Underneath the big heat spreader, there are three chiplets—two CCDs (Core Complex Dies) handling all the compute work and another managing the RAM, PCIe lanes, and other tasks.

The internal heat spreader on the Ryzen 7000 CPUs is 3.6mm, which is on the thicker side to make them compatible with coolers on AM4 motherboards. This method is called lapping, ...

AMD Socket AM4; CPUs: Ryzen 5 7600X, Ryzen 9 7950X: Core i9-12900, Core i5-12400: ... Heat spreader design looks rad; The bad. Run a little hot at their default power settings, ...

Speaking with AMD's director of technical marketing, Robert Hallock, PCWorld quizzed him on everything AM5. It turns out that the jigsaw-like IHS (integrated heat spreader) design found on Zen 4 ...

AMD’s new Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 CPUs look undeniably cool with their spider-leg-like integrated heat spreader (IHS). But, it pains me to say it: In my time with these chips, I’ve developed a real ...

If you needed a bit more proof that the integrated heat spreader (IHS) on the new Ryzen CPUs is too thick, ... This was done by AMD to ensure compatibility with older AM4-based CPU coolers.

The 170W AM5 CPU is going to require a 280mm liquid cooler, and these are already available for the AM4 socket. ... as it will house an integrated heat spreader hat is larger than usual.