AIDA64 gives an unofficial confirmation of the AMD Zen 6 CPUs' release date. Both client and server CPUs have been added to the support list.
AMD Zen 6 Desktop and Mobile CPUs Added to AIDA64 Support: Both Lineups are Expected to Launch Next Year
AMD has already begun preparing for the Zen 6-based chips, as confirmed by various reports, including the latest Zen 6 patch for Linux, which has been queued recently. AIDA64 is yet another platform that confirmed AMD's next-gen CPUs, which include both Client and Server Zen 6 chips, but more importantly, hints at the possible launch period.
The software, which is a popular hardware monitoring tool, has added preliminary support for these CPUs, as spotted by @9550pro. The AIDA64 Extreme beta version 7.99.7801 adds support for these CPUs, but at the moment, you will only find the more recent 7.99.7805 version, dated 5th June. So, the only evidence is the screenshot provided by the leaker.
We can see that the AIDA64 now has the pre-release information on the Zen 6 chips, which will include the Medusa Ridge desktop, Medusa Point mobile, and the EPYC Venice processors. As far as the launch date is concerned, the addition of a newer CPU series to the AIDA64 database usually points to a release date that is often a year later. So, one should expect anywhere between 10–13 months from now before they can see the Zen 6 CPUs on the market.
The desktop Zen 6 processors are likely to retain the same AM5 socket, while the Medusa Point is expected to be deployed on the FP10 socket, which is a bit bigger than the FP8 used for Strix Point. AMD's Zen 6 desktop CPUs, aka Medusa Ridge, are the first to offer up to 12 cores in a single CCD and will allow up to 32 cores in a dual Zen 6C CCD configuration, offering up to 128 MB of L3 cache. So, basically, Zen 6 will finally break that traditional 8-core CCD barrier we had in all the existing Ryzen series.
On the other hand, the Medusa Point for mobile will offer 12 cores using a chiplet-based design and will retain the existing RDNA 3.5+ architecture for its iGPU, which has been confirmed by previous reports.
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