AMD Ryzen 5000 Series 12-Core, 8-Core CPUs Allegedly Spotted

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Many of us have assumed that AMD will be adopting the Ryzen 4000 Series naming convention for its upcoming lineup of Zen 3-based desktop processors. That may not be the case. According to software engineer Patrick Schur, there are already two Ryzen 5000 Series processors floating around somewhere: a “Ryzen 9 5900X” and “Ryzen 7 5800X.” These are purportedly 12-core and 8-core CPUs, respectively.



While there’s no way to confirm Schur’s discovery, the naming change makes a lot of sense. Skipping to the 5000 Series would allow AMD to align the branding of its desktop and mobile Ryzen processors, which are inconsistent and somewhat confusing right now (we’ve got Ryzen 3000 for desktop, but Ryzen 4000 for mobile). Additionally, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard of a potential jump to Ryzen...

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[Grimlakin]

I honestly am not worried about whatever name they give the CPU as long as I can find the documents to order what I want. But for the normal user that's important.

 

[SeymourGore]

I like the change, always thought it was weird that the mobile/APU parts didn't line up with the desktop generation naming.

 

[Uvilla]

Yep I guess it makes sense to pair up with the laptop parts.