HardwareProcessorsAMD’s Ryzen 9000-series CPUs may have been delayed because of a typo on the heatspreader, which is definitely not the sort of mistake I’d ever makeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
HardwareProcessorsAMD’s Ryzen 9000-series CPUs may have been delayed because of a typo on the heatspreader, which is definitely not the sort of mistake I’d ever makeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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A possible answer is that, rather embarrassingly, there may have been a “mistake at the printers”. An early, unofficial review, that now looks to have been taken down, posted to BiliBili (viaTom’s Hardware) showed images of what appears to be a Ryzen 7 9700X with the laser-etched markings on the heatspreader denoting it as a “Ryzen 9 7900X”. Whoopsie.
The real reason for the Ryzen 9000 delay ….@IanCutress is right. pic.twitter.com/oM6ePWU6WCJuly 28, 2024
The real reason for the Ryzen 9000 delay ….@IanCutress is right. pic.twitter.com/oM6ePWU6WCJuly 28, 2024
Ryzen 7 chips traditionally come with eight physical cores (as does the 9700X), while the Ryzen 9 designation is usually reserved for top-end chips featuring more cores and potentially higher clocks. Unless there’s been a huge change to AMD’s model designations since the Zen 5 announcement, that’s a typo, sitting right on the physical CPU itself.
Of course, the chip featured in the photos may simply have been a poor mockup, or badly image-edited to look like one of AMD’s latest chips. However, Tom’s Hardware says that it has learned of Ryzen 9600X models that were shipped to retail outlets, also labelled as Ryzen 9 CPUs.
AMD’sstatement regarding the delaysis as follows:
“We appreciate the excitement around Ryzen 9000 series processors. During final checks, we found the initial production units that were shipped to our channel partners did not meet our full quality expectations. Out of an abundance of caution and to maintain the highest quality experiences for every Ryzen user, we are working with our channel partners to replace the initial production units with fresh units.”
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As someone who has occasionally been known to publish a typo of my own, I can hardly get on my high-horse about anybody else doing the same—and changing something physically printed is a lot more difficult than a sneaky little grammar edit. Regardless, the CPUs are still reportedly on their way, and I’ll be willing to bet the ones that reach the shelves will have printing that’s as accurate as you like.
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