New details on AMD's Pinnacle Ridge CPUs and Raven Ridge APUs have just been leaked. The new report confirms several details that we have been hearing about the upcoming processor lineups from AMD and their launch schedule.

AMD Pinnacle Ridge High-Performance CPUs Arriving in 2018 - Raven Ridge APUs For Mainstream Users In 2H 2017

The latest details come from leaked roadmaps which were posted on a Chinese site (via Videocardz). The roadmap confirms the Pinnacle Ridge and Raven Ridge processor families. We got to know about the new Pinnacle Ridge family just a few days ago. From the looks of it, we will actually get to see Pinnacle Ridge in 2018 while Raven Ridge would be headed to several mobility platforms in 2H 2017.

AMD Pinnacle Ridge CPU Family Will Feature Up To 8 Zen 2 Cores - Even More Performance For Desktop and Server Users

Little is known about the Pinnacle Ridge lineup but one thing is for sure that enthusiasts and enterprise users will be looking at even more performance compared to the first generation Zen core. The roadmap confirms that the Pinnacle Ridge CPUs will features up to 8 Zen CPU Cores. We are definitely looking at the Zen 2 revision here which we will talk about in a moment.

The processors will have TDPs up to 95W which is similar to their current Ryzen lineup. All chips will feature support for DDR4 memory. The AM4 platform will provide support for Zen, Zen 2 and Zen 3 based CPUs up till 2020.

Given the overall IPC increase, we could be looking at anywhere from 60-65% total IPC increment over Excavator with Zen 2 which is a huge leap in performance. AMD might also sort out some issues that they are currently facing with optimization in gaming applications, compatibility with higher clocked DDR4 memory and lower CPU clock speeds. Improvement in process nodes with return better yields and chips that are clocked higher than the current SKUs.

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