At the Computex 2024 event, AMD and Intel introduced a new line of processors, including Intel which made an announcement regarding turning off the feature hyper threading to get better performance optimization.
Also Read: Latest Leaks, Intel Turns Off Hyper-Threading in the Latest Generation of Processors
So, meanwhile, AMD also announced the ZEN 5 processor along with a line of desktop and laptop CPUs that will be powered by it. Well, interestingly, this latest generation will reportedly no longer support Windows 10 with drivers only being available for the Windows 11 version.
From the official website, the specifications of ZEN 5, such as the SKU Ryzen AI 300, HX 370 and 365, do not include Windows 10 in the list The supported OS each only mentions Windows 11 64bit, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit.
Meanwhile, for the Ryzen 9000 SKU, in the official page it still mentions Windows 10 as a supported operating system.
So, with this news, users who plan to use the Ryzen AI 300, HX 370 and 365 processors of course have to start with Windows 11 because even if forced, the possibility of drivers being available will be quite limited, meanwhile if users want to buy a Ryzen 9000 processor, they won't. there is a problem because it seems it will still support Windows 10 and Windows 11.
But let's see later, will there be users who try installing Windows 10 on the latest generation Ryzen processor or not? considering that Windows 10 itself has almost reached the end of its support.
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