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AMD delays Ryzen 9000 launch to August "out of an abundance of caution"

More rigorous testing and screening have reportedly corrected the problem.

It doesn't seem as though any changes are being made to the silicon or the manufacturing process itself, and Hurwitz told us that the first batch of processors would be sent back out to channel partners once they had been recalled and re-screened. Ryzen 9000 chips should drop into existing AM5 motherboards after a BIOS update, though AMD is also releasing a mildly improved lineup of chipsets to power new boards. AMD has prioritized power efficiency for the Ryzen 9000 chips but is still promising low-double-digit performance improvements in both single- and multi-core workloads.

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