I am very happy to see that the V-cache variant will come out this year, meaning the difference in launch timing is 3 months at most. This means that consumers can get the version they desire instead of having to wait, which is a win for everyone, including AMD. As much as it would be possible for AMD to stagger the launch of the V-cache variant (i.e. milking), it would do them no good because it only leaves consumers who want the V-cache variant to begin with disappointed, those consumers are likely to simply just wait for V-cache anyways instead of upgrading from Zen 4 vanilla (so no double revenue anyways), and an earlier V-cache launch simply means they start making money off of that SKU earlier. It also means that while Zen 4 vanilla might have a ST deficit against Raptor Lake, the V-cache variant likely gives them the gaming throne, which is arguably the most important reason for wanting high ST performance to begin with, at least from the average consumer's point of view.