Summary

  • AMD has delayed the launch of the Ryzen 9000 line due to manufacturing errors, with new launch dates on August 8 and 15.
  • The Ryzen 9000 series uses an AM5 socket, with the high-end Ryzen 9 9950X benchmarked at 5.85 GHz.
  • Buyers can expect the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X on August 8, followed by the Ryzen 9 9900X and 9950X on August 15.

Days before its originally scheduled July 31 launch, AMD delayed releasing its upcoming Ryzen 9000 series of processors due to some errors in manufacturing that were shared on social media. AMD said that the delay will not be long, as the new target dates for the Ryzen 9000 lineup will be split between August 8 and 15.

The AMD Ryzen 9000 processors are part of the "Zen 5" generation. Billed as the successor to the current Zen 4 lineup, which includes CPUs like the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the AMD Ryzen 9000 series will continue to use the AM5 socket that its predecessors do. In initial Blender benchmarks posted on social media, the high-end Ryzen 9 9950X ran at a maximum clock speed of 5.85 GHz, which matched the Ryzen 9 7950X. The same benchmark revealed that the enterprise-level Ryzen 9 9950X could match the Intel Core i9-12900K processor for a fraction of the power draw when set to just 60W, making it a compelling choice for some buyers.

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While AMD planned a July 31 launch for the Ryzen 9000 CPUs, that date will no longer be met. According to Tom's Hardware, the AMD Ryzen 9000 series was pushed back to August 8 and 15 due to manufacturing errors that caused AMD to recall some batches before release. One of the apparent errors spotted on social media was a problem in the printing process that caused some AMD processors to be mislabeled, with the Ryzen 7 9700X being misprinted as a "Ryzen 9 9700X" instead. Twitter user 9550pro shared a screenshot of a misprinted Ryzen 7 9700X CPU. It is unclear if other processors such as the Ryzen 9 9900X were affected. AMD said some issues were identified during testing that resulted in some Ryzen 9000 batches being pulled, but did not clarify if the printing errors were among them.

Sources Claim AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs Were Misprinted

AMD added that buyers looking to purchase the Ryzen 9000 series would not have to wait long, as the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X were rescheduled to launch on August 8. However, the Ryzen 9 9900X and 9950X processors were pushed back another week, to August 15. In addition to the Ryzen 9000 processors, AMD is releasing a refresh of the Zen 3 lineup called the Ryzen 5000XT series, which was scheduled to launch on July 31.

AMD's Ryzen 9000 delay came as its main competitor, Intel, dealt with issues concerning its 13th and 14th generation processors. Given that both tech giants are having issues with their CPUs, only time will tell how consumers will react.

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    Gamers interested in upgrading to a newer CPU from Team Red will find the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X to be of spectacular value thanks to its high single-core performance, efficient hexacore architecture, and compatibility with newer technology such as PCI-E 5.0 and DDR5 memory. It also abandons AMD's AM4 design, going for a pin-less processor offering by moving them to the motherboard instead.

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    The AMD Ryzen 7 7700x is an excellent octacore processor with 16 threads in tow. It is quite similar to the fastest gaming CPU on the market, the Ryzen 7800X3D and offers similar productivity performance even as the latter takes the lead in games thanks to its larger L3 cache.

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    The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is equipped with 12 cores and 24 threads, plus a base clock speed of 4.7 GHz with a max boost of up to 5.6 GHz,  making it a strong contender for heavy multitasking and gaming. The large 12 MB L2 plus 64 MB L3 cache memory greatly boosts performance at high resolutions, ensuring that the unit is fluid, responsive and immersive.

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