According to leaked benchmark results from MilkyWay@Home, the upcoming AMD APU die codenamed "Strix Point" will feature a 12-core/24-thread CPU. This marks an increase in CPU core counts for thin-and-light and ultraportable mobile platforms.
The silicon, identified as "AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000994-03_N" by MilkyWay@Home, is expected to be the second time AMD has increased CPU core counts per CCX. Previously, with "Zen 3," the company increased the cores per CCX from 4 to 8. It is highly likely that with "Zen 5," the cores per CCX will be increased to 12, and "Strix Point" will have one of these CCXs.
The upcoming "Strix Point" processors will be part of the Ryzen 8000 series. In addition to the 12-core Zen 5 CPU, they are expected to feature an updated iGPU based on the RDNA3 Gen 2 graphics architecture, an upgraded memory interface with support for higher DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory speeds, the AMD Radiance Display Engine, and an updated XDNA Ryzen AI accelerator.
AMD is planning to release Zen 5 in 2024, and "Strix Point" will compete against Intel's Core "Meteor Lake" processors.
