AIDA64 v7.65: Panther Lake, RTX 5060 Ti and the creeping progress in the monitoring circus

With version 7.65 of its system analysis tool AIDA64, FinalWire has once again rolled out an update that will make fans of future hardware sit up and take notice. While the average user is probably still clicking around with some “refresh” from the Raptor Lake box or running a GPU from the Ampere ramp, AIDA64 is gearing up for Intel’s next move: Panther Lake. Sounds wild, but for now it’s just a silicon roadmap with a lot of PR wind behind it. But at least the software now recognizes the stuff. That’s already something.

Panther Lake: Not there yet, but already recognized

The real news: AIDA64 v7.65 brings support for Intel’s as yet unreleased Panther Lake processors. You might think this is early – but if you know how Intel clocks (namely rarely with reality), it’s rather overdue. According to official statements, Panther Lake will be based on the 18A process – a manufacturing process of which we have seen more slides than working samples so far. According to previous leaks, it will once again be a hybrid structure: Cougar Cove as P-cores, Skymont as E-cores, i.e. the familiar big-little game in a new guise. The H-series should run with 25 watts PL1 and up to 64 watts PL2 – depending on the mood of the motherboard and cooling concept. If you’re thinking of thin ultrabooks, you’re not entirely wrong, even if you quickly drift into the realm of classic gaming notebooks at 64 watts. And that’s exactly where the whole thing should end up – depending on the SKU and thermal tolerance. AIDA64 now recognizes these SoCs and dutifully spits out the number of cores, code names, clock ranges and PL values. This means that the tool should once again be the first choice for initial leaks and tests outside of official presentations – provided you have access to such a sample in the first place.

Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake also included – Intel simply has many lakes

Not only Panther Lake gets attention. According to the release notes, Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake – both of which are not yet commercially available – will also receive better support. That sounds nice, but shows one thing above all: Intel has a huge pond full of upcoming platforms, but few real products. You could almost think that they now prefer to work on code names rather than finished CPUs. But well, AIDA64 is involved – and that is ultimately the decisive factor for system integrators and leak artists. New GPUs, old patterns: RTX 5060 Ti and Radeon RX 7650 GRE In addition to the Intel revelation, FinalWire also takes care of the graphics fraction. NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5060 Ti – shortly before the launch according to the roadmap – has now also arrived in the sensor panel. It remains to be seen which CUDA number will be used in the lower mid-range this time, but AIDA64 already knows the sensors that will be “read out” later. With the Radeon RX 7650 GRE (probably intended more for the Asian market), the AMD faction is also getting a new addition to the GPU range. Nothing that you can expect to see in German retailers tomorrow, but at least the software already knows the name. And while we’re on the subject of sensors: Even more exotic components such as the Asus Astral RTX5000 models and the MSI MEG Ai1600T power supply are now recognized correctly – the latter with full sensor output. After all, anyone blowing 1600 watts into the system should also know where the journey is going – both thermally and financially.

China in the game: Zhaoxin attracts attention

One addition has flown under the radar and is probably only really significant in an international context: The Chinese Zhaoxin processors of the KX-6000G and KX-7000 series are receiving dedicated support for the first time. These chips, which carry more political than technical weight, are primarily intended for state IT infrastructures in China. Anyone who is professionally or investigatively concerned with alternatives to Western CPUs will now also find what they are looking for with AIDA64 – at least as far as basic diagnostics are concerned.

A few more little things

• Greek localization (γεια σου, BIOS!)
• New hotkey function for resetting the SensorPanel position – for all those who move their monitoring window more often than they think
• Minor bug fixes, quietly swept under the carpet as usual

Evolution, not revolution – but with a view to the future

AIDA64 remains what it is: a tool for people who want to know more than what Windows reveals under “System information”. The 7.65 update is not a milestone, but a necessary step towards future compatibility. Panther Lake is still a dream of the future, but if you want to know today what could end up on your motherboard at some point, this update will give you a little more insight – at least in the sensor jungle. And if you think it’s all a bit too early, welcome to the world of hardware enthusiasts, where the tool is often there before the product for which it is intended.

Source: AIDA64