AMD Zen 6 “Medusa” Featuring 12-Core CCDs Will Bring 24 Cores CPUs To PC Gaming

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  • AMD’s Zen 6 “Medusa” CPUs are coming with up to 24 cores for PCs, a significant upgrade from current 16-core models.
  • Performance is expected to increase by up to 30% compared to Zen 5, thanks to new 12-core chiplets.
  • Zen 6 will retain the AM5 socket, and rumors suggest a larger cache for improved gaming performance.

There have been a lot of new hardware launches in recent months, with the Intel Core Ultra 200S CPUs arriving and disappointing many with their gaming performance. Before that, we had the launch of the Ryzen 9000 APUs from AMD that used the new Zen 5 cores, but they didn’t impress either.

More recently we’ve seen the Strix Halo APUs that have been quite a surprise with their powerful iGPU. Although Zen 5 in terms of processors hasn’t brought many improvements. Now more details have been revealed about AMD Medusa – Zen 6 that will make the wait worthwhile, as we’ll see CPUs with up to 24 cores on PCs.

24-Core CPUs Finally Coming to Gaming PCs

Once again we have MLID bringing us the latest news and leaks on Zen 6, in this case confirming that Medusa Point (laptops) will arrive with chiplets of 12 Zen 6 Cores each, the same as the PC version (Medusa Ridge).

We will also have these chiplets for the next generation of “Halo” APUs, so we will see an evolution of those APUs with such powerful integrated graphics. AMD Zen 6 will arrive using TSMC’s 3nm node and Moore’s Law is Dead confirms that there will be processors with up to 24 cores to replace the current 16-core CPUs that make use of 2 8-core CCDs.

Medusa Point (Zen 6) To Offer Up To 30% More Performance Than Strix Point (Zen 5)

AMD Zen 6 Medusa Die
AMD Zen 6 Medusa Die

The source also estimates that the jump from Strix Point to Medusa Point laptops will be quite interesting. We’re talking about current processors that have 4 Zen 5 cores + 8 Zen 5c cores vs 12 Zen 6 cores in a single chiplet with Medusa, which will provide a multi-core performance increase of up to 30%.

In the above picture, you can see a teaser of what’s coming with Medusa Point which will use the FP10 socket with a huge IOD, which is expected to measure around 200mm2 using a GPU with 16 CUs and 128-bit.

The 12-core Zen 6 CCD that we mentioned would occupy around 75mm2, at least according to the estimates previously stated by the source. MLID also indicates that the AM5 PC version will come with 2 of these CCDs with a smaller IOD, but there is a surprise and it is that it will come with something bigger… and it hasn’t said what it is. We don’t have many options to think about, so we think it would be a larger cache which as you know, is always appreciated in games.

What’s your thought on the AMD Zen 6 platform based on AM5 (Yes! Zen 6 to retain AM5  Socket for desktop CPUs). Share your thoughts in the comment section below. 

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