AMD last month opened The Ryzen 9000 series of Zen 5 desktop processors, including the 16-core 9950, called it “the world’s most powerful desktop consumer processor.” Those chips were supposed to be released on July 31, but AMD SVP Jack Huynh Announced in X said they would be delayed for up to two weeks “out of an abundance of caution”.
The company found that the initial production units did not meet quality expectations, so it plans to replace them with new units. “The Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X processors will be available on August 8, while the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X processors will be available on August 15,” Huynh wrote.
We appreciate the excitement around the Ryzen 9000 series processors. During recent inspections, we found that the initial production units sent to our channel partners did not meet our full quality expectations. Out of an abundance of caution and to maintain the highest quality…
— Jack Huynh (@JackMHuynh) July 24, 2024
There are no issues with the design of the Ryzen 9000 silicon and the specifications will not change for the processors, a spokesperson said. Tom’s device. Rather, it was due to a problem with product testing that resulted in “a small number of products entering the market that did not meet our quality standards,” the company said.
Chip buyers may be concerned about such issues right now. Reports of instability issues with 13th generation Intel desktop CPUs began in late 2022 and continued into 14th generation models. Earlier this week, Intel finally announced it found the reason and promised to introduce an amendment sometime in August. However, this will no longer work for degraded chips – they will need to be completely replaced by Intel.
