Allen
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A rumor about next year's AMD 7nm CPUs.
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AMD Next-Gen 7nm Zen 2 CPUs Rumored To Feature 10-15% IPC Increase, Up To 16 Cores on AM4, 32 Cores on TR4 and 64 Cores on SP3
the rumor alleges that Zen 2 will feature a 10% to 15% improvement in IPC (Instructions Per Clock) [versus] current 12nm Zen+ based processors..
..we are also expecting to see some clock rate bumps in the next-generation processors too..
The second part of this rumor is that three different designs may already have been finalized for the Zen 2 core. These include:
AM4 (Up To 16 Zen 2 Cores) TR4 (Up To 32 Zen 2 Cores) SP3 (Up To 64 Zen 2 Cores)
According to this, the maximum core count on the AM4 platform will be upped from 8 cores to 16 cores.
This is an early, unverified rumor. But, lately, AMD has been successful with CPUs -- and they are clearly pushing core count. I will be interested to see the price on the 16 core AM4 as it might replace my 8 core AM4. While I doubt I'll see any difference with 16 cores vs 8 cores in my applications, I am an AMD fan so I will buy before it makes much sense. It may be the last big change for a while and may fit in my current MB -- 3nm is a way off.
