AMD Ryzen 9000 Delayed
AMD originally scheduled the release of Ryzen 9000 series at July 31 but it’s been delayed due to some errors in manufacturing that were shared on social media.
The Delay of AMD Ryzen 9000
Just days before original release date, which is July 31, AMD delayed releasing its upcoming Ryzen 9000 series of processors due to some errors in manufacturing that were shared on social media. AMD announced that the delay will not be long, as the new target dates for the Ryzen 9000 lineup will be split between August 8 and 15.
The AMD Ryzen 9000 processors are part of the “Zen 5” generation. Billed as the successor to the current Zen 4 lineup, which includes CPUs like the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the AMD Ryzen 9000 series will continue to use the AM5 socket that its predecessors do. In initial Blender benchmarks posted on social media, the high-end Ryzen 9 9950X ran at a maximum clock speed of 5.85 GHz, which matched the Ryzen 9 7950X. The same benchmark revealed that the enterprise-level Ryzen 9 9950X could match the Intel Core i9-12900K processor for a fraction of the power draw when set to just 60W, making it a compelling choice for some buyers.
While AMD planned a July 31 launch for the Ryzen 9000 CPUs, that date will no longer be met. According to Tom’s Hardware, the AMD Ryzen 9000 series was pushed back to August 8 and 15 due to manufacturing errors that caused AMD to recall some batches before release. One of the apparent errors spotted on social media was a problem in the printing process that caused some AMD processors to be mislabeled, with the Ryzen 7 9700X being misprinted as a “Ryzen 9 9700X” instead. Twitter user 9550pro shared a screenshot of a misprinted Ryzen 7 9700X CPU. It is unclear if other processors such as the Ryzen 9 9900X were affected. AMD said some issues were identified during testing that resulted in some Ryzen 9000 batches being pulled, but did not clarify if the printing errors were among them.
AMD added that buyers looking to purchase the Ryzen 9000 series would not have to wait long, as the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X were rescheduled to launch on August 8. However, the Ryzen 9 9900X and 9950X processors were pushed back another week, to August 15. In addition to the Ryzen 9000 processors, AMD is releasing a refresh of the Zen 3 lineup called the Ryzen 5000XT series, which was scheduled to launch on July 31.
AMD’s Ryzen 9000 delay came as its main competitor, Intel, dealt with issues concerning its 13th and 14th generation processors. Given that both tech giants are having issues with their CPUs, only time will tell how consumers will react once 900 series makes it’s launch in August.
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