The new AMD APU family has received support in the latest CPU-Z software, and the upcoming Intel Wildcat Lake has also been mentioned.
CPU-Z Adds Support for AMD Ryzen AI 400 "Kraken Point 2" APUs and Preliminary Support for Intel Wildcat Lake in Version 2.19
AMD's recently launched Ryzen AI 400 CPU series has just received support in the latest CPU-Z version 2.19. As per the release notes of the latest version, all the new Ryzen AI 400 desktop APUs, including the G and GE versions, have been added to the CPU-Z database. The series includes several SKUs under the Ryzen AI 7 and Ryzen AI 5 series, offering configurations of up to 8 cores and 16 threads.
This APU series is based on the Zen 5 architecture and is currently the only AM5-compatible lineup with RDNA 3.5-based integrated graphics. We don't know if AMD has any plans to release Strix Point APUs, aka Ryzen AI 7/9 400 series, for AM5, but for now, the Ryzen AI 400 remains the only alternate solution to Ryzen 8000G series APUs. We hope AMD releases the 10 and 12-core SKUs for the desktop as well as these chips will include much more powerful iGPUs such as Radeon 880M and 890M.
Apart from AMD's new chips, the CPU-Z v2.19 also adds support for the Intel Wildcat Lake. We have been talking about this series for a while now, and this addition indicates that we are approaching its launch. Intel Wildcat Lake is the ultra-power-efficient solution for low-power and compact devices. These are significantly cut-down "Panther Lake" chips, based on the same Cougar Cove Performance and Darkmont LP-E cores. Wildcat Lake will succeed the Intel Alder Lake N/Twin Lake series, offering 15W chips with 6 MB cache as recently spotted in an NBD shipping manifest.
According to previous reports, Wildcat Lake should be launched in the first half of 2026, and the addition to the CPU-Z database indicates that the launch is getting closer. Another interesting addition to the CPU-Z v2.19 is the CQDIMM (4-rank CUDIMM) memory support. CQDIMM memory is the new DDR5 memory standard that brings a clock driver on the module itself, allowing it to reach higher frequencies while retaining high capacities. We have seen how ASRock was able to reach 7400 MT/s using 2x CQDIMM DDR5 128 GB memory sticks, which is typically unfeasible on conventional DDR5 DIMMs.
News Sources: CPU-Z, via @9550pro
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