New AMD Zen 7 leak surfaces, up to 25% IPC upgrade over the unreleased Zen 6

A leak has surfaced about AMD's upcoming Zen 7 architecture, codenamed "Prometheus," which is expected to offer up to a 25% improvement in IPC over the unreleased Zen 6. The leak details the internal layout, expected performance, and products that will feature Zen 7 cores manufactured on TSMC's A14 process node. EPYC "Florence" server CPUs could scale up to 288 cores, while desktop CPUs in the "Grimlock Ridge" lineup and laptop CPUs in the "Grimlock Point" and "Grimlock Halo" series are also mentioned. Production for EPYC Zen 7 is anticipated to start in mid-2028.