AMD’s Zen 4 processors, the next-generation silicon set to debut next year, will top out at 16-cores, which is the same as the current Ryzen 5000 range, going by the latest from the rumor mill.

This is notable because previous speculation contended that AMD might push for a bigger core count on the flagship Zen 4 CPU, with the idea being floated that a 24-core monster could head up what might be the Ryzen 6000 range.

This won’t be the case according to ExecutableFix on Twitter, though, and another well-known hardware leaker, Patrick Schur, backs this up (adding that the flagship’s TDP could be 170W).
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