It appears that Zen5 is Ryzen 9000

Discovery made by HXL who stumbled upon the latest AMD drivers.

AMD recently released chipset drivers labeled as V6.03.19.217, which were distributed by ASUS. These drivers mark an update transitioning from version 5 to version 6 for the ASUS X670 ROG Crosshair Hero motherboard. This driver appears to be for both desktop and mobile CPU series, including the Ryzen 6000, 7040, and 8000 series. Interestingly, the drivers also include an entry for the 9000 series, which hasn’t been associated with any existing AMD processors.

Among the drivers included is the AMD PMF Driver, also known as the Platform Management Framework. This driver plays a critical role by providing a centralized framework for managing performance, power, and system thermals. It achieves this by utilizing sensor inputs, OS hints, platform state, and metrics to dynamically optimize system operations. The inclusion of PMF drivers for the Ryzen 9000 series suggests that AMD is in early enablement state for the yet unreleased series:

Ryzen 9000 in Chipset Drivers, Source: HXL

While it’s not confirmed that the Ryzen 9000 series corresponds to Zen5 CPUs, the timing aligns well with AMD’s anticipated launch of the Zen5 mobile and desktop series this year. Sampling and early platform enablement should already be underway.

If Ryzen 9000 does indeed represent Zen5 CPUs, we could speculate that the Strix Point platform might host processors like the Ryzen 9050H or U, with the Fire Range platform potentially featuring CPUs like the Ryzen 9055HX. As for desktop variants, they might adopt names like Ryzen 9 9950X(3D), following AMD’s typical naming conventions.

Source: ASUS via HXL