AMD Zen 4 'Raphael' CPU: 8-core CPU @ 5.2GHz with RDNA 2 GPU tested

AMD's next-gen Zen 4-based 'Raphael' Ryzen 7000 series CPU tested: 8C/16T @ 5.21GHz with integrated RDNA 2 GPU gets benched.

Published May 12, 2022 6:53 PM CDT   |   Updated Thu, Jun 2 2022 2:54 AM CDT
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AMD's next-gen Zen 4-based "Raphael" CPU -- aka the Ryzen 7000 series that'll drop later this year -- has been spotted out in the wild and tested with benchmarking platform Phoronix Test Suite.

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This test is an automated set of benchmarks that, once complete, can verify the product being tested and its stability, as well as its performance. Once the product has been finished its benchmarking run, the results can be uploaded to the OpenBenchmarking website -- which is where the Zen 4-based CPU was spotted.

AMD engineering sample "100-000000666" which was spotted back in January, it's a Zen 4-based 8-core, 16-thread CPU that boosts at up to 5.21GHz. The new Zen 4 processors will be making use of AMD's upcoming AM5 platform, delivering DDR5 + PCIe 5.0 support. Intel is smashing over 5GHz right now, but AMD has been keeping up at lower clock speeds for a while now (oh how the tables have turned) especially with technologies like AMD's kick ass 3D V-Cache helping Team Red out in a big way.

This particular Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 series CPU is using integrated graphics: an RDNA 2 GPU. We haven't seen this on the desktop CPUs as much as APUs, but things will be changing -- AMD should introduce Raphael CPUs with on-board RDNA 2 graphics first -- and then shift down to mobile devices.

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In its basic form, the integrated CPU sucks balls here. It's not running at full GPU clocks, and barely keeps up with older-gen iGPUs. We don't even have the power to keep up with AMD's Van Gogh integrated GPU -- the GPU powering Steam's interesting handheld Steam Deck console.

You're not meant to be buying a Ryzen 7000 series CPU of the future for its integrated graphics, but it'll be there more as a basic display controller, or for a HTPC. A waste of silicon space, IMO.

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Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering.

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