The anticipation of AMD‘s upcoming Zen 5 processors, rumored to provide double the AVX512 performance compared to the current Zen 4, is expected to increase the demand even more as crypto prices boom.
In addition to graphics cards, crypto miners have started purchasing AMD Ryzen CPUs in bulk, leading to noticeable shortages. One of the most affected models is the Ryzen 9 7950X, recognized for its exceptional performance in gaming and productivity tasks. The CPU’s support for AVX2 and AVX512 instruction sets makes it particularly attractive for mining operations. Its efficiency also contributes to its popularity.
In terms of profitability, the Ryzen 9 7950X CPUs can generate almost double the profit for miners compared to the top-of-the-line Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, which is due in part to the GPU’s higher cost. Industry speculation indicates that the release of the Zen 5 CPUs later this year could intensify the current supply challenges.
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Chinese technology news source UDN predicts that Zen 5 chips will start production at TSMC facilities between April and June, with full-scale production slated for the subsequent quarter. The mainstream Zen 5 CPUs are expected to be equipped with “Nirvana” cores, while the dense-compute segment intended for client and server applications will feature Zen 5c “Prometheus” cores.
For crypto miners, the anticipated improvement in AVX512 performance with the next-generation AMD chip architecture is of particular interest. This comes at a time when AMD Radeon graphics cards are already scarce in China due to a US ban on RTX 4090 exports to the region.
Recently, obtaining AMD Ryzen CPUs has become increasingly difficult, coinciding with the rise in cryptocurrency prices.
Via: TechSpot