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AMD has already unveiled its latest Ryzen AI 400 desktop processors. These new Zen 5 chips are available exclusively to OEMs, but they still compete with today's best CPUs . Early benchmarks for the Ryzen AI 5 435G, shared by Gray , indicate that the Ryzen AI 400 series is on the verge of release and could shake up the budget desktop market.

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Gorgon Point tops out with eight Zen 5 cores, and an integrated Radeon 860M engine featuring eight compute units (CUs). AMD designed Gorgon Point with flexible TDP options of 35W and 65W to accommodate a range of system builds from compact desktops to more demanding professional systems.

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The Ryzen AI 5 435G is the entry-level SKU in the Gorgon Point lineup and features a familiar six-core, 12-thread configuration. The chip rivals the existing Ryzen 5 8600G (codenamed Phoenix), which has an identical setup but on the older Zen 4 cores.…