Solved! Speculation: Zen 4 (EPYC 4 "Genoa", Ryzen 7000, etc.)

[Exist50]

Well they did put on their website that the CPUs would be available on Feb 14, and then immediately said that was incorrect. So right now they don't any free passes!

But if it is unlocked that would be awesome!

Yeah, it would be great. It's just kinda sad that AMD marketing is in such disarray we literally can't even trust the spec sheets.

 

[Karnak]

Videocarz.com thinks it's just yet another error by AMD since they announced that they would not be unlocked for overclocking, only PBO and curve optimizer would be available.

Well technically PBO is overclocking. So that statement on their product page is not wrong since PBO (and CO) are already confirmed for all 7xxxX3D SKUs.

 

[lightmanek]

Either this is a screw up or another level of sandbagging ...
No matter which way it is, I'm getting one after launch

 

[DrMrLordX]

Either this is a screw up or another level of sandbagging ...
No matter which way it is, I'm getting one after launch

Is there a firm launch date yet?

 

[nicalandia]

Whoever is doing this on Purpose should be Fired on the Spot..

So they just updated their product..

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[Markfw]

I was just chatting with Matthew at AMD.com. I was trying to get a more real release date for these(7950x3d and the others), and all he said was "Feb 2023"

 

[Saylick]

Whoever is doing this on Purpose should be Fired on the Spot..

So they just updated their product..

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Tsk tsk AMD. I swear I could do a better job than them at this point...

 

[Harry_Wild]

I was just chatting with Matthew at AMD.com. I was trying to get a more real release date for these(7950x3d and the others), and all he said was "Feb 2023"

Only a week to 3 weeks away! But will retailer stock the CPU? They are very picky on hold CPU inventory and seem to stock the minimum quantities!

 

[Vattila]

In case AMD listens, here is a side-by-side comparison of 7950X3D and my latest revision of the chip labelling, with a larger model number, and a few other minor changes.



See post #11747.

 

[Exist50]

Whoever is doing this on Purpose should be Fired on the Spot..

So they just updated their product..

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Ugh. It's not exactly a surprise, given the context, but seriously AMD? Wtf is going on there recently? I don't know if this is marketing, sales, or whatever, but their communications around Zen 4 X3D have been an utter disaster.

 

[In2Photos]

Maybe this is all intentional to keep interest up. What if they are "official" "unofficial" leaks?

 

[maddie]

Maybe this is all intentional to keep interest up. What if they are "official" "unofficial" leaks?

Something is broken. That bald guy who left recently? Could he have been a linchpin person?

 

[moinmoin]

Something is broken. That bald guy who left recently? Could he have been a linchpin person?

Marketing wasn't exactly great under Robert Hallock either, but it does start to look like he was crucial for some more consistency that since seemed to go out of the window.

 

[nicalandia]

Some Updates

Nun doch oder ein Fehler: Ryzen-7000X3D-Prozessoren mit OC-Unterstützung (Update) - Hardwareluxx

Nun doch oder ein Fehler: Ryzen-7000X3D-Prozessoren mit OC-Unterstützung.

www.hardwareluxx.de

 

[coercitiv]

HUB is testing B650 boards and their initial impression is... bad.



While in general I have defended some of the price hikes in motherboards as legitimate due to higher BoM, this kind of poor performance is unacceptable.

 

[In2Photos]

I've built 2 B650 systems in the last month. The first was my daughter's, using the Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX. It took me an hour to get it to post. Looking back the memory kit I used, despite it being an EXPO kit, was not on their QVL. It took a BIOS update and some fiddling and has worked fine ever since. Well except random issues with the Ethernet port not working on startup occasionally. A reboot fixes the issue.

And then on my build using the MSI Edge it posted fine until I tried to enable EXPO. It took required a BIOS update despite this kit being on the QVL. I had a couple of weird things happen after that when I enabled EXPO. I finally set everything default and tried again and all has been well.

Inexperienced builders will have a horrible time in my opinion. It might get even worse with A620 boards.

 

[biostud]

It is weird since the X670 chipset and B650 is based on exactly the same hardware, except that X670 has two chips.

 

[DrMrLordX]

It is weird since the X670 chipset and B650 is based on exactly the same hardware, except that X670 has two chips.

Possibly a quality issue on the B650 boards. If the build quality is poor and there's too much crosstalk between traces, signal integrity could be low(er).

 

[Markfw]

I did not know these were out for public sale yet. Anybody want a Genoa motherboard ?

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[Just Benching]

HUB is testing B650 boards and their initial impression is... bad.

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While in general I have defended some of the price hikes in motherboards as legitimate due to higher BoM, this kind of poor performance is unacceptable.

Thats fake outrage. Or he is clueless. Did he really expect for the b650 ds3h to boot 6k+ ram? I mean come on now... Its the cheapest gigabyte mobo, and we know how great gigabyte is with memory ocing...

I mean just looking at a picture of it makes it pretty obvious what's going on with that mobo. Lots of z690s failed to boot at 6k+ speeds, so... Its fine? Especially considering zen 4 taps out at 6 or 6.4k, its not a big issue.

Just for reference, my z690 apex, an 800 euros 2 dimm motherboard, couldn't boot anything above 5400 😁

 

[coercitiv]

Just for reference, my z690 apex, an 800 euros 2 dimm motherboard, couldn't boot anything above 5400 😁

Thanks for proving my point.

 

[Markfw]

Just for reference, my z690 apex, an 800 euros 2 dimm motherboard, couldn't boot anything above 5400 😁

And just for reference, my $300 ASRock 670E motherboard booted 6000 CL30 first time, and I set the cpu to PBO CO -25 as well, and it works flawlessly, and for months now. Not a burp.

 

[A///]

I had a motherboard that burped once. It shot my the CPU clear across the room. In multiple pieces of course. Old hardware was a pain in the tuckus. Especially if a piece of ceramic flew at speed and stabbed you in the ass.

 

[Exist50]

HUB is testing B650 boards and their initial impression is... bad.

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While in general I have defended some of the price hikes in motherboards as legitimate due to higher BoM, this kind of poor performance is unacceptable.

That's quite disappointing, especially since B650E in particular has everything most people would realistically need, even enthusiasts. Also begs the question of what exactly is driving up motherboard prices so much if these boards can't even handle fairly conservative memory speeds. The socket assembly itself?

Been a while since I looked at motherboard design, but it looks like both of those are 6 layer PCBs. That's not super high end, obviously, but doesn't stand out negatively either. Wonder if there's some instability on the DDR5 training side? Perhaps some firmware tweaks could help? I do think it's important for AMD to keep up the quality standards for the mobo manufacturers if they're going to advertise Zen 4 with these memory speeds.

 

[DrMrLordX]

That's quite disappointing, especially since B650E in particular has everything most people would realistically need, even enthusiasts. Also begs the question of what exactly is driving up motherboard prices so much if these boards can't even handle fairly conservative memory speeds. The socket assembly itself?

Been a while since I looked at motherboard design, but it looks like both of those are 6 layer PCBs. That's not super high end, obviously, but doesn't stand out negatively either. Wonder if there's some instability on the DDR5 training side? Perhaps some firmware tweaks could help? I do think it's important for AMD to keep up the quality standards for the mobo manufacturers if they're going to advertise Zen 4 with these memory speeds.

Anything that's PCI-e 4.0 compliant or higher is minimum 6-layer. At least that's what I remember from the x570 launch. That's gonna cost you. Plus if the market is contracting overall then they need to jack up prices to make it worth their while to continue offering DiY boards.