Zen 6
AMD 3-nanometre processor microarchitecture
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Zen 6 ("Morpheus")[3] is the name for an upcoming CPU microarchitecture from AMD, shown on their roadmap in July 2024.[4][5] It is the successor to Zen 5 and is believed to use TSMC's 3 nm and 2 nm processes. Desktop processors will be codenamed "Olympic Ridge", expected to be released under the Ryzen 10000 name,[3] the Ryzen Threadripper (HEDT or Workstation) processors are codenamed "Mustang Peak", while Epyc server processors will be codenamed "Venice" and "Verano".[6] The mobile processors include several lineup codenames: "Bumblebee" at the low-end, "Medusa Point" for the mainstream lineup, "Medusa Halo" represents a high-end APU with a large iGPU, and "Gator Range" providing the highest mobile performance.[citation needed]
Desktop H1 2027 (expected)[1]
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| Launching | Datacenter Q4 2026 Desktop H1 2027 (expected)[1] |
| Designed by | AMD |
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| CPUID code | Family 1Ah |
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| Technology node | TSMC N2P (CCD) to TSMC N3C (IOD)[2] |
| Microarchitecture | Zen |
| Instruction set | AMD64 (x86-64) |
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| Predecessor | Zen 5 |
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Zen 6 is expected to release in late 2026 to early 2027.[7] It is expected that each Core Complex Die (CCD) will contain up to 12 cores each,[8] enabling a maximum of 24 cores (48 threads) for consumer platform chips and 256 cores (512 threads) on server platform chips.[1]
The architecture is confirmed to introduce new instruction extensions, including AVX512_BMM, AVX_NE_CONVERT, AVX_IFMA, AVX_VNNI_INT8, and AVX512_FP16.[9] It is also expected that Zen 6 will be the first platform supporting Flexible Return and Event Delivery (FRED).[10]
Zen 6c
Like with the previous two Zen generations, Zen 6 will come in a standard variant, as well as a high-core-density variant named Zen 6c ("Monarch").[3] This will be used for server chips and likely also for mobile platforms.
Zen 6 LP
A new variant is set to debut, named Zen 6 LP. This variant is similar in function to Intel's LP-E cores in processors such as Meteor Lake and Panther Lake, handling background tasks along with maintaining hybrid sleep. However, unlike Intel's Darkmont, Zen 6 LP will be a more condensed and underclocked form of Zen 6c, and as such will retain the same IPC, instruction sets, and extensions as Zen 6 and Zen 6c.[citation needed] The Zen 6 LP variant will be present in mobile chips & SoCs, handheld APUs, the upcoming PlayStation 6 Console's SoC, upcoming PlayStation 6 Handheld's SoC and upcoming Xbox console's SoC.[11][failed verification]
See also
- Nova Lake – a competing x86 CPU lineup from Intel for Olympic Ridge
