Computex 2022: AMD Live Blog Keynote (2am ET/06:00 UTC)

01:58AM EDT - It's Computex time once again!

01:58AM EDT - Welcome to another AnandTech live blog, and the first of this year's Computex trade show

01:59AM EDT - Kicking things off once again is AMD, who is broadcasting a keynote address headed up by the one and only Dr. Lisa Su

01:59AM EDT - According to AMD, the PC-focused keynote will cover both mobile and desktop, with AMD and its partners focusing on cutting edge hardware and "breakthrough performance"

01:59AM EDT - AMD's Computex keynotes rarely disappoint, and we don't expect this one too, either

02:00AM EDT - Like last year's keynote, this year's is a pre-recorded presentation from AMD. Though the physical Computex tradeshow is taking place, the lengthy, week-long quarantine requirement makes attending the show very difficult for foreigners

02:01AM EDT - And here we go

02:02AM EDT - Before AMD's presentation starts, Taitra, Computex's organizing organization, is introducing AMD and Dr. Su

02:03AM EDT - We should expect to see news on cutting-edge products from AMD for both mobile and desktop

02:03AM EDT - And here's Lisa

02:04AM EDT - Computex 2022 is a big show for AMD. Both for announcing new products, and for demonstrating/strengthing its relationships with its major partners, many of whom are in Taiwan

02:04AM EDT - Not the least of which, of course, is TSMC. As well as motherboard and laptop makers

02:05AM EDT - Lisa is quickly recapping AMD's past several months, including closing the Xilinx acquisition

02:05AM EDT - "AMD is everywhere"

02:05AM EDT - But today is all about the next-generation of PC products for gamers, content creators, and enthusiasts

02:05AM EDT - "At AMD we're all about building the best"

02:06AM EDT - New details to come on AMD's next-generation Ryzen desktop processors

02:06AM EDT - But first: laptops

02:06AM EDT - AMD launched the Ryzen 6000 Mobile family at the start of this year. New laptops are still coming out

02:07AM EDT - https://www.anandtech.com/show/17276/amd-ryzen-9-6900hs-rembrandt-benchmark-zen3-plus-scaling

02:07AM EDT - "Our Ryzen 6000 portfolio is just beginning"

02:08AM EDT - Now recapping AMD's 6000U series processors (and how they surpass Intel's 12000P series) in ultrabooks

02:08AM EDT - Showing off a few such notebooks, including the ZenBook S13 and Yoga Slim Pro X

02:09AM EDT - And Ryzen is also going into commercial/business laptops

02:09AM EDT - "The average system today is over 4 years old"

02:09AM EDT - New Ryzen 6000 Pro laptops are on the way

02:09AM EDT - Over 60 new Ryzen notebooks expected to launch this year

02:10AM EDT - AMD believes they've also taken the crown for commercial battery life, based on HP's Elitebook running MobileMark

02:11AM EDT - Meanwhile there's also the matter of the mainstream laptop market

02:11AM EDT - New APU: Mendocino

02:11AM EDT - Launching Q4. For Windows and ChromeOS laptops in the $399 to $699 market segment

02:11AM EDT - Based on Ryzen 6000 Mobile tech with a twist

02:11AM EDT - TSMC 6nm, 4 Zen 2 cores, and an RDNA2 iGPU

02:12AM EDT - Mendocino essentially replaces AMD's Picasso APUs, which are still being used for lower-budget laptops

02:12AM EDT - Now on to gaming laptops with Frank Azor

02:13AM EDT - Recapping the AMD Advantage design framework and co-development program

02:13AM EDT - One of AMD's advantages? Their Smart family of technologies, like Smart Access Memory

02:14AM EDT - Announcing a new Smart technology: Smart Access Storage

02:14AM EDT - This sounds like AMD's implementation of Microsoft's DirectStorage standard

02:14AM EDT - Using SAM, AMD platform technologies, and GPU asset decompression

02:14AM EDT - More details coming in the following months

02:15AM EDT - Now talking about a few AMD Advantage laptops announced or launched in recent months

02:16AM EDT - Lenovo's latest Legion 7, besides being AMD Advantaged, also offers force-sensitive WASD keys

02:17AM EDT - And HP's Omen 16 is the first laptop with AMD's Smart Shift Eco

02:17AM EDT - And Corsair is launching an AA laptop focused on game streaming and broadcasting

02:17AM EDT - 16-inch 240Hz WQHD+ display

02:18AM EDT - Corsair Voyager

02:18AM EDT - Available this summer

02:18AM EDT - And that's it for Frank. Passing it back to Lisa

02:18AM EDT - "Let's close with a preview of what comes next for desktop PCs"

02:19AM EDT - Recapping AMD's very long lived AM4 platform

02:19AM EDT - Almost 5 years, 170 million processors

02:19AM EDT - And AM4 is still going strong with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D

02:19AM EDT - (AT review coming soon!)

02:20AM EDT - "It is the world's fastest gaming CPU"

02:20AM EDT - But AM4 is entering its twilight years. It's time for a new platform, and a new CPU architecture

02:20AM EDT - Ryzen 7000 desktop CPUs!

02:21AM EDT - Socket AM5. Built on TSMC's 5nm process

02:21AM EDT - Zen 4 CPU cores

02:21AM EDT - 1MB of L2 cache per core, 2x that on Zen 3/Zen 2

02:21AM EDT - Clockspeeds "run significantly" above 5GHz

02:21AM EDT - >15% greater single threaded performance versus the previous generation

02:22AM EDT - 2 core chiplets (CCDs) built on TSMC 5nm

02:22AM EDT - And a new 6nm-built I/O Die

02:22AM EDT - The IOD adds integrated graphics for the first time. RDNA2 architecture

02:22AM EDT - And a bunch of power optimizations for the IOS as well

02:22AM EDT - Now for more on the AM5 platform

02:23AM EDT - "We wanted to create a platform designed for flexibility"

02:23AM EDT - Modern I/O and interfaces

02:23AM EDT - New socket: LGA1718

02:23AM EDT - Allows more power and greater signal integrity

02:23AM EDT - TDPs up to 170 Watts

02:24AM EDT - Dual channel DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support

02:24AM EDT - And it's compatible with AM4 coolers (which given the change from ZIF to LGA, is actually a bit surprising)

02:24AM EDT - Up to 24 PCIe 5.0 lanes coming from the CPU

02:25AM EDT - And up to 14 USB SuperSpeed 20Gbps ports

02:25AM EDT - Wi-Fi 6E support

02:25AM EDT - Up to 4 display outputs coming from the CPU. HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.0 support

02:26AM EDT - All new SVI3 power infrastrucuture. Support for additional power phases, fine-grained power control, and significantly faster voltage response capaibilities

02:26AM EDT - 3 chipsets/levels of motherboards

02:26AM EDT - X670E(xtreme): PCIe 5 for graphics and storage, maximum overclocking capabilities

02:26AM EDT - X670: PCIe 5 for storage, PCIe 5 for graphics on some boards (but not required)

02:27AM EDT - B650: PCIe 5 for storage, PCIe 4 for graphics. Best balance for price and features

02:27AM EDT - AMD has partnered with Phison for the developmnet of their first PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD host controller

02:28AM EDT - They're seeing a 60% increase in sequential read speeds versus PCIe 4.0 SSDs

02:28AM EDT - Expect to see the first devices from Crucial and Micron in time for the AM5 launch

02:28AM EDT - With many more to come

02:28AM EDT - A bunch of AM5 motherboards on display at Computex 2022

02:29AM EDT - ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI

02:29AM EDT - Now back to Lisa to show off a bit of what the AM5 platform can do

02:29AM EDT - (Lisa gets to show off the good stuff; the perks of being the boss!)

02:30AM EDT - First showing a demo running Ghostwire Tokyo

02:30AM EDT - CPU cores are running at up to 5.5GHz

02:30AM EDT - Next demo: Blender

02:30AM EDT - Comparing it to a Core i9-12900K

02:31AM EDT - Blender is maxing out all of the cores

02:31AM EDT - Ryzen 7000 processors available this fall

02:31AM EDT - And we should expect to hear a lot more over the coming months

02:31AM EDT - (Read: AMD will be dip-feeding information)

02:32AM EDT - And that's a wrap! Thank you for joining us for another live blog

02:32AM EDT - Be sure to check out our Ryzen 7000 announcement piece: https://www.anandtech.com/show/17399/amd-ryzen-7000-announced-zen4-pcie5-ddr5-am5-coming-fall

02:32AM EDT - Thanks!