AMD Zen 2 architecture based processors will be featuring a good performance uplift over their predecessors. This performance boost would come directly from incremental IPC gains which are expected in the upcoming generation of Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper, and EPYC CPUs. The latest rumor details a bit about the IPC advancements we would be looking at when Zen 2 arrives in the market.

AMD Zen 2 CPU Architecture To Deliver An Average 13% IPC Improvement Over Zen+, Rumor Alleges

The rumor comes from Bits and Chips through their official Twitter feed where it's alleged that the Zen 2 architecture brings an average of 13% IPC (Instructions Per Clock Cycle) uplift over the Zen+ architecture. It is stated that this performance uplift is specifically in scientific tasks so maybe the numbers are from early EPYC 7nm 'Rome' samples which should be out in the wild. There are no gaming performance results available at the moment since the consumer samples are still away from launch.

Zen+ -> Zen2: +13% IPC (Average) in scientific tasks. Not bad.

P.S. No gaming data, atm.

— Bits And Chips - Eng (@BitsAndChipsEng) October 16, 2018

It is stated that the CPU IPC improvement was noted at the same clock speeds as previous gen processors. No other details are mentioned but if true, we can be looking at one of the biggest IPC leaps in the CPU department since a while. Intel, for now, has been stagnant in the IPC department while AMD's Zen to Zen+ jump yielded a 3% IPC lift. This double-digit IPC gain has not long been seen in the CPU department and it's a welcome one as it would prompt competition to up their game in IPC gains again which would result in better products for consumers.

Also, this isn't the first time we are hearing about double-digit gains from the upcoming Zen 2 CPU architecture as it was also detailed in an earlier rumor that the new processors would yield a 10 to 15% IPC gain.

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