On April 8th, buzz around the AMD Zen5 architecture-based Ryzen 9000 desktop processors (codenamed Granite Ridge) is getting louder, as its physical form has been revealed for the first time. And, it looks strikingly similar to the existing Ryzen 8000 series, still flaunting an "octopus" silhouette.
This unveiling showcases an engineering sample, identified by its PON number 100-000001290-11, and it's packaged in Malaysia.
The interface is theoretically still AM5, but recently there's been talk of an upgraded version called AM5+. It's unclear whether this will lead to a direct swap.
As for the specific specs, it's rumored to feature 8 cores and 16 threads, although the frequency remains undisclosed (knowing it for the samples wouldn't make much difference anyway). The thermal design power (TDP) is set at 105W, while the top-end could reach 16 cores and 32 threads with a TDP boosted to 170W.
It's worth noting that this OPN identifier surfaced as early as June last year in the distributed computing project einstein@home, indicating 16 logical cores and continued integration with modest GPUs.
The reliable informant, known as "Kepler_L2," previously stated that according to SPEC benchmark tests, the Zen5 architecture could see a single-core performance boost of over 40% compared to Zen4.
