It looks like new reports are coming in regarding AMD's next-generation Ryzen 3000 processors which rock the brand new 7nm Zen 2 core architecture. The latest details come from a popular Chinese tech portal who got their information from various motherboard manufacturers who've already received Ryzen 3000 CPU samples.

AMD Ryzen 3000 Processor Samples Clock Up To 4.5 GHz, Feature 15% Better IPC

According to the source, motherboard manufacturers have already been playing around with the AMD Ryzen 3000 CPU samples which they received earlier in Q1 2019. In our previous report, we also confirmed from our own sources that motherboard makers have been supplied quad-core Zen 2 CPU samples to test them with their upcoming products. These CPUs were early samples which were only supplied for internal testing and not necessarily indicate final retail performance or clock speeds.

The report states that the samples allegedly feature a 15% boost in terms of IPC which would be a good increase over existing Zen+ based parts that already lifted the IPC by 3% over Ryzen 1st Gen CPUs. It is also reported that the boost frequency for these samples is reported at up to 4.5 GHz which should scale better with higher core and higher TDP parts. It looks like AMD would make a serious focus on the efficiency of their 7nm processors while delivering a good boost in processor performance over the last generation parts.

It is also reported that the memory controller has got an upgrade but it isn't as significant as we had expected. Still, it would be nice to see Ryzen 3000 series running along well with the higher clocked DDR4 DIMM kits (4000 MHz+). The report also goes in line with the IPC improvements we had expected for the Ryzen 3000 series processors, coming in the 10-15% range.

Here's What To Expect From The AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Processors

The AMD Ryzen 3000 lineup is based on the new Zen 2 core architecture which is made possible with TSMC’s bleeding edge 7nm process node. AMD has reaffirmed that their Zen 2 based Ryzen 3000 series processors for the AM4 desktop platform will be available in mid of 2019. We are now hearing multiple reports of a possible launch in early Julyand that might be it as far as the launch day is concerned for the new desktop processors.

AMD has made significant changes to their CPU architecture which help deliver twice the throughput of their first generation Zen architecture. The major points include an entirely redesigned execution pipeline, major floating point advances which doubled the floating point registers to 256-bit and double bandwidth for load/store units. One of the key upgrades for Zen 2 is the doubling of the core density which means we are now looking at 2x the core count for each core complex (CCX).

Improved Execution PipelineDoubled Floating Point (256-bit) and Load/Store (Doubled Bandwidth)Doubled Core DensityHalf the Energy Per OperationImproved Branch PredictionBetter InstructionPre-FetchingRe-Optimized Instruction CacheLarger Op CacheIncreased Dispatch / Retire BandwidthMaintaining High Throughput for All Modes

Zen 2 also includes stronger hardware level enhancements when it comes to security. This further solidifies AMD CPUs against enhanced Spectre variants and these mitigations will be adopted fully be Zen 2. When it comes to Zen, AMD already had strong software level support when it came to security and they have further enhanced it through low-level software mitigations.

AMD CPU Roadmap (2017-2022)