According to Moore's Law is Dead the leak suggests that Medusa will have AMD's typical dual-CCD setup and the new Ryzen 9 series could have 24 cores.

If it all pads out, this design will mean an improvement in processing power, especially for applications that use multiple threads and high-performance computing tasks.

The new CCD design will not only be used in desktop processors but also in AMD's next-generation EPYC server processors, known as Venice, as well as in the Medusa Point and Medusa Halo mobile processors.

The Core Complex Die is a key part of AMD Ryzen processors, handling the main computing tasks. By using the same 12-core CCD across different types of processors, AMD aims to simplify its processor designs and improve performance across various computing platforms.

AMD plans to use TSMC's 3nm manufacturing process to produce the new CCDs. While the exact cache size has not been announced, it is estimated that if AMD continues to provide 4MB of L3 cache per core, the 12-core CCD will have 48MB of L3 cache, not including any additional V-Cache. This would be a 50 per cent increase compared to the 8-core CCD used in the Zen 5 generation.

Moving to 3nm should enhance power efficiency and transistor density, which may lead to better overall performance and thermal management in the Zen 6 processors.