AMD Ryzen wins the game. In a recent marketing video about the B450 chipset, MSI suggests that the AM4 platform still has the potential to evolve. According to the manufacturer its motherboards B450 with AM4 socket support Ryzen processors with 8 cores and above.
We know that Intel is working to offer a Coffee lake-S solution with 8 physical cores and 16 logical cores. Above all, it is a question of offering a competition capable of convincingly beating the new Ryzen 2000 series including its showcase, the 7 2700X.
AMD has achieved a genuine breakthrough with the launch of its Ryzen chips. For more than a year, the company has been putting pressure on its competitor, that, for a decade, has been content to offer four-core products on the Mainstream market. From now on the top of the range reference is the 8 cores, which is only available in the Ryzen catalog.
In a marketing video, MSI highlights the prowess of its new B450 motherboards supposed to democratize the second generation Ryzen. In the power section, the manufacturer mentions support for 8-core chips, but not only. The little sentence speaks of 8 hearts and more.
B450 motherboard, MSI announces support for Ryzen processors with 8 cores and more
As a result, the future of Ryzen is in the spotlight. Several hypotheses are put forward.
AM4 Ryzen processors, heading for 12 or 16 cores?
AMD is currently preparing its Zen 2 microarchitecture which will not be a smooth evolution of Zen+. The adoption of 7 nm is planned. This engraving associated with the CCX approach is an interesting duo.
AMD can increase the number of cores by 50% or 100%. If this happens, 12- or 16-core AM4 processors may land. Range adjustments are necessary but above all already in place. For example, the Ryzen Threadripper offer has evolved to 32 physical cores making the “16 cores” accessible on the mainstream.
AMD also has an immediate novelty in its pocket, the Ryzen 7 2800X. The Ryzen 2000 series has only replaced the Ryzen 7 1700X. On this point, AMD did not rule out the possibility of a Ryzen 7 2800X.