AMD Ryzen 7
Ryzen Logo
Developer	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries
Type	Microprocessors
Introduction	December 13, 2016 (announced) February 22, 2016 (launch)
Architecture	high-performance x86 processors
ISA	x86-64
µarch	Zen
Word size	64 bit 8 octets 16 nibbles
Process	14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS
Clock	3,000 MHz-3,600 MHz
Package	µOPGA-1331
Socket	Socket AM4

Ryzen 7 (pronounced Rye-Zen) is a family of high-performance 64-bit octa-core x86 microprocessors introduced by AMD in 2017. Ryzen 7 is based on the Zen microarchitecture and is manufactured on GF's 14 nm process. Ryzen 7 is marketed toward the high-end enthusiasts desktop market offering the highest level of performance. The Ryzen 7 is positioned against Intel's high-end Core i7 processors, offering competitive performance at lower prices.

Overview

See also: Zen µarch

Introduced in by AMD in February of 2017, the Ryzen 7 is the first family of performance processors based on the Zen microarchitecture, a successor to Excavator. Ryzen utilizes AMD's unified Socket AM4. Zen offers up to 60% single-thread performance improvement over its predecessor. All processors offer eight cores, sixteen threads and are manufactured on GlobalFoundries' 14 nm process. Additionally models are unlocked (i.e., they can be overclocked) however the ability to overclock will depend on the thermal headroom (e.g. TDP) and the chipset used. Note that not all AM4 chipsets support overclocking. Ryzen 7 introduces a number of new technologies not previously offered by AMD such as a two-way simultaneous multithreading and Precision Boost (similar to Hyper-Threading & Turbo Boost respectively).

Ryzen 7 processors are geared toward the high-end enthusiasts market and as such they do not incorporate an integrated graphics processors.

Models

All models have

• TDP: 65 W / 95 W
• ISA: Everything up to AVX2 (i.e., SMM, FPU, NX, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, FMA3, and AVX2) as well as a number of new extensions such as SHA
• Tech: Precision Boost, SMEP, 2-way SMT

See also

• AMD
  • Zen
• Intel
  • Core i7
  • Skylake, Kaby Lake