AMD’s Zen 5 processors might be with us sooner than expected, or at least a new development has given us fresh hope this could be the case.
Regular hardware leaker HXL brought this to our attention on X (formerly Twitter) by flagging up the release of a new BIOS from Asus.
The firmware update for the Asus ROG Crosshair and Strix X670E motherboards sports a new AGESA version 1.1.7.0, which carries support for Zen 5 CPUs – the next-gen desktop silicon from AMD which may be the Ryzen 8000 or 9000 series. (The rumor mill hasn’t yet decided which is the most probable route, naming-wise, though the latter seems more likely).
