Ryzen uses the "Zen" CPU microarchitecture, a redesign that returned AMD to the high-end CPU market after a decade of near-total absence since 2006. AMD's primary competitor Intel had largely dominated … See more

Threadripper, which is geared for high-end desktops (HEDT) and professional workstations, was not developed as part of a business plan or a specific roadmap. Instead, a small team inside AMD saw an opportunit… See more

Ryzen AI is the brand name for AMD's AI technology, based on intellectual property from AMD's acquisition of Xilinx. AMD Ryzen AI can work across a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) powered by XDNA architectur… See more

• Socket AM4 for Ryzen and Socket TR4 for Ryzen Threadripper.
• Based on first generation Zen. Ryzen CPUs based on Summit Ridge architecture. Threadripper based on Whitehaven architecture.… See more

The first Ryzen 7 (1700, 1700X, and 1800X) processors debuted in early March 2017 and were generally well received by hardware reviewers. Ryzen was the first brand new architecture from AMD in five years, and … See more