AMD Announces Low‑Power Zen 6 Cores as MSI Unveils High‑End AM5 Motherboard

AMD confirmed that its upcoming Zen 6 processors will include a new “Low Power” core type, distinct from its Performance and Efficiency cores. The LP cores are intended to handle background and low‑intensity tasks, similar to Intel’s LP E‑cores, and are expected to appear in the Ryzen “Medusa” laptop CPUs slated for release around 2027. Desktop adoption remains uncertain, with no clear plans for the Olympic Ridge socket.

Meanwhile, MSI introduced the MEG X870E Ace Max, the most feature‑rich and expensive motherboard for the AMD AM5 platform. Built around the X870E chipset with dual Promontory 21 dies, the board offers extensive PCIe 5.0 support, robust VRM circuitry, Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, multiple USB‑C ports, and dual 10‑Gb and 5‑Gb Ethernet interfaces, targeting users of top‑tier Ryzen processors such as the Ryzen 9 9950X.