There’s still no official word from AMD regarding its Zen 6 desktop lineup, so rumors continue to circulate suggesting a wide range of configurations. Currently, only known under its codename “Olympic Ridge”, it remains undisclosed if AMD will stay committed to its current naming schema and label the Zen 6 as the 10000 series or begin a new one. A detail that has many excited is the possibility of AMD finally expanding beyond 8 cores per CCD, something rumors continue to support. The latest (VideoCardz) further clarifies on both single and dual CCD processors.
6 8 10 12
— HXL (@9550pro) February 19, 2026
8+8 10+10 12+12
Well-known AMD hardware information leaker, HXL, claims that single CCD processors will include 6, 8, 10, and 12 core variations. Folks looking for those extra cores/threads will be keeping eye for the 10 and 12 core options in particular. Moving up to the HEDT end of Zen 6 sees two CCD versions with 16 (8+8), 20 (10+10), and 24 (12+12) core options. While we know that Zen 6 will be built using TSMC’s 2 nm process node, specifications such as TDP, memory bandwidth, and cache sizes have yet to be leaked or revealed. Speaking of cache sizes, it’s all but guaranteed that AMD will launch both X3D and non-X3D versions of some, if not all, of these purported Zen 6 models.
Pricing will, of course, play a factor in the success of the Zen 6 launch, but another concern is the current memory chip supply shortage. This shortage will impact how many PC users will be able to afford either purchasing a complete system or starting one from scratch with the new processors, while those who may already have an AM5 build might have a better chance of keeping costs low to upgrade. CPU manufacturers such as AMD and Intel are in a tough spot this year due to these unusual circumstances, and it’s been said that conditions are not expected to improve for at least another two to three years down the road.
Discussion (12 replies)
Join Discussion →If I can go from 16 cores to 24 as a drop in... and maintain or increase per core max speeds.. I could be interested.
Could be the first halo consumer CPU ever to do 6 GHz all core.
All aboard the Zen 6 hype train!
LOL, yea.... at least then I might have a reason for my 1300 watt power supply. It was SUPPOSED to be to drive a 5090.... but yea...
I'll be happy with a 16 core X3D part. Ought to be good enough for me to ride off into the sunset with as I can't imagine needing to replace something like that for around a decade and by that time I might not even care.
That's something I'm considering but hoping I don't need to do. Between the undervolted 5090 settings I'm using, and 9800X3D, my current system TDP usually hangs around 300-500W during heavy gaming and I'm using an ITX 1000W 80+ Platinum but I've been keeping an eye on the 1200-1300 versions which have started coming out in the last year or so. I know can undervolt the 9800X3D but it rarely uses more than 70W and mostly eats 30-50W so much to gain there. However, a 16-core monster could be another story.
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If true, this could enable Intel to sell a few thousand (or who knows, even hundreds of thousands?) NVL chips to impatient people bored with their Zen 5 or earlier CPUs.
Maybe AMD doesn't expect NVL to raise the performance bar enough to care about launching Zen 6 first. It might also mean that they want to see what they are up against and tweak their CPUs before launch for maximum (or minimum, as the case may be) performance.
"Well-known AMD hardware information leaker, HXL, claims that single CCD processors will include 6, 8, 10, and 12 core variations."
YES PLEASE!!!
Impressive!
Yeah
Wont having more cores gum up the works, so to speak? Maybe some of the cores get to 6ghz but how many really?
I am also wondering about cache issues like coherence and when threads jump cores. After all more cores more places and ways to jump. Of course if AMD has a better/newer way to interconnect the CCD's that could be huge.
That problem is largely sorted at the professional level and has been for some time. Amd has 96 core single socket solutions and has for a while.
For many tasks sure. HEDT type stuff, heavy rendering, etc. Not for everything, in particular gaming. That's why the bios in this, and my last motherboard, has an option to turn off the second CCD either automatically when gaming or full time. (I dont bother though I have tested it out) Of course, perhaps even, a unique-ish issue to x3d cpu's?
Right if gaming is your measuring stick a single.ccd 12 core x3d will be tje winner of course.
96 core? they got bigger than that lol