AMD Zen 6 Medusa Point 10-core

AMD's next Zen 6 laptop chip is starting to take shape in public benchmark databases, though only through early engineering-sample leaks. Tom's Hardware reported on July 9 that a 10-core "Medusa Point" APU showed up in Geekbench with single-core results ahead of some current Ryzen AI parts, including the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395. TechPowerUp reported the same day that the new entry improved on an earlier Medusa Point submission. The listing was for an unreleased AMD engineering sample, which means clocks, cache reporting and final product names can still change. ### What exactly showed up in Geekbench? Geekbench records cited by TechPowerUp identify the chip as an AMD engineering sample on the "Plum-MDS1" platform, with 10 cores and 20 threads. The same report said the submission listed 10 MB of L2 cache and 32 MB of L3 cache, though it added that the L3 figure may be misreported. TechPowerUp said the core layout is believed to be a 4+6 mix tied to Zen 6 and Zen 6c cores. (tomshardware.com) An earlier Geekbench result from April 23 showed another AMD Plum-MDS1 engineering sample with a 2,254 single-core score and a 12,081 multi-core score, 10 cores, 20 threads and a listed 2.40 GHz base clock. Tom's Hardware and TechPowerUp both described the July 9 appearance as a newer Medusa Point entry, rather than a first sighting. ### Why are people focused on the 2.0 GHz figure? (techpowerup.com) Tom's Hardware said the July 9 listing showed the chip running at a reported 2.0 GHz. TechPowerUp also said the submission appeared to be running at just over 2.0 GHz, even as performance improved versus the prior leak. For an engineering sample, that matters because benchmark watchers usually expect unfinished silicon to run below final shipping clocks. (tomshardware.com) Geekbench itself says its version 6 CPU scores are calibrated against a 2,500-point baseline and that higher scores are better. That makes leaked entries useful as rough comparisons, but not as final buying guidance, especially when the processor is unpublished and the system platform is still labeled as a development board. ### How did it compare with current Ryzen AI chips? (tomshardware.com) Tom's Hardware reported that the leaked Medusa Point result beat the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in single-core performance, while trailing the larger Max+ 395 in multi-core. TechPowerUp similarly described the new submission as an improvement over the earlier leak. Those comparisons are based on Geekbench entries rather than vendor-issued specifications or retail laptop testing. (browser.geekbench.com) Tom's Hardware's homepage entry for the story said the sample is likely the Ryzen AI 9 565, though AMD has not publicly confirmed a final product name in the material surfaced so far. That leaves the branding, clocks and final positioning open until AMD discloses the lineup. ### What can and can't be concluded from this leak? AMD has not announced this specific chip in the sources reviewed, and neither Tom's Hardware nor TechPowerUp treated the Geekbench post as a final-spec reveal. (tomshardware.com) TechPowerUp said the cache readout may be wrong, while the earlier Geekbench record showed frequencies fluctuating in a range typical of pre-release testing. (tomshardware.com) The next concrete evidence will likely come from additional Geekbench submissions, motherboard identifiers tied to the FP10 package, or an AMD product announcement naming Medusa Point parts. Tom's Hardware published its report on July 9, and TechPowerUp posted its follow-up the same day, making those reports and the linked Geekbench entries the current public trail for the chip. (tomshardware.com) (techpowerup.com)