AMD Launches Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors

AMD introduced the Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processor lineup powered by the new “Zen 3“ architecture. Offering up to 16 cores, 32 threads and 72 MB of cache, Ryzen 5000 series processors perform very good in heavily threaded workloads and power efficiency, while the Ryzen 9 5900X processor offers up to a 26% generational uplift in gaming performance. With extensive improvements throughout the core including a unified 8-core complex with direct access to 32MB L3 cache, the new AMD “Zen 3“ core architecture delivers a 19% generational increase in instructions per cycle (IPC), the largest since the introduction of “Zen“ processors in 2017.

“Our commitment with each generation of our Ryzen processors has been to build the best PC processors in the world. The new AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors extend our leadership from IPC4, power efficiency to single-core, multi-core performance and gaming,“ said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, client business unit, AMD. “Today, we are extremely proud to deliver what our community and customers have come to expect from Ryzen processors, dominant multi-core1 and single-core performance and true gaming leadership, all within a broad ecosystem of motherboards and chipsets that are drop-in ready for AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors.“

Featuring a 19% IPC increase over the prior generation in PC workloads, the “Zen 3“ architecture reduces latency from accelerated core and cache communication and doubles the directly accessible L3 cache per core while delivering up to 2.8X more performance-per-watt versus the competition. AMD 500 series motherboards are ready for AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors with a simple BIOS update. This broad ecosystem support and readiness includes over 100 motherboards from all major motherboard manufacturers. New Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors are expected to be available for purchase globally on November 5, 2020.