDP value of 170W will be mainly addressed to enthusiasts, expecting to get maximum performance.

AMD said the Ryzen 7000 shown the other day reached 5.5GHz without manual overclocking

AMD's opening event at Computex 2022 included a demonstration of the Ryzen 7000 series Socket AM5 CPU in Ghostwire: Tokyo.
An engineering sample of the 5nm processor reached frequencies of 5.2 to 5.5GHz \"across multiple cores\" using liquid cooling.
The company claims that he was not forced overclocking.Image source: AMDIf the fact of using unattended liquid cooling system Asetek with radiator size 280 mm and two 140-mm fans was detected while studying AMD press release, the description of the number of active cores in these modes was made by Technical Marketing Director Robert Hallock (Robert Hallock) during an interview with PCWorld resource after the event, opening Computex 2022.The main questions were whether the additional, manual overclocking p The first question was answered in the negative by Robert Hallock, who said that the Ryzen 7000 sample CPU showed \"natural frequencies\" of 5.2 to 5.5 GHz in the mentioned game.
By the way, it should be mentioned that AMD web page on Computex 2022 events shows the frequencies of Zen 4 processors in Max Boost mode more than 5.0 GHz.
This implies that a single processor core is guaranteed to work in that range under the appropriate load nature.Returning to the topic of the number of active cores, Hallock added that frequencies from 5.2 to 5.5 GHz were reached by a significant portion of them, and at times all processor cores worked at some of the frequencies in that range.
Much will depend on cooling conditions, the nature of the load, and the capabilities of the particular motherboard.
To prepare for Computex 2022 demonstration, the company used some reference board based on AMD X670 chipset and two DDR5-6000 (CL30) RAM modules with 2 × 16 GB capacity.

AMD summed up the era of Socket AM4: more than 125 processor models that have sold 70 million copies

At the opening of Computex 2022, AMD CEO Lisa Su unwittingly summed up the intermediate life cycle of Socket AM4 platform, anticipating the appearance this fall of a Socket AM5 successor.
Announcement of platform Socket AM4 took place in 2016, but the first processors Ryzen for it came out in March 2017, and only during this time has been released about 70 million CPUs in this design.Image source: AMDAs emphasized CEO of the company, today, tens of millions of users own systems with Socket AM4.
Initially, it was planned that the active life cycle of the platform will last until the end of 2020, but reality has made its adjustments, and Socket AM4 is relevant to the present day.
As an example, Lisa Su cited the Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor, which debuted as early as this year, the sixth year of the Socket AM4 platform.
Compared to its predecessors, the processor has provided up to 15% increase in gaming performance, and previously this could not be achieved without a change in architecture, and in this case, the existing model simply added cache memory.
This gave Ryzen 7 5800X3D a confident advantage in games over the competing solution, which allows AMD to still consider this model the best gaming processor in the world.Image source: AMDThe Socket AM4 platform has gone through a change of five architectures and four processors, as Lisa Su recalled.
The number of unique processor models in this design has exceeded 125 units, and the company's partners have released more than 500 models of compatible motherboards in that time.
Even with the appearance on the horizon of the successor platform Socket AM4, according to the head of AMD, does not lose relevance, and will remain on the market for several years.Of course, the original declared principle of \"end-to-end\" compatibility between processors in the Socket AM4 with the first generation motherboard in practice did not always hold.
The fact is that as new processor models were released, the size of the microcode update began to limit the number of supported models, and then the old CPUs began to be supplanted by the new ones.
In general, of course, the Socket AM4 platform showed an amazing example of longevity, maintaining competitiveness without changing the design of processors.
Continuity was aimed at winning the trust of consumers, and with this task the company generally succeeded.
In the case of transition to Socket AM5, which was dictated by the introduction of PCI Express 5.0 and DDR5 support, the compatibility by mounts with the former cooling systems is provided, which is also a manifestation of concern for the users.

AMD introduced 6nm Mendocino mobile chips with Zen 2 cores and RDNA 2 graphics for affordable notebooks

AMD today introduced not only the Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors, but also entry-level notebook solutions.
In the fourth quarter, AMD will release 6nm Mendocino mobile processors combining the Zen 2 architecture and integrated RDNA 2 graphics.
Image source: AMDIn view of the scale of AMD's assault on its main competitor's position in the processor segment, even such bizarre combinations of innovations should be received favorably by the market.
Laptops based on Mendocino processors will be able to get into the $399 to $699 price segment, offering Zen 2 computing architecture, RDNA 2 graphics architecture and a combination of four processing cores with eight threads.
The Mendocino processor crystals will be manufactured using TSMC's 6nm technology.AMD now offers Dali and Picasso processors based on the Zen and Zen+ processor architectures and Vega graphics in the entry-level mobile segment.
The novelty also offers not the most recent processor architecture (Zen 2 came out in 2019), but still it has a much higher performance.
Also to the benefit of performance will be the presence of modern integrated graphics RDNA 2.
AMD does not specify exactly how many graphics cores will have new products, hardly 12, as in the Radeon 680M senior chips Ryzen 6000.
Note also that the chips Mendocino will offer support for LPDDR5 memory, which has a very high speed, which also will benefit productivity.Notebooks based on Mendocino processors will be able to offer more than ten hours of battery life for mixed use scenarios.
Both Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome OS will be offered as the operating system.
Characteristically, AMD already offers a combination of Zen 2 computing architecture and 6nm manufacturing technology, as Van Gogh hybrid processors are produced with this recipe and are used in Valve's Steam Deck gaming consoles.

AMD Ryzen 7000 processors with Zen 4 architecture will provide 15% performance boost

Official details about AMD's Raphael family processors will no doubt be presented by company head Lisa Su at the opening of Computex 2022 today, but so far leaks from the official presentation suggest that they will outperform their predecessors by 15% or more in single threaded applications.
Source image: VideoCardzThe Ryzen 7000 family will offer a combination of Zen 4 architecture, DDR5 memory support and PCI Express 5.0 bus.
To work with new processors will require motherboard socket AM5 (LGA 1718), but the former cooling system for Socket AM4 will remain compatible with them.
The TDP limit for the platform as a whole will be increased to 170 W, but it is not yet possible to say that such limit will be achieved within the Ryzen 7000 family.The processors with the Zen 4 architecture will receive a doubled to 1 MB of cache memory per core, and the maximum frequency in auto-tuning mode will exceed 5 GHz.
In single threaded applications the performance gain will be more than 15%, although this statement still needs to be explained in more detail by the authors of the presentation.
Finally, along with the architecture Zen 4 will be implemented additional instructions for working with artificial intelligence.Under the cover of the heat spreader, which will get a new shaped form due to the need to envelope located on the PCB microelectronic elements, will be located three crystals.
Two of them will be manufactured at 5nm by TSMC and will carry processing cores, while the third will integrate memory controllers and PCI Express 5.0 bus, a power management subsystem, as well as integrated graphics of RDNA 2 generation.
This chip will be produced by 6-nm technology, which in general should give the processors optimal thermal performance and power consumption.The announcement of Ryzen 7000 processors is scheduled for this fall, and so far we can only dream of more specifics.

Tesla will recall 130,000 electric cars due to problems with AMD Ryzen processors overheating during fast charging

Tesla announced a recall of 130,000 cars due to a problem with the electric cars' infotainment system processor.
During fast charging of electric cars processors can overheat, which leads to malfunction or complete shutdown of touch screen displays of cars.Image source: bixusas/pixabay.comThe owners of cars will not have to give them to dealers or Tesla itself.
The manufacturer began distributing \"over the air\" firmware updates for electric cars affected by the defect - these include the Model 3 and Model Y 2022, as well as Model X and Model S 2021 and 2022.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the fastest charging or preparing for fast charging the CPU infotainment system \"may not cool enough to prevent heating to higher than expected temperatures, which can lead to slow down the CPU or pedal.
As a result, the central display may be delayed or the image may disappear completely.
The manufacturer has not yet explained what exactly caused the problem or how the software update will solve it.
According to some reports, the problem has something to do with preparing batteries for Supercharger charging stations.According to NHTSA, the problem can prevent owners from using rearview cameras, using the touchscreen display and even prevent the optimization of the wipers because of the inability to use the setting from the touchscreen display.
While it is not yet known how widespread the problem is, NHTSA reports that Tesla has already recorded 59 such cases, as well as reports of actual accidents potentially related to the problem.
There is no information yet on injuries or deaths related to the glitch.Tesla began shipping electric cars last year with AMD Ryzen chips for infotainment systems, but it is not yet known if the new processor is causing the problem at all.
Earlier this year, some drivers noted a slight decrease in the range of electric cars equipped with Ryzen compared to older Tesla models with Intel Atom chips.Tesla has previously announced recalls of electric cars several times, including in cases where they could not be brought up to speed with an over-the-air software update.

The timing of AMD hybrid processors for Socket AM5 debut will be largely determined by DDR5 prices

According to AMD representatives, AMD AM5 processors with DDR5 memory and PCI Express 5.0 speed bus support should appear in the second half of the year, judging from the AMD presentation at CES 2022. At the same time they emphasize that the exact timing of hybrid processors appearance will depend on the situation with DDR5 memory prices.

Tom’s Hardware managed to talk to David McAfee, who is corporate vice president and general manager of client business at AMD. According to him, the company will take into account both the availability of DDR5 memory, as well as the level of prices for it, when deciding on the timing of market launch of Socket AM5 platform. AMD is going to closely monitor the expansion of DDR5 in the market to choose the best timing for customers to debut Socket AM5. Rembrandt hybrid processors, which combine Zen 3+ compute architecture and RDNA 2 graphics architecture, will offer desktop support for DDR5 and therefore require the use of Socket AM5. They don't have DDR4 support at all, that's why the most important factor to choose the moment of announcement will be exactly how much DDR5 modules are spreading out in the market and their price. In the case of mobile versions of Rembrandt this factor did not play a particular role, because they both support LPDDR5, availability of which is not a problem. In the desktop segment, the deficit of DIMM modules with DDR5 chips is determined by the lack of a sufficient number of power management circuits, which are placed on the module itself. Later, when the shortage problem eases, more Ryzen 6000-based laptops with SODIMM-type DDR5 memory modules will hit the market. Remind that in the second half of the year will debut AMD Ryzen processors with Zen 4 architecture, which will be manufactured with 5nm technology and also installed in the socket AM5. In fact, the availability of DDR5 is important mainly in terms of timing the release of hybrid processors in this version, which are aimed at a wide range of consumers. Raphael processors without integrated graphics will play in the higher price range, in their case, the availability and cost of DDR5 are not so important.

AMD showed Ryzen processor on Zen 4 architecture - 5nm process, 5GHz, AM5 socket, DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support

As promised, AMD has shared new details about the future Ryzen 7000-series processors on the Zen 4 architecture at CES 2022. This series of chips is expected in the second half of 2022.

The manufacturer has confirmed that the new processors will be manufactured using the 5-nm process technology and equipped with a very unusual heat dissipation cover, as you can see if you take a look at the image below.

New generation Ryzen will get support for the latest DDR5 memory standard, as well as PCIe 5.0 interface. AMD also showed a demonstration in which the game Halo Infinite (39:53 in the clip below) was run on a system with a Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 processor engineering sample. A high frame rate was noted, but no specific numbers were given. It was also said that all cores of the chip were running at 5 GHz.

The manufacturer also confirmed that future Ryzen processors will use the new Socket AM5 processor socket type LGA, which has 1718 pins. In other words, new processors will be equipped with contact pads, rather than pins, and the process of their installation on the motherboard will be similar to Intel chips. The company also noted that the new socket AM5 will be compatible to current CPU coolers, designed for the current socket AM4.

AMD introduced Ryzen 6000 (Rembrandt) 6nm mobile processors with Zen 3+ and RDNA 2 architectures

AMD has officially unveiled the Ryzen 6000 family of Rembrandt mobile processors. The series includes eight models of high-performance Ryzen 6000H series for powerful gaming notebooks, as well as two energy-efficient Ryzen 6000U models for thin and compact laptops. In addition, the manufacturer announced a series of mobile processors Barcelo, which are updated Cezanne (Ryzen 5000U).

Ryzen 6000 (Rembrandt) mobile processors are built on the updated Zen 3+ architecture and use a new 6nm manufacturing process. Novelties are ready to offer up to 8 computational cores with support for up to 16 virtual threads. Ryzen 6000H series models have a claimed TDP range from 35 to 45W. The power efficient Ryzen 6000U models have a dynamic TDP range of 15 to 28W. In other words, the choice in favor of one or another TDP processor will depend directly on the laptop manufacturers themselves. The flagship model of the new H-series is the Ryzen 9 6980HX. The chip offers 8 cores with support for 16 threads and a maximum frequency of 5.0 GHz. The amount of cache memory in the second and third levels of the processor is 20 MB. The youngest model of high-performance Ryzen 6000H processor is Ryzen 5 6600HS. The processor has six processing cores with support for 12 virtual threads, as well as 19 Mbytes of cache memory in the second and third levels. In the Ryzen 6000 series processors, AMD has finally abandoned the built-in Vega generation graphics. The chips now use RDNA 2 graphics architecture. The frequency of the integrated graphics processor and the number of graphics cores depends on the model of the processor. If the junior chip Ryzen 5 6600HS involved six graphics cores with frequencies up to 1.9 GHz, the flagship Ryzen 9 6980HX model has twelve graphics cores running at up to 2.4 GHz. AMD doesn't specify this, but there are 64 stream processors in each graphics core, giving the novelties up to 768 stream processors.

The energy-efficient Rembrandt is represented by Ryzen 7 6800U and Ryzen 5 6600U models. The first one has 8 cores with support for 16 virtual threads, operates in the frequency range from 2.7 to 4.7 GHz and is equipped with 20 Mbytes of cache memory of the second and third levels. The junior model has six cores with twelve virtual threads, runs from 2.9 to 4.5 GHz and has 19 megabytes of cache memory on levels two and three. The senior model has twelve integrated graphics cores based on RDNA 2 architecture, running at up to 2.2 GHz. The junior model has six graphics cores up to 1.9 GHz. The manufacturer claims for the new processors up to 40% lower power consumption for video streaming, up to 30% lower consumption in video conferencing applications and up to 15% lower power consumption for browsing. As for the performance of the integrated graphics, it is up to three times higher in games than direct competitors and up to two times faster than the previous generation of Ryzen 5000 mobile processors, according to AMD. Single-core and multi-core computing performance of Ryzen 6000 processor models is up 10–30% higher than the previous generation. The support of LPDDR5 memory up to 6400 MHz and DDR5 memory up to 4800 MHz, PCIe 4.0, USB4 (40 Gb/s), HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.0 readiness, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth LE 5.2, AV1 video encoder support is claimed for these processor-based notebooks. Notebooks based on AMD Ryzen 6000 processors will be available in February of this year; There are three models of mobile processors Barcelo series on the architecture Zen 3, built on a 7-nm process technology: eight-core Ryzen 7 5825U, six-core Ryzen 5 5625U and quad-core Ryzen 3 5425U. The first runs in the 2.0 to 4.5 GHz frequency range, the second & ; 2.3 to 4.3 GHz, and the third & ; 2.7 to 4.1 GHz. The eight-core and six-core models each got 20 and 19 Mbytes of Layer 2 and Layer 3 cache memory  respectively. The junior quad-core model has 10 Mbytes of cache memory of the second and third levels. These processors use up to 8 Vega graphics cores embedded at 1.5GHz to 1.8GHz. The stated power consumption rating of these chips is 15W.

AMD introduced Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology

At CES 2022 AMD introduced the first and only Ryzen processor with the new 3D V-Cache technology. It was named Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Novelty manufacturer calls the fastest gaming processor in the world;

To improve performance by increasing the amount of cache memory, the company uses an additional 7-nm SRAM crystal, which is installed on top of the chip with cores using 3D-mounting technology. This will triple the L3-cache capacity of the Zen 3 architecture processor, to 96 Mbytes. The manufacturer points out that the use of hybrid L3 cache layering technology on the chipset in the Ryzen 7 5800X3D allows for a 200-fold increase in interconnect density compared to 2D chipsets, as well as a 15-fold increase in density and a three-fold increase in power efficiency compared to 3D packaging using micro-notches. Like the original Ryzen 7 5800X, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D uses 8 processing cores with support for 16 virtual threads. However, the difference between the chips is not only in the presence of additional 3D V-Cache, but also in their clock speeds. However, not in favor of the new processor. While the current Ryzen 7 5800X model has an operating frequency range of 3.8 to 4.7 GHz, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D runs at 3.5 to 4.5 GHz. The regular model is equipped with 32 Mbytes of Level 3 cache memory. Ryzen 7 5800X3D in addition to 32 MB of L3 cache memory is equipped with 64 MB of 3D V-Cache memory. TDP rating of both processors is the same and is 105W. As for the gaming performance measured at 1080p resolution, AMD compares the novelty with its twelve-core Ryzen 9 5900X, as well as with the sixteen-core Intel Core i9 12900K. Compared to the former, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor showed on average 15 percent better performance. Compared to the Core i9 12900K, the AMD chip showed the same performance in half of gaming projects, and was even slightly faster in some games. AMD points out that Ryzen 7 5800X3D will be compatible with current motherboards on AMD 400-series and 500-series chipsets. The processor should be available in spring this year.

AMD Ryzen processors have made their way into all U.S.-built Tesla electric cars

After the spring restyling, the Tesla Model S and Model X flagship electric cars switched to AMD Ryzen processors, but they later appeared in the onboard systems of the more affordable Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, assembled in Shanghai. More recently, these processors are also equipped with the cars of the last two models, assembled in the U.S. and supplied to the local market.

Thus, if the Electrek resource is to be believed, the wave of on-board infotainment upgrades for Tesla electric vehicles has covered the entire range of vehicles produced by the company in two countries. We can assume that if Tesla gets the long-awaited permission to assemble the Model Y in Germany, the Berlin-made crossovers will initially be equipped with AMD Ryzen processors. Now the Model 3 and Model Y are shipped to the European market from China, and they have already switched to AMD Ryzen processors. The infotainment system of Tesla's junior electric cars had previously relied on Intel processors of the Atom family. Switching to AMD Ryzen, as experiments by Chinese reviewers have shown, not only opens up access to a new experience in computer games that can be run on a stationary electric car, but also speeds up the basic interface. Since all the main functions of Tesla electric cars are controlled from the central display, no owner who has had experience with cars of previous batches can fail to notice the improved onboard computer performance.

No less important change was the refusal to use the classic 12-volt lead battery, in American-built Tesla cars it finally gave way to a lithium battery with the same voltage. The point is that the lighting and the onboard power grid of Tesla vehicles traditionally operate at 12 V, and therefore are powered by a separate battery that is in no way connected to the traction battery. The abundance of powerful consumers quickly depleted the life of the conventional lead battery, and as a result, it often needed to be replaced. The new lithium battery has a higher capacity and should handle all typical loads much better. The only problem may be its work in cold weather, but even here the capacity reserve will surely help the car owner. By the way, the fresh batch of Tesla Model Y and Model 3 American assembly demonstrates the presence of an upgraded front camera. How this will affect the operation of active driver assistance systems is not entirely clear. Since May, these cars assembled in the U.S. have refused to use radar, and now the automation relies only on data from onboard cameras to recognize obstacles and surrounding objects.

AMD CEO to talk about new processors and graphics cards during a live broadcast on January 4

AMD's desire to draw attention to its own products during CES 2022 in Las Vegas was not a secret to us, but this week the official press release confirmed that the virtual event in early January will tell about the upcoming Ryzen processors and Radeon family graphics cards. CEO Lisa Su will personally talk about the new AMD products.

This broadcast has no direct connection to CES 2022, as the organizers have not invited Lisa Su to take part in the opening of the event in the coming year. This allows AMD to act independently, which is reflected even in the broadcast title & ; «2022 Product Premiere». It obviously hints at the company's desire to present new products during the broadcast. The succinct press release states that Lisa Su will highlight innovations and solutions, including AMD's upcoming AMD Ryzen processors and AMD Radeon graphics cards. The live broadcast will be available to watch on AMD's YouTube channel starting at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Jan. 4, 2022, and those who missed the live broadcast can watch a recording of the event on AMD's website. From the early revelations of the company's representatives, we know that in early 2022 the company is going to present updated Ryzen desktop processors, as well as new mobile processors. It is not excluded that in the area of graphics we will talk about representatives of RDNA 3 architecture, which should debut in 2022.