Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)

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Kocicak

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I just checked some reviews and in fact 9700X has pretty similar performance as 14600K, I thought 14600K was a bit better... It is still cheaper and better in multithreaded applications though.
 

Josh128

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So, what "is already established" is in fact that the Zen 5 core is consistently better than the Zen 4 core at low power levels in integer workloads (and at high power levels too).

If default TDP of 96c Turin vs. 96c Genoa is raised as stated in this rumor, then higher supported memory clock alone would already be a sufficient reason to do this.
Not in chiplet configuration.
 

Hail The Brain Slug

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I just checked some reviews and in fact 9700X has pretty similar performance as 14600K, I thought 14600K was a bit better... It is still cheaper and better in multithreaded applications though.
I guess you just blanked that every 13th and 14th gen CPU with 65W TDP or higher is part of Intel's massive debacle. Today, it doesn't matter what price to performance ratio any of those products offer, no one should be considering buying them.
 

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For everything else Intel 13600/14600 CPUs are generally regarded to be the best universal CPUs with excellent price to performance ratio. 9 out of 10 AMD enthusiasts will confirm that.
Why are you so funny? Why would AMD enthusiasts confirm 13600/14600 are better value for gaming when it's not even clear if they will work properly in the long run without degrading? Even without degrading, I see no reason for AMD enthusiasts for recommending Intel products. It's not as if AMD doesn't have its own competing products against 13600/14600 SKUs.
 

Kocicak

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I think we are not supposed to discuss Intel in this thread. Some dark force just deleted my post. Be very careful!

I do not think that Intel has anything to compete with AMD in gaming CPUs now - and I did not mention 13600/14600 CPUs in this connection.
 
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(David Huang's Strix Point analysis part 2)


You are correct if you are saying that nobody has presented similarly detailed measurements of performance over core power for Granite Ridge vs. Raphael yet.
I had not seen Huangs part 2 analysis. Once again it appears that he once again single handedly has delivered the best analysis to date. Wish he would produce a Granite Ridge entry.

I was speaking of 9950X vs 7950X and 9700X vs 7700X/7700 low power MT Cinebench scores (some of which was shown here by the ES user). Its not anomalous, its universal, that perf/w , at least in Cinebench r23 ( and presumably all other fp heavy apps, at least) that chiplet based Zen 5 drops to and even below chiplet based Zen 4 levels at 45W and below TDPs. The data is freely available and it is not scandalous or hyperbole to point it out.
 

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From a linked in post we know that only 16 people worked on the bobcat / jaguar based PS4 (& helped deliver AMD out of bankruptcy )
AMD went from a 500 mil market cap at around that time to over a 100 bil market cap by August 2020. If they still only had a literal handful of designers and engineers working on Zen 5 at that point, shame on them and shame on their CEO, but I very much suspect that is not the case, lol.
 
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If they still only had a literal handful of designers and engineers working on Zen 5 at that point, shame on them and shame on their CEO, but I very much suspect that is not the case, lol.
It just shows where their priorities are. Their best people are most likely working on server and AI products.

We are lucky that they still give us X3D CPUs.
 

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I had not seen Huangs part 2 analysis. Once again it appears that he once again single handedly has delivered the best analysis to date. Wish he would produce a Granite Ridge entry.

I was speaking of 9950X vs 7950X and 9700X vs 7700X/7700 low power MT Cinebench scores (some of which was shown here by the ES user). Its not anomalous, its universal, that perf/w , at least in Cinebench r23 ( and presumably all other fp heavy apps, at least) that chiplet based Zen 5 drops to and even below chiplet based Zen 4 levels at 45W and below TDPs. The data is freely available and it is not scandalous or hyperbole to point it out.
And in those benchmarks large part of power was consumed by the IODie, eating into core power budget. Also vs Zen4 scores posted by the users here iirc. Since Turin has different IODie it might behave differently. I am not sure if Turin gets new IODie or is reusing Genoa design.
BTW.
a moment ago I came across this information on another forum
If you are interested about architectural details instead of general apps performance recommended sources for Granite Ridge are Chips&Cheese and Alex Yee's Zen5 AVX512 teardown. For Strix Point add David Huang's analysis into the list. Fact check whatever you read on any forum against these.
 

Ranulf

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No. Just no.

For gaming AMD 7800X3D is the best, it has no competition beside other more expensive and for gaming unnecessary AMD 3D CPUs.

For everything else Intel 13600/14600 CPUs are generally regarded to be the best universal CPUs with excellent price to performance ratio. 9 out of 10 AMD enthusiasts will confirm that.


TLDR:
The CPU you really want to use for this MT price/performance argument is the i9 12900k that is selling for $299 these days and has been around that price for 5-6 months and was even $315 on NE last year's BF sales. Oh wait, but then that chip runs up against the 7900X and 7950X chips from AMD.
 
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Even worse. The 13900k and the 14900k should not even be in the picture due to stability , do the 9600x and the 9700x should also be in the picture. And to be fair on cores, the 9900x and the 9950x
 

Ranulf

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Even worse. The 13900k and the 14900k should not even be in the picture due to stability , do the 9600x and the 9700x should also be in the picture. And to be fair on cores, the 9900x and the 9950x

Yeah, I cut out that part. I went thru a long rant on pricing and price/perf comparisons. I just edited it in frustration as the whole point is silly.
 

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I was speaking of 9950X vs 7950X and 9700X vs 7700X/7700 low power MT Cinebench scores (some of which was shown here by the ES user). Its not anomalous, its universal, that perf/w , at least in Cinebench r23 ( and presumably all other fp heavy apps, at least) that chiplet based Zen 5 drops to and even below chiplet based Zen 4 levels at 45W and below TDPs. The data is freely available and it is not scandalous or hyperbole to point it out.
And in those benchmarks large part of power was consumed by the IODie, eating into core power budget. Also vs Zen4 scores posted by the users here iirc.
Yes, I don't recall that these Cinebench studies (from the ES user, and from some Chinese videos IIRC) showed actual core power, or that deducing core power from the given info was possible with reasonable certainty.

Also, did I understand correctly that Cinebench R23 uses rather outdated FP instructions? In any case, Cinebench R23 is one of the FP benchmarks which sees comparably little change from Zen 4 to Zen 5 (at desktop-like power levels, relative to a variety of other FP benchmarks).

Since Turin has different IODie it might behave differently. I am not sure if Turin gets new IODie or is reusing Genoa design.
It is a new (at least: updated) IOD which supports 16 instead of 12 attached CCXs as well as higher RAM speed.
Oops, correction: 16 CCXs are already present in Bergamo, so this aspect is not new.

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Actually, Bergamo attaches the 16 CCXs through merely 8 GMI3 links (leaving 4 of the IOD's links unused). I would be surprised if Turin's IOD isn't expanded to 16 GMI3 links in order to properly support the 128-core Turin classic variant.
 
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DrMrLordX

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Lisa Su own specialty is semiconductors design, not CPU design wich is surely delegated to Mark Papermaster with Mike Clark just below him.
Ironically Lisa Su s competences would had more suited as head of TSMC.

Eh? Dr. Su worked on Cell with Sony:


No. Just no.

For gaming AMD 7800X3D is the best, it has no competition beside other more expensive and for gaming unnecessary AMD 3D CPUs.

For everything else Intel 13600/14600 CPUs are generally regarded to be the best universal CPUs with excellent price to performance ratio. 9 out of 10 AMD enthusiasts will confirm that.

Ummm

I guess you just blanked that every 13th and 14th gen CPU with 65W TDP or higher is part of Intel's massive debacle. Today, it doesn't matter what price to performance ratio any of those products offer, no one should be considering buying them.

Exactly.

Plus this thread isn't the right place for head-to-head comparisons anyway.
 

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Throwing my current guess for Zen 5 mobile naming, will be interesting to see next year what it actually is. Either way, it's going to be a mess.
 

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Throwing my current guess for Zen 5 mobile naming, will be interesting to see next year what it actually is. Either way, it's going to be a mess.
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A Kraken 242 SKU without NPU or with reduced NPU throughout would make sense, yes. Specially given it's a more budget offering.

I think STH will get a different branding. But Ryzen Max is a good name.

Sonoma...some say it's 💀
 

DavidC1

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how do both companies know in advance the average scores of each other so they are so similar?

on cutting edge CPU archs? the most complex devices on planet earth (and manufacturing lithography ASML etc etc)

some insane espionage going on
It's much simpler than that. They aim at similar markets with similar goals so there's a floor on what you can do. Same with athletes that differ by less than 0.1s wins, despite from being a different background, language, and culture.
 

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So with the new Windows 11 build, you are getting a 10% boost on avg for Zen 4 & 5. Bad news is that it doesn't make Zen 5 any better than Zen 4 in gaming, because their relative position doesn't change.
Its free extra performance for everyone, just still no reason for gamers and other casual users to upgrade their Zen 4 build. So you get better performance upgrading Windows to 24H2 than buying a new CPU.
 
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