AMD Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs could be about to enter mass production
Next-gen Ryzen processors could soon be rolling off the production lines
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AMD’s Ryzen 4000desktop processors are about to enter mass production, according to the rumor mill, so they should be on track for a 2020 launch as has previously been insisted.
This information comes fromIgor’s Lab, whose sources reckon that Ryzen 4000 CPUs have reached ‘B0 stepping’ – a technical term for a different revision of a processor – with that silicon likely to be the final version, and henceAMD’s ready to begin mass production of the finished products.
Naturally, we have to chuck in a big heap of salt with this one, given that it’s just chatter from the grapevine. And even if what the sources believe is actually true right now, there’s always the possibility that some kind of last-minute gremlin could prompt a further revision.
In other words, don’t get carried away, although it’s difficult not to get at least a little excited at the prospect that Ryzen 4000 desktop processors could be about to start rolling off assembly lines.
No pressure?
It’s still not certain exactly when these CPUs might launch, but we’ve heard the possibility ofAMD unveiling the chips as early as September. In reality, as to when they might actually go on sale, it could be October, or indeed any of the closing months of 2020.
With mass production about to start – possibly – the chips could certainly come sooner rather than later, although even if the lines are cranked up, AMD may not necessarily feel a whole lot of pressure to rush Ryzen 4000 out the door (or at least not the entire range, as some other rumor mongers seem to believe that only the high-end CPUs might arrive initially).
After all, existingRyzen 3000processors are plenty competitive compared toIntel’s latestComet Lakeproducts, and indeed we have refreshedRyzen 3000 ‘XT’ modelsdue to debut very shortly.
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With Intel’s Rocket Lake next-gen CPUs still some way off, andpotentially launching in Q1 or Q2 of 2021– andstillbuilt on 14nm (albeit with a new architecture) – AMD seems to be very much in the driving seat, and sales of desktop products clearly reflect this.
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Darren is a freelancer writing news and features for TechRadar (and occasionally T3) across a broad range of computing topics including CPUs, GPUs, various other hardware, VPNs, antivirus and more. He has written about tech for the best part of three decades, and writes books in his spare time (his debut novel - ‘I Know What You Did Last Supper’ - was published by Hachette UK in 2013).
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