AMD Zen 5
AMD has confirmed its range of Ryzen 8000 series CPUs based on its Zen 5 will launch sometime in 2024. It will include Navi 3.5 graphics and use the AM5 socket.


Intel rumored to be working on its own 'Halo' processor with Arrow Lake Halo teased: would go head-to-head with AMD's upcoming Strix Halo APU.

MSI's next-gen flagship MEG X870E GODLIKE motherboard teased: ready for Zen 5, but also ready for next-gen Zen CPUs with an absolutely BEAST design.

GIGABYTE introduces its new X870 EAGLE Wi-Fi 7 motherboard: feautres 18 power phases, supports up to 256GB of DDR5-8000 memory, new Zen 5 CPUs, and more.

Intel says Lunar Lake CPUs will have 3x improved latency and bandwidth improvements over Meteor Lake at Hot Chips, new CPUs launch on September 3.

There's a new Windows Update that increases performance when gaming with a Ryzen 9000 Series or Ryzen 7000 Series processor, install it now.

AMD's next-generation Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series 'Shimada Peak' teased: Zen 5 with up to 96 cores and 192 threads of CPU power.

AMD's new Zen 5 core architecture detailed at Hot Chips 2024: Zen enters a new chapter of high-performance computing on laptops, desktops, and servers.

AMD's first waves of high-end X870E motherboard reviews are expected to debut on September 30: new high-end boards designed for Zen 5.

AMD Ryzen 9000 series 'Zen 5' and Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' processors get performance gains with the recent Windows 11 24H2 update.

An insider says that we could see a State of Play presentation from Sony by the end of September, could be the big PlayStation 5 Pro reveal event.

Intel's next-generation Core Ultra 7 268V 'Lunar Lake' processor gets benched on Geekbench: improved performance in both CPU and GPU before launch.

MSI shows off its new Zen 5-ready MPG X870E Carbon Wi-Fi motherboard: high-end mobo for Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, 20 VRM phases, dual USB4 ports.

GIGABYTE has just unveiled its monster new X870E AORUS MASTER motherboard: ready for AMD's new Zen 5 CPUs, USB4, and oh-so-much more.

AMD publishes a new blog post explaining the disparity between its internal gaming benchmarks for Zen 5 processors, and the results of CPU reviewers.

ASUS teases AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000X3D series CPUs, with 3D V-Cache and super-boosted performance, on its own website for its motherboards.

ASUS introduces its new NitroPath DRAM technology with its new X870E and X870 motherboards: advanced layout routing allows for 400MT/s RAM speed boost.

ASUS introduces next-gen X870E and X870 motherboards across the ROG Crosshair, ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, and Prime families, ready for AMD's new Zen 5 CPUs.

Following rumors of a 5500X3D, apparently AMD could have a Ryzen 5 7600X3D in the wings - or maybe both of these affordable gaming CPUs.

Microcenter is bundling free RAM kits with select AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPU purchases: 16GB with Ryzen 5 9600X, 32GB with Ryzen 7 9700X processors.

ASUS will reveal its next-gen ROG X870E and X870 motherboards at Gamescom 2024 next week, ready for AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series CPUs.

GPU-Z 2.6.0 released: improved support for RTX 40 series GPUs, Zen 5 CPU temps corrected, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and other Arm GPUs now supported.

AMD to show off higher-end Strix Halo and Kraken APUs at CES 2025, with Strix Halo packing in Zen 5 CPU cores, and massively beefed-up RDNA 3.5 cores.

AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series issues called out, leaker says they should 'reboot' the CPU. In some cases, Zen 5 is SLOWER than Zen 4.

MSI has taken first place among motherboard vendors for pushing AMD's latest Ryzen 9000 series Zen 5 CPUs beyond 7 GHz with the power on LN2.

AMD is apparently planning to increase the power rating for its first two Zen 5 CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, from 65W to 105W.

According to Canalys, over 8.8 million AI-capable PCs were shipped in Q2 2024: with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm all releasing AI processors for Copilot+ PCs.

GPD's new Pocket 4 is officially the first handheld with AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 'Strix Point' APU, launches in October.

RDNA 3.5 mobile graphics delivering PlayStation 4 levels of performance is great to see, with the Radeon 890M outperforming the desktop GeForce GTX 1650.

ASUS announces its new ROG Zephyrus G16 laptop is now available: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 'Strix Point' APU and up to RTX 4070 GPU, starts from $1899.

MSI's latest AM5 BIOS features offer up to 10% more performance in gaming with AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, download the new BIOS now.

The first Zen 5-based AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPU has been delidded for the first time by ASUS China manager, I/O die breaks into literal 'pieces'.

AOOSTAR says that Mini-PCs based on AMD's new Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APUs will arrive in October, if things go smoothly.

Intel's next-generation Panther Lake CPU has been powered on, on track for 2025 production on the Intel 18A process node, and they need a win.

ASUS working on ROG Z13 Flow 2025 gaming tablet: powered by AMD's upcoming beefed-up Strix Halo APU with 110W power, HEAVILY upgraded RDNA 3.5 GPU.

AMD's beefed-up Zen 5-powered Strix Halo APU leaked: teases 307mm² die with 16 cores, 32 threads of CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU compared to GeForce RTX 4070 80W.

AMD's new Radeon 890M integrated GPU inside of new Strix Point APUs tested in gaming performance against Arc GPU on Intel's Meteor Lake processors at 28W+.

AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series CPU pricing confirmed: 9950X for $599, 9900X for $449, 9700X for $279, launching in August.

AMD's new Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU die shot revealed: TSMC 4nm process node, Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU, XDNA2 NPU in great detail.

AMD's new Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU and its new RDNA 3.5 GPU tested: Radeon 890M, 880M offers massive performance improvement, power scaling.

AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9 9950X overclocked by Bilibili tech influencer Orindary Uncle Tony, LN2 cooled and pushed to 6.5GHz to break Cinebench record.

ASUS makes its new AMD Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU-powered laptops official: new gaming and content creation AI laptops starting from $1399.

AMD could've delayed its Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series CPU launch because of a simple typo: Ryzen 9 9700X spotted, should be Ryzen 7 9700X. Oops?

GIGABYTE releases new Ryzen 9000 Series BIOS for its AM5 Motherboards, to help you 'harness the full potential of these next-generation processors.'

AMD has launched its first Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU-powered laptops: combining Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU, XDNA 2 NPU for the best Copilot+ PCs.

MSI unveils new AMD Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU laptops: TITAN 18 Pro, Alpha 17, Stealth 16 AI+, Creator 16 AI+ and Summit 16 AI+ 2024 laptops.

AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9 9950X processor overclocked to nearly 6GHz and benchmarked: 20% faster than stock, beats Core i9-14900KS by 19%.

We now know when we can expect official reviews to appear online for the Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X, and Ryzen 5 9600X.

AMD's beefed-up Zen 5 HX 'Fire Range' APUs to use same FL1 package as Zen 4 HX 'Dragon Range' processors, RTX 50 series GPUs coming to Ryzen gaming laptops.

AMD delays the launch of its Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series CPUs to August 15, says initial production units to partners didn't meet quality expectations.

More Intel Core i9 13900K and 14900K woes as a VFX studio comes out to state that it's switching to AMD because of instability and crashes.

The Ryzen 7 9700X is a gaming champ and significantly more efficient than its previous-gen counterpart. AMD's Zen 5 is the real deal.

Mainstream desktop Zen 5 is a winner. The Ryzen 5 9600X is a powerful and efficient CPU that rivals the 170W Ryzen 9 7950X gaming performance.

Ace Magician's AMR5 is a decent enough Mini PC with a few tradeoffs for its lower cost, but for the home office or entry-level gaming, you could do worse.

As the entry-level processor for AMD's new Zen 4 range of processor debuting today, the Ryzen 5 7600X CPU shines on day one. Join us as we investigate.

Allied Gaming's first PC to review is the Patriot-A: mid-range grunt for $2299 AUD that games beautifully at 1080p/1440p 120FPS.

Zen 3 powered APUs are here in the Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 5700G, but did AMD drop the ball? Join us as we put them to the test.

AMD is also releasing mid-range Zen 3 today in the Ryzen 5 5600X processor. Grab a drink and join us as we take a close look.

If you are looking for a CPU with excellent price-to-performance value, and you like to tinker, then give the Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 2700 a look.

AMD increases the threat against Intel with their new Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X processors.

We run AMD's Raven Ridge through some testing, finally we have integrated graphics that can play actual games at reasonable resolutions.

We finally get some time to analyze AMD's Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1400 processors. Should you consider them for a lower-end build? Let's see.

AMD today takes the covers off its next two Ryzen processors, the 1600X and 1500X. These cheaper CPUs still manage to pack a fairly good punch.

Ask the Experts: Anthony is looking at upgrading his AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU to something better. We offer our advice on the topic.

Ask the Experts: Rayne is having trouble getting any display output to his monitor on his newly build AMD Ryzen 5 gaming PC build.

Ask the Experts: Handy from Indonesia is trying to decide what is the best memory for his Ryzen 5 5600X and ASUS B550 system.

Ask the Experts: Shah from Pakistan is weighing up whether to buy an AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or Intel Core i3 10th Gen processor.

Ask the Experts: Roberto just built an AMD Ryzen 5600X-based system and is wondering what graphics card he should pick for it.

Ask the Experts: Peter from the UK is on the market for some memory to use with an AMD Ryzen 5 CPU and wants to know what to buy.

Ask the Experts: Eddie wants to know which graphics card would be best paired with the upcoming Ryzen 5600X CPU from AMD.

Ask the Experts: Peter is building a new AMD rig soon but is unsure which PSU he should select, we try to help out.

Ask the Experts: Connor is building a new rig with an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and GeForce GTX 1660 and asks what kind of DDR4 memory would be the best fit.

Ask the Experts: Tim is looking for a new CPU without overclocking, should he go AMD or Intel? Let's see what Tyler has to say.