Recently, AMD's next-generation Zen 7 desktop processor has been revealed, with a key change being the adoption of a 16-core CCD design, marking a significant upgrade from the existing 8-core consumer chipset. The flagship Grimlock Ridge desktop processor will be equipped with two 98mm² Silverton CCDs and a 155mm² I/O chip, with each CCD housing 16 Zen 7 cores, bringing the total core count to 32. Each core will have 2MB of dedicated L2 cache, double that of Zen 5, with each CCD boasting a total cache of 224MB, and the 32-core CPU featuring a massive 448MB of total cache. Additionally, AMD is developing a cost-optimized version based on the 56mm² Silverking CCD, with each CCD housing 8 cores. For mobile devices, AMD plans to introduce two designs: Grimlock Point and Grimlock Halo, with a maximum core count of 36. Zen 7 is expected to deliver a 15-25% IPC improvement over Zen 6 and will utilize TSMC's A14 manufacturing process.
