AMD Zen 5 might dramatically improve your PC gaming performance

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 models might bring a huge performance boost for gaming. The company will release the new CPUs between April and June. In addition, according to @Kepler_L2, a regular leaker, they will have a 40% Instructions Per Clock (IPC) uplift compared to Zen 4. Thus, Zen 5 will have a faster program execution and reduced latency.

The leaker used the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) standardized benchmarks to compare Zen 5 to Zen 4. Thus, if the leaker is accurate, the new Zen 5 will be the latest AMD innovation milestone. Moreover, Kelper confirmed in a tweet that AMD is mass-producing Granite Ridge CPUs.

Does AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 require a new socket?

If you are an AMD 7000 user, you could put the new Zen 5 into your system using the Socket AM5 platform. This option makes the new AMD CPUs easier to use than Intel’s 15th Arrow Lake processors. After all, they require a new CPU socket and architecture.

According to @All_The_Watts, the new CPU could see the following IPC uplifts: 7% in Fortnite, 11% in Passmark, 20% in the Cinebench R23 single-core, 28% in 7-zip, 33% in V-Ray CPU, 38% in Metro Exodus, 71% in Dolphin Bench, and 86% in WPrime. Thus, the Zen 5 might increase its IPC uplifts by 30% instead of 40%. However, the AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 might get a re-testing before its official announcement.

The 71% in Dolphin Bench and 86% in WPrime IPC uplifts are due to the AVX-512 instruction set. So, do not expect an over 70% performance in apps that don’t support it. After all, the tool improves 3D modeling, video processing, and machine learning.

Additionally, for the Socket AM4 platform, AMD will release the Ryzen 5000XT on it. So, if you use Ryzen 1000, 2000, or 3000, you might get a cheaper upgrade version.

In a nutshell, if the leaks are right, the new AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 models will greatly improve your overall performance and gaming experience. In addition, they will be available faster than Intel’s Arrow Lake. So, if you are in a hurry to upgrade consider getting them, especially since you might not need a new motherboard.

What are your thoughts? Are you going to upgrade to AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5? Let us know in the comments.