Zen 2 at 7nm will set new trends in the computing market. Since the introduction of the first Ryzen processors, AMD has stated that its Zen architecture has been designed to ensure evolution for several years.
Launched in 2018, the second generation Ryzens uses an optimized version of the Zen architecture. Named Zen+, it benefits from a 12 nm engraving and various improvements. They affect frequency management depending on the load or cache subsystem.
Zen+ is only one step and AMD’s goal is now Zen 2, and significant changes are expected that should increase the performance of the instructions per clock cycle (IPC).
Zen+ -> Zen2: +13% IPC (Average) in scientific tasks. Not bad.
P.S. No gaming data, atm.— Bits And Chips – Eng (@BitsAndChipsEng) October 16, 2018
According to a Twitter intervention, Zen 2 should propose a 13% increase in the CPI compared to Zen+, which in turn increased the CPI proposed by Zen by 2 to 5%. However, caution is advised as these figures refer to “scientific” tasks and not to the performance of video games. There are currently no performance data available for games.
Zen 2 is not just a paper target. AMD should introduce it by the end of the year through its second generation EPYC corporate processors. This 16% increase in CPI compared to Zen architecture, combined with higher frequencies and possibly more cores, will improve the relevance of these offerings. Zen 2’s entry into the “public” segment is generally expected in 2019.