We still don't know the full specifications of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000-Series processors, but recent leaked performance figures point at them being some seriously quick with the potential to boost gaming frame rates and improve content creation performance. They are expected to launch sometime in the next eight weeks or so, but there are plenty of things we do know about the company's new Socket AM5 platform. At the moment, most websites covering leaks, rumors and other information point at a similar lineup to its 5000-series, with mainstream models most likely offering between six and 16 cores. More recently, Videocardz discovered the possible lineup in an AMD resource file. Above we have what we believe are the core Ryzen 7000-series CPUs and their respective core counts, which tally with the current Ryzen 5000-series. There may well be other CPUs in the new lineup and it's unlikely all will launch at the same time as AMD usually staggers this, offering some models on day one with the rest following a few weeks or months later. This could span the September to November time frame or a touch later. While the core count parity might disappoint some, early indications are that AMD will be upping power limits to boost multi-threaded and single-threaded performance, thanks in part to 170W of power being available to the new Socket AM5. This is in addition to architectural improvements and AMD itself has claimed that there will be greater than 15 percent uplift in single-thread performance. This should be enough for them to leapfrog Intel's 12th Gen CPUs, but quite how expensively or comprehensively they do that remains to be decided. Intel made some significant improvements, especially in multi-threaded performance and with AMD not increasing core counts from what we've seen so far, we'll have to wait and see how the new CPUs' other changes impact performance hereSadly, unlike previous AMD sockets and CPUs, Socket AM5 and Ryzen 7000 will not be backwards compatible. You'll need to upgrade your motherboard, CPU and memory as well - the latter as so far it looks like Ryzen 7000 will only support new DDR5 memory. Thankfully, your cooler should be compatible - but not in all situations. If your cooler attaches to the standard mounting brackets on AMD current sockets, then it will fit on Socket AM5 too. If it uses the standard AMD backplate to secure to the motherboard, it too will work. What might not work out, is if your cooler uses its own custom backplate as it won't be possible to replace it on Socket AM5. This is according to cooler manufacturer Noctua, who has stated replacing the Socket AM5 backplate will not be possible. Thankfully, the vast majority of its coolers will be compatible as will others from Arctic and Asetek-designed liquid coolers according to this article from MSI. All data is taken from the source: http://forbes.com Article Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2022/07/31/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amds-next-gen-ryzen-7000-series-zen-4-processors/ #amd #newshour #usanewstoday #cnnnewstoday #newstodayupdate #newsworldabc #