AMD "Krackan / Kraken Point" APU Spotted with 4+4 CPU Core Configuration and 32 GB LPDDR5X-8000 Memory

[AleksandarK]

AMD's answer to Intel's "Lunar Lake" is here. According to Olrak29, who discovered a strange entry on the OpenBenchmark benchmarking suite made by Phoronix, we have preliminary information on AMD's "Krackan / Kraken Point" APU. Spotted in the benchmark trials is the "100-000000713" model, which corresponds to an eight-core, sixteen-threaded CPU with four regular Zen 5 and four smaller (but not less potent) Zen 5c cores clocked at 3.95 GHz. Do note that this is just an engineering sample in the wild, so final clock speeds will depend mainly on AMD and its OEMs, given by TDP they plan to support with Kraken Point.

Accompanying the 8C/16T CPU configuration is the 32 GB of LPDDR5X memory from SK Hynix. According to the benchmark reading, four 8 GB modules were present, so we expect it to be on the system board, unlike on-chip like Intel does with Lunar Lake. The memory is running at 8000 MT/s, which is a 500 MT/s improvement over Strix Point and slower than its competitor, Lunar Lake, which has LPDDR5X running at 8533 MT/s. Lastly, the Krackan / Kraken Point APU has been spotted with eight RDNA 3.5 Compute Units. Where this exactly lands in AMD's product stack is still unclear. We expect to hear more about it as we enter 2025, so by then, remain patient until the next leak.



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[Carillon]

Looks like a lasered strix point

 

[GenericUsername2001]

Looks like a lasered strix point

I am pretty sure Kraken is supposed to be its own die; AMD's margins would be hit pretty hard if they were having to cut down Strix Point that much for chips intended for the mainstream market like these.

 

[Oberon]

We've got "Orklak" and "Orlak" in here, but not how it is actually spelled...

 

[AleksandarK]

We've got "Orklak" and "Orlak" in here, but not how it is actually spelled...

Needed coffee!

Thanks for pointing out

 

[Cheeseball]

This may be the 2nd generation Steam Deck's APU as it looks like the logical successor.

EDIT: Here's hoping it's got a 12 CU or 16 CU iGPU. Strix Point at 12C/24T/16CU is too much for handhelds and lightweight laptops, especially at sub 30W TDP/TGP.

 

[Rais]

This may be the 2nd generation Steam Deck's APU as it looks like the logical successor.

EDIT: Here's hoping it's got a 12 CU or 16 CU iGPU. Strix Point at 12C/24T/16CU is too much for handhelds and lightweight laptops, especially at sub 30W TDP/TGP.

I think handheld goes with Z series CPU

This will probably land on multimedia laptops under 1500 at best.

 

[Squared]

8 CUs is certainly a nice upgrade over the 4 CUs in the Phoenix 2 chip and the laughable "gaming" product made from it, the Ryzen Z1 (not Extreme). A Ryzen Z2 made from this would be acceptable for gaming handhelds and should outperform the Steam Deck, and could be a reasonable cheaper option next to a Strix Point-based Ryzen Z2 Extreme.

 

[trsttte]

Release the kraken!

Their response to Lunar Lake is a weaker product than what they already have? What am I missing here?

And where's Strix Halo? That would be the real Kraken

 

[igormp]

Their response to Lunar Lake is a weaker product than what they already have? What am I missing here?

LNL is supposed to be lower power and lower cost compared to Strix Point. Kraken goes against LNL, and Arrow Lake-H is the supposed competitor to Strix Point.

And where's Strix Halo? That would be the real Kraken

Good question, but that's a 100W+ chip, so a totally different category.

 

[Dave65]

Needed coffee!

Thanks for pointing out

Nothing moves right without coffee!

 

[Neo_Morpheus]

And where's Strix Halo? That would be the real Kraken

Take it with a sea of salt, but I think that it will be a Steam Machine.

 

[Xuper]

What's point of 8000 when IF can't reach peak LPDDR5X-8000?

 

[trsttte]

Take it with a sea of salt, but I think that it will be a Steam Machine.

I saw those rumours as well, but I really hope some laptop also use it. I'd love a Thinkpad P14 or P16 with one those instead of the silly configs they do with a 4060/4070 with very low power and thermal budget.

 

[igormp]

What's point of 8000 when IF can't reach peak LPDDR5X-8000?

APUs are monolhitic and thus the IOD can clock higher.

 

[unwind-protect]

Unusual for Phoronix to be the source of a semi-leak.

 

[Neo_Morpheus]

I saw those rumours as well, but I really hope some laptop also use it. I'd love a Thinkpad P14 or P16 with one those instead of the silly configs they do with a 4060/4070 with very low power and thermal budget.

I heard the same thing.

If AMD is smart, they should release it on both platforms