AMD’s Zen 3 “Chagal” Threadripper Processors will reportedly launch in August

Now, AMD is ready to upgrade their Ryzen Threadripper lineup with new Zen 3 models, giving their HEDT customers the performance and efficiency improvements of AMD’s latest processor designs while pushing Intel’s HEDT lineup another step behind. 

According to a leaker on the Serve The Home Forums, AMD plans to reveal their Zen 3 powered EPYC processors in August 2021 and release their new processors in September. The series will reportedly offer a new 16-core model and replacements for the series’ existing 24-core, 32-core, and 64-core models. The series is also likely to be compatible with today’s TRX40 series motherboards, as it would make little sense for AMD to launch a new HEDT desktop platform at this time. 

If AMD’s Chagal processors use AMD’s Zen 3 architecture, the company’s next-generation Threadripper processors will receive the same performance advantages as their Zen 3 based (AM4) Ryzen and EPYC counterparts. At launch, AMD will be unchallenged in the HEDT market, leaving Intel in a tricky position. 

With a planned August launch, AMD is unlikely to discuss Threadripper in detail at Computex 2021. With Chagal reportedly being Zen 3 based, AMD is unlikely to discuss post-Zen 3 architectures in any meaningful detail anytime soon. Why would AMD start talking about Zen 4 before all of their Zen 3 products have launched? At best, we will receive a roadmap update, don’t expect anything more substantial.