AMD Zen 4 may be set to steal the best gaming CPU crown, as new claims suggest the next-gen chips will outperform the Ryzen 7 5800X by as much as 24%. Rumors of the performance boost follow Raphael gaming PC processor leaks indicating a 10% boost over the current-gen chip.

Sources close to Moore’s Law is Dead say that AMD Zen 4 CPUs boast a 15-24% IPC (instructions per cycle) increase over Zen 3. Additionally, the chips will reportedly arrive with an increased clock speed. 14%, while single thread capabilities could improve by as much as 37%. The new specs are accompanied by “massive” I/O upgrades over Zen 3, including support for DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 support.

Aside from potential performance, the latest MLID video includes new release windows. The tipster claims that the Ryzen 7000 Raphael chips are scheduled to appear in the second half of 2022, while the Dragon Range and Phoenix will arrive in the first quarter of 2023. Threadripper 7000 Storm Peak is included in AMD’s list of release dates, it is further back in the queue with a possible first half of 2023 slot.

As with any leak, it’s probably best to take any new AMD Zen 4 whispers with a grain of salt. That said, if the information is true, we’ll see a proper Zen 3 successor launch pretty soon, and its specs will help it challenge Intel’s Alder Lake.

Even if next-gen chips fall short, both companies are already planning ahead. The MLID update touches on potential Zen 5 and Zen 6 chips, with the former offering an additional IPC boost over Zen 4. The blue team also teased Intel Meteor Lake gaming CPU bundles at its recent Vision event. , with a new four-tile matrix design. which paves the way for easier to implement variants.