Of all the internal gubbins, the biggest change is the use of new Zen 4 cores.

Thats a big gap closed with Intel, who’ve produced most of thebest gaming CPUsrecently.

The Ryzen 7000 family also finally retire Ryzens long-serving AM4 socket in favour of the new AM5 socket.

AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su standing on a stage, presenting the Ryzen 7000 CPU range.

AM4 coolers will remain compatible, though obviously youll need a new motherboard if you opt to upgrade.

Three new mobo chipsets were also announced during the show: X670E, X670 and B650.

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