This week AMD will unveil its Zen 3 architecture. On October 8, AMD is planning a Zen-centric event around 12 PM EST, 17 PM BST and 18 PM CEST, where Lisa Su and other AMD executives will discuss the company’s “next-generation Ryzen desktop processors”. AMD Zen architecture has been a major change for the company and for addressing the needs of PC users who have a very powerful option for building a good computer in the Ryzen series.
The manufacturer has already promised a lot for Zen 3, including higher core counts, higher clock speeds, higher instructions per clock, more transistor density, and much more. They also mentioned lower power consumption, but not many details were given.
AMD Ryzen 5000 ‘Zen 3’ will significantly improve gaming performance
According to the official information available so far, the Zen 3 is based on TSMC’s improved 7nm process, with a 15%+ increase in IPC (instruction set per clock cycle). TSMC’s new process uses Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography with a short wavelength of 13.5 nm for the semiconductor. This will result in a potential 20% increase in transistor density and a 10% reduction in overall power consumption.
So far, AMD’s marketing efforts for Zen have focused on two things: games and content creation. AMD has made some progress in this regard, asserting that “PC games have great prospects” that “will take its leadership in PC gaming and content creation to new heights” and that “AMD Ryzen delivers a complete package of performance and technology leadership.
AMD Zen 3: Best single-core performance ever
Each new generation of Zen processors has brought improvements that benefit gamers, from improvements in clock speed and reduced cache latency in Zen+ to improvements in IPC, clock speed, and cache structure in Zen 2. The Zen 3 architecture will allow the Ryzen brand to take another leap in gaming performance, and AMD is confident that its latest architecture will be a good choice for the PC gaming market.
The mobile side has always lagged behind the desktop side in terms of architecture. This time there could be a mix of Zen 2 and 3 architectures for the Ryzen 5000 mobile series. The new 7nm+ manufacturing process for the Zen 3 processors will make the previous architecture even more efficient and powerful.
If AMD can offer more game-oriented improvements in its new Zen architecture, it could definitely take the lead in this area which is now dominated by Intel.
AMD’s Zen 3 preview beams optimism, and on October 8th we will finally see what Lisa Su and her entire team have in store for us.