Ryzen 4000 will repeat the characteristics of the Ryzen 3000, but the frequencies will grow
A decent note in China Times gives an idea of AMD’s plans for the current year. More precisely, in the second half, during which AMD will present three new processor lines at once – Ryzen 4000 for desktop PCs, Ryzen Threadripper 4000 for enthusiasts, and server Epyc of the third generation (code name – Milan). So at the end of the year, the processor segment will be really hot. Since Intel will not be able to respond to the new army of 7-nanometer AMD processors, it is logical to wait for a new round of price war after the release of all these new products. This is at least.
A large-scale attack on Intel. AMD will release Ryzen 4000, Ryzen Threadripper 4000 and Epyc Milan processors this year
The most anticipated CPU among users is, of course, the Ryzen 4000 (codename Vermeer). They will be escorted by the 600 series chipsets (those will be made for AMD by ASMedia) but will retain the AMD4 socket, which will ensure backward compatibility with the 400 and 500 series motherboards. At the same time, the 600 series chipsets will have the advantage of being native support for PCIe 4.0 bus and high-speed USB 4 interface based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
Ryzen 4000 will be based on the architecture of Zen 3. In comparison with Zen 2, no special innovations are expected – the number of cores will remain the same, but due to the use of more advanced 7 nm + EUV process technology, the clock frequencies will increase, and the power consumption will either remain the same or decrease. Zen 3 will serve as the basis for the other two aforementioned AMD processor families – Ryzen Threadripper 4000 and Epyc of the third generation.
Market analysts believe the Ryzen 4000 will go on sale in the fourth quarter of the year but before Christmas. Intel will oppose them with its 14- and 10-nanometer processors, but for obvious reasons, there will not be much competition, at least in the segment of desktop systems – AMD is likely to further increase its market share. At the same time, Vermeer will be the last AMD processor with an AM4 socket – with the Ryzen 5000 processors, the AM5 socket will debut.
