AMD's Zen 6 CPUs are the main focus in the latest AIDA64 8.30 beta release, adding support for various upcoming lineups.
AMD Zen 6 CPUs Are Coming Soon, & AIDA64 Is Fully Prepped With Support For Multiple Lineups
FinalWire has released the latest version of its popular system monitoring software, AIDA64. The new version (8.30.8332 beta) comes with various updates, with the main release highlights being preliminary and improved support for AMD's upcoming Zen 6 CPU families. The full changelog is listed below:
- preliminary support for AMD K1A.18 Mustang Peak CPU
- preliminary support for AMD K1A.88 Olympic Ridge CPU
- Improved support for AMD K1A.8 Medusa APU
- Improved support for AMD K1A.9 Venice SP8 CPU
- Improved support for AMD K1A.14 Medusa 2/3 APU
- extended CPUID features (ACE)
- Intel Processor Number detection for Xeon 6971E+C, 6982E+C, 6991E+C
- motherboard specific sensor info for Asus Prime H610M-A WiFi D4, TUF Gaming B850M-Plus WiFi7
- Improved motherboard-specific sensor info for ASRock boards
There are five AMD Zen 6-specific families listed for the new release. These include Mustang Peak (K1A.18), Olympic Ridge (K1A.88), Medusa (K1A.8), Venice K1A.9, and Medusa 2/3 (K1A.14).
Mustang Peak is the codename for AMD's next-gen Threadripper lineup for the TR6 platform and was recently unveiled by AMD itself. Olympic Ridge is the codename for the desktop lineup, which we will get under the "Ryzen" branding. Medusa is the codename for the mobile & desktop APU lineup, which will feature several variants with different die configurations, and lastly, Venice is the codename for the Zen 6-based EPYC family, which is already in volume production on TSMC 2nm technologies.
Besides AMD Zen 6 CPU support, the new version also brings extended CPUID features such as ACE (AI Compute Extensions), which is part of the x86 EAG (Extension Advisory Group) & includes work done by both Intel and AMD. There are also new Intel Xeon CPUs added to the mix, along with improved sensor support for ASUS and ASRock motherboards.
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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