The beginning of Zen 4 may not have been introduced after all

So not in July/August after all: With things going for now, AMD processor fans will have to wait a little longer for the Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 to be launched. Twitter leaker Greymon55 If you still knew on February 11th that the Zen 4 version will be coming to July/August, now, about a month later, update your information. Because many of its sources seem to contradict each other, while one of them is said to come from a packaging factory. This sets the higher weight for Greymon55.

Zen 4 will likely launch at the end of 2022

So far, the Zen 4 is said to have not gone into mass production, as evidenced by the factory, which rules out the early launch of Raphael chips in July/August. According to Greymon55, production was supposed to start at this time at the latest. So AMD’s Zen 4 debut in the fourth quarter, towards the end of the year, is still realistic.

An early release of Ryzen 7000 CPUs also seems less likely, given that AMD will probably want to release its well-known Zen 3 CPUs Ryzen 5 5500, Ryzen 5 5600, and Ryzen 7 5700X AM4 this month as well as its well-known Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Thus, the subsequent launch of Zen 4 will create a more comfortable time window.

Also worth reading: AMD Ryzen 7000: Zen 4 IGP with a third of Steam Deck performance?

AMD can also expect cheaper DDR5 RAM prices for later Ryzen 7000 processors launched. This issue was at the root of Intel’s release of Alder Lake CPUs, and it may take a few more quarters before memory prices recover. Zen 4 also lacks DDR4 compatibility, which is why AMD’s reliance on DDR5 RAM pricing can make an especially big impact in terms of value for money. A possible clarification of the whole thing can be expected at the upcoming Computex event in Taipei at the end of May.

source: Twitter via 3dcenter