The second generation of AMD Ryzen desktop CPUs will be available starting April 19, AMD Malaysia confirms. The new refresh is a slight bump of performance compared to the original Ryzen chips. So this would be perfect for those who missed out on getting the initial Ryzen chips.
The new chips will support AMD X470 chipset available in newer socket AM4 motherboards and will include AMD Wraith coolers right out of the box.
There will be four models of the 2nd-gen Ryzen desktop chips. Specs and pricing as per below:
Ryzen 7 2700X
- 8 cores, 16 threads
- 4.3/3.7 GHz clock speed (Base/ Max)
- 20MB Smart Prefetch Cache
- 105W TDP
- Wraith Prism (LED) cooler included
- RM 1,559.00
Ryzen 7 2700
- 8 cores, 16 threads
- 4.1/3.2 GHz clock speed (Base/ Max)
- 20MB Smart Prefetch Cache
- 65W TDP
- Wraith Spire (LED) (LED) cooler included
- RM 1,429.00
Ryzen 5 2600X
- 6 cores, 12 threads
- 4.2/3.6 GHz clock speed (Base/ Max)
- 19MB Smart Prefetch Cache
- 95W TDP
- Wraith Spire cooler included
- RM 1,059.00
Ryzen 5 2600
- 6 cores, 12 threads
- 3.9/3.4 GHz clock speed (Base/ Max)
- 19MB Smart Prefetch Cache
- 65W TDP
- Wraith Stealth cooler included
- RM 899.00
You can pre-order the new Ryzen chips at participating retailers worldwide now. All the four chips will be available in Malaysia on April 19th.