AMD’s new CPU architecture could flip DIMM slot rules on their head 

The Chinese dark satanic rumour mills have manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that AMD’s upcoming Zen 6-based Ryzen CPUs—codenamed “Medusa”—will throw a spanner in the works for memory layouts, thanks to changes inside the Integrated Memory Controller (IMC).

Sounds of PR silence

After more than 100 Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors keeled over, mostly while paired with ASRock boards, AMD has finally broken its vow of silence—only to point fingers at “memory compatibility.”

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D SKUs

At the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas, AMD officially announced the new Ryzen 9000X3D SKUs with 3D V-Cache, the 16-core/32-thread Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the 12-core/24-thread Ryzen 9 9900X3D.

And no, it is not coming to Steam Deck 2

On the heels of the CES 2025 show, AMD has announced the new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds, including the Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Ryzen Z2, and the Ryzen Z2 Go. All are based on 4nm Strix Point and should bring significant improvements over the current Ryzen Z1 series SoC, especially on the GPU front, despite sticking to the RDNA 3.5 architecture.

With less powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

Minisforum has made its more affordable V3 SE tablet available in the US as well. Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7735U, this one is now available for purchase, starting at $799.

Turns you to stone

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth leak that the Zen 6 Medusa Ridge processor will feature a 12-core Core Complex Die (CCD).

Intel invisible

Amazon's top ten processor list now exclusively features AMD Ryzen CPUs with Intel, relegated to 12th place.

Expanding the brand

AMD is reportedly planning to expand its 3D V-Cache technology to even more products, with rumours pointing to Ryzen APUs and Threadripper CPUs getting in on the action.

Down from its $280 launch price

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has gone down to $233.99, which is the all-time-low price for this 6-core/12-thread Zen 5 CPU.

Available on November 7th at $479

AMD has now officially announced the next-generation AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, a Zen 5-based 8-core/16-thread SKU with 2nd Gen AMD 3D V-Cache technology. AMD promises 8 percent faster performance compared to the previous generation, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and a 20 percent faster performance compared to Core Ultra 9 285K.