News AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 launch due to a typo — mislabeled Ryzen 7 chip emerges, Ryzen 5 9600X impacted, too [Updated]

[Admin]

An image of a Ryzen 9000 processor with incorrect product labeling has emerged, hinting at the reason for AMD's recent delay in its Zen 5 launch.

AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 launch due to a typo — mislabeled Ryzen 7 chip emerges, Ryzen 5 9600X impacted, too [Updated] : Read more

 

[Lorien Silmaril]

Typo chips VS melting chips. Go!!!

 

[helper800]

One of my first thoughts was a marking mistake on the CPU or the box packaging. Seems like it may be a liability issues so that's why the launch was delayed.

 

[rluker5]

2023?

 

[hotaru251]

tbh if thats the only issue for delay then thats great.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

It doesn't jive that a simple typo from Ryzen 7 to 9 is the cause for alarm and costing them likely tens of thousands in shipping, delay, and repackaging, as long as the model is correct it'd be easy enough to put out a disclaimer that some early models may be mislabeled 7 for 9 unless AMD is planning to release both a 7 and 9 variant of the same model, which is unlikely.

 

[-Fran-]

Holy cow... If you can find one of these, then they'll definitely become collector items!

Also, pretty friggen embarrasing, but at least it's not due to actual silicon issues.

And if you allow me, why did they also delay the review samples due to this? That does not completely makes sense to me. They could have just sent out a note saying "oopsie, we misprinted" and get the reviews done. So... I can't help but think 4D Chess.

Regards.

 

[vinay2070]

Though I am an AMD fan and own an AMD PC, I will never trust any leaks. AMD might have done it to hide stuff.

 

[hotaru251]

It doesn't jive that a simple typo from Ryzen 7 to 9 is the cause for alarm and costing them likely tens of thousands in shipping, delay, and repackaging, as long as the model is correct it'd be easy enough to put out a disclaimer that some early models may be mislabeled 7 for 9 unless AMD is planning to release both a 7 and 9 variant of the same model, which is unlikely.

it can as it can make people think they are being scammed.
its cheaper long run to delay and fix.

 

[Reality_checker]

it can make people think they are being scammed

Well, in order to avoid being MISLEADING, they should name them as follows:

9600X => Ryzen 3 9300X (competes with entry-level Intel offerings)
9700X => Ryzen 5 9550X (loses to Intel's x600K SKUs)
9900X => Ryzen 7 9650X (loses to Intel's x700K SKUs)
9950X => Ryzen 9 9880X (competes with Intel's x900K SKUs)

9800X3D => Ryzen 5 9500X3D (multi-core performance on par with Intel's previous-gen x600K SKU)

https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

View: https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

 

[tek-check]

Though I am an AMD fan and own an AMD PC, I will never trust any leaks. AMD might have done it to hide stuff.

It stinks conspiracy, from miles...

 

[thisisaname]

Disappointed sloppy mistake at a time when all eyes where on Intel for it's self-destructing chip.

 

[tek-check]

An image of a Ryzen 9000 processor with incorrect product labeling has emerged, hinting at the reason for AMD's recent delay in its Zen 5 launch.

AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 launch due to a typo — mislabeled Ryzen 7 chip emerges, Ryzen 5 9600X impacted, too [Updated] : Read more

The last paragraph of the article sounds like petty and lazy tabloid press. For a professional tech journalist, engaging in loose low level and borderline malicious speculation without laying out any evidence should not take place and be published on such serious tech platform.

Companies do not need to explain every single fart in their packaging process. The author gives an impression that AMD might be hiding something apart from mismarking chips. It's not his job to speculate in this way, let alone patronise the public with "caution".

If investigative journalism is the intention of published narrative, then why not investigate with several sources, gather some specific information and lay out a coherent narrative of what exactly AMD might be hiding?

Perhaps the author could report to the public a real piece of important investigative journalism and tell us more about Keyvan Esfarjani, a former Intel exec who was allegedly sent to one of fab to decide how many super expensive wafers for Raptor Lake CPUs were to be discarded due to a flaw in manufacturing process.

Such effort into investigative tech journalism could even yield a national reward for fact-checking related to one of the bigger semiconductor scandals in recent history affecting potentially millions of pieces of degrading silicon that are still in the market. Thank you.

 

[tek-check]

Disappointed sloppy mistake at a time when all eyes where on Intel for it's self-destructing chip.

Mismarking a few CPUs is nothing, just a passing topic masking really serious development on Intel's side.

The attention will inevitably come back to Intel. The issue will grow larger as the time passes due to gradually degrading silicon. It will not go away any time soon.

 

[YSCCC]

An image of a Ryzen 9000 processor with incorrect product labeling has emerged, hinting at the reason for AMD's recent delay in its Zen 5 launch.

AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 launch due to a typo — mislabeled Ryzen 7 chip emerges, Ryzen 5 9600X impacted, too [Updated] : Read more

darn, am I the one one wanting a typo ver. CPU?

 

[Eternalighty]

Someone is getting fired.
You had one job!

 

[Darkbreeze]

a marking issue that has morphed into a marketing issue

What?

 

[hotaru251]

Well, in order to avoid being MISLEADING, they should name them as follows:

9600X => Ryzen 3 9300X (competes with entry-level Intel offerings)
9700X => Ryzen 5 9550X (loses to Intel's x600K SKUs)
9900X => Ryzen 7 9650X (loses to Intel's x700K SKUs)
9950X => Ryzen 9 9880X (competes with Intel's x900K SKUs)

9800X3D => Ryzen 5 9500X3D (multi-core performance on par with Intel's previous-gen x600K SKU)

https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

View: https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

...please tell me you are joking about literally everything in that post :|

 

[TheHerald]

Well, in order to avoid being MISLEADING, they should name them as follows:

9600X => Ryzen 3 9300X (competes with entry-level Intel offerings)
9700X => Ryzen 5 9550X (loses to Intel's x600K SKUs)
9900X => Ryzen 7 9650X (loses to Intel's x700K SKUs)
9950X => Ryzen 9 9880X (competes with Intel's x900K SKUs)

9800X3D => Ryzen 5 9500X3D (multi-core performance on par with Intel's previous-gen x600K SKU)

https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

View: https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

But then it'd be hard to sell the a ryzen 3 for 299$ and the ryzen 5 for 399$.

 

[redgarl]

Though I am an AMD fan and own an AMD PC, I will never trust any leaks. AMD might have done it to hide stuff.

Conspiracy theory at its best...

Don`t forget your tinfoil hat before going to bed tonight...

 

[redgarl]

Well, in order to avoid being MISLEADING, they should name them as follows:

9600X => Ryzen 3 9300X (competes with entry-level Intel offerings)
9700X => Ryzen 5 9550X (loses to Intel's x600K SKUs)
9900X => Ryzen 7 9650X (loses to Intel's x700K SKUs)
9950X => Ryzen 9 9880X (competes with Intel's x900K SKUs)

9800X3D => Ryzen 5 9500X3D (multi-core performance on par with Intel's previous-gen x600K SKU)

https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

View: https://imgur.com/a/7qKjahN

Intel benchmarks numbers are now deemed irrelevant since the CPUs are not even stable...

 

[LabRat 891]

If true,
this is gonna make for a clutch of 'collectables' coming to the secondary market in the coming years.

 

[TheHerald]

Intel benchmarks numbers are now deemed irrelevant since the CPUs are not even stable...

12th gen isn't affected, and looks like the new R5 and R7 are competitive with 12th gen, so...

 

[abufrejoval]

Holy cow... If you can find one of these, then they'll definitely become collector items!

My first thought, too, like some of the earliest stamps!

And I guess they'll only ever catch real money if they remain unboxed... while I couldn't resist using them.

 

[Reality_checker]

...please tell me you are joking about literally everything in that post :|

Why?

You didn't see the benchmarks?