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Report: AMD's Zen 6 'Olympic Ridge' Desktop CPUs Now Target 2027 Launch, With Rumored SKUs Up to 24 Cores

A fresh Benchlife claim follows a terse HXL post outlining 6- to 24-core configurations, though AMD has not confirmed any specifications.

A highly detailed photograph of an AMD Zen 5 CCD chiplet, showing the fundamental cores and cache structures
An image about AMD Zen 6 rumor: 24-core flagship, 20-core and 16-core CPUs - and a 12-core X3D gaming chip?
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Overview

  • Benchlife reports that AMD’s Olympic Ridge desktop lineup will debut in 2027 rather than 2026, a timeline that has not been officially acknowledged by AMD.
  • The widely cited HXL post on X lists single-chiplet 6, 8, 10, and 12-core options and dual-chiplet 16 (8+8), 20 (10+10), and 24 (12+12) configurations.
  • Coverage indicates a shift to 12-core CCDs with roughly 48 MB of L3 cache per CCD, implying up to 96 MB of L3 on a dual-CCD non-X3D flagship and raising desktop max cores from 16 to 24.
  • Reports suggest the Zen 6 family targets TSMC N2-class process technology and retains AM5 platform compatibility, with improved X3D caching expected in later variants.
  • Analysts frame the rumored lineup against Intel’s Nova Lake, which is tipped for 2H 2026 and much higher core counts and power envelopes, underscoring that all Zen 6 specifics remain unconfirmed.