AMD Stock Jumps on a Ryzen CPU Refresh Leak

FomoAnxiety · 2026-03-18T20:02:30+00:00

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock rose after news of planned refreshes in its Ryzen CPU line, including the Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X. The new models will offer enhanced performance, with increased TDP for higher power output. AMD's stock shows a strong year-over-year gain despite a year-to-date decline. Analysts rate AMD as a Moderate Buy, indicating potential growth.

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2026-03-18 20:02:30

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Advanced Micro Devices AMD +1.79% ▲ stock rallied on Wednesday alongside news that the company plans to refresh its Ryzen line with updated CPUs. A new leak claims that the company is working on Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X variants for its Zen 5 CPUs. X user chi11eddog, who has a solid record with AMD rumors, is the source of these leaks.

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Here’s what the leak claims about these new AMD CPUs.

The Ryzen 7 9750X will be an 8-core, 16-thread CPU with a 4.2GHz base clock and a 5.6GHz boost clock. It will also have 32 MB of L3 cache.
The Ryzen 5 9650X will be a 6-core, 12-thread configuration with a 4.3GHz base clock and a 5.5GHz boost clock. It will also feature 32 MB of L3 cache.

The latest leak suggests that these are simply refreshes of AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X. The biggest difference between those and the new CPUs in the leaks is TDP. AMD has reportedly boosted the TDP for these CPUs to 120 W to get more power out of them.

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AMD Stock Movement Today

AMD stock was up 1.8% on Wednesday but was still down 6.47% year-to-date. The shares have also rallied 84.8% over the past 12 months.

Today’s Ryzen refresh leak isn’t the only news that has pushed AMD stock higher. The semiconductor company has also reached an agreement with Samsung SSNLF +54.05% ▲ to help it better compete with Nvidia NVDA +0.19% ▲ in the AI sector.

Is AMD Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for AMD is Moderate Buy, based on 21 Buy and eight Hold ratings over the past three months. With that comes an average AMD stock price target of $284.96, representing a potential 42.44% upside for the shares.

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