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AMD's Zen 6 Medusa Point APU benchmarks reveal significant performance gains

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A 10-core AMD APU, codenamed "Medusa Point" and based on the upcoming Zen 6 architecture, has appeared on Geekbench. This engineering sample, potentially a Ryzen AI 9 565, achieved significantly higher single-core and multi-core scores than the current flagship Strix Point APU, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. It also outperformed the Strix Halo flagship, Ryzen AI 9 Max+ 395, in single-core tests, indicating a substantial performance leap for AMD's next-generation mobile processors. AI

IMPACT Suggests a significant performance uplift in future AMD mobile processors, potentially impacting AI workloads on client devices.

RANK_REASON Benchmark leak of an unreleased CPU architecture.

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AMD's Zen 6 Medusa Point APU benchmarks reveal significant performance gains

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    AMD's upcoming Zen 6 Medusa Point 10-core APU pops up on Geekbench — chip is faster than Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 & even Ryzen AI Max+ 395

    A new 10-core engineering sample from AMD has surfaced on Geekbench, being identified as part of the Medusa Point family. It's likely the Ryzen AI 9 565 and its scores easily beat the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and even the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in certain benchmarks.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AMD's upcoming Zen 6 Medusa Point 10-core APU pops up on Geekbench — chip is faster than Ryzen AI 9 HX 37… A new 10-core engineering sample from AMD has surface

    AMD's upcoming Zen 6 Medusa Point 10-core APU pops up on Geekbench — chip is faster than Ryzen AI 9 HX 37… A new 10-core engineering sample from AMD has surfaced on Geekbench, being identified as part of the Medusa Point family. It's likely the Ryzen AI 9 565 and its scores easil…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/amds-upcoming-zen-6-me… tomshardware.com/pc-components

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