AMD will be officially releasing their Ryzen 7 CPUs on March 2nd, so there's not long to go! They can be pre-ordered right now too if you're that excited about it. Like with everything though, as always, I do recommend waiting and not pre-ordering anything. Wait for some real-world benchmarks.
You can watch the official announcement below:
The three processors in the Ryzen family that will be available first are:
- Ryzen 7 1800X: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.6 GHz, 4.0 GHz boost, 95W, $499
- Ryzen 7 1700X: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.4 GHz, 3.8 GHz boost, 95W, $399
- Ryzen 7 1700: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.0 GHz, 3.7 GHz boost, 65W, $329
They claim to have made a 52% improvement on instructions per clock, which is a massive leap when it comes to processors, truly incredible. Their original goal was aiming for a 40% increase, but they seem to have broken through their own target:
They also showed off some more of their own benchmarks:
Just take a moment to let that settle in. This is a $399 processor, from AMD, that is not only keeping up with, but just about beating a $1K+ processor from Intel. Now, I know these are their internal benchmarks and not to be completely trusted, but if it's even close to that it means these processors truly pack a punch worthy of gamers.
The processors sound really, really good. That price-point is pretty damn good too for 8 cores.
I imagine this is going to put AMD firmly back on the map, for everyone. This should make Intel sweat at least a little bit.
It's a good time to be a PC enthusiast. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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The three processors in the Ryzen family that will be available first are:
- Ryzen 7 1800X: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.6 GHz, 4.0 GHz boost, 95W, $499
- Ryzen 7 1700X: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.4 GHz, 3.8 GHz boost, 95W, $399
- Ryzen 7 1700: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.0 GHz, 3.7 GHz boost, 65W, $329
They claim to have made a 52% improvement on instructions per clock, which is a massive leap when it comes to processors, truly incredible. Their original goal was aiming for a 40% increase, but they seem to have broken through their own target:
They also showed off some more of their own benchmarks:
Just take a moment to let that settle in. This is a $399 processor, from AMD, that is not only keeping up with, but just about beating a $1K+ processor from Intel. Now, I know these are their internal benchmarks and not to be completely trusted, but if it's even close to that it means these processors truly pack a punch worthy of gamers.
The processors sound really, really good. That price-point is pretty damn good too for 8 cores.
I imagine this is going to put AMD firmly back on the map, for everyone. This should make Intel sweat at least a little bit.
It's a good time to be a PC enthusiast. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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soulsource Feb 22, 2017
Quoting: salamanderrakeThe important question here is, do the boards have PCIe 4.0??? If its 3.0 it is barely forgivable, but if its still at 2.0 AMD is dead to me.
The CPU itself directly offers PCI Express 3.0 x16 (which is of course connected to according ports on the mainboards), and the more expansive boards have an additional PCI Express 2.0 controller in their northbridge.
(Source: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/56340/amd-ryzen-explained-motherboards-cpus-more/index.html )
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Plintslîcho Feb 22, 2017
I'm really interested in AMD's new CPUs. Especially the Ryzen 7 1700 with only a TDP of 65 sounds very interesting.
Now if these things pack some serious computing power while consuming less energy than my current setup, I may consider building myself a new computer.
Now if these things pack some serious computing power while consuming less energy than my current setup, I may consider building myself a new computer.
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SirBubbles Feb 22, 2017
I'm like a couple of other people here, needing a new cpu, mobo and ram. Additional complications are that I'm waiting on the 6 core, 12 thread version because of price reasons. So cheap I am.
Hoping those 6/12 cpu's come out soon, that I can actually afford them, and that they are awesome. Here's hoping. Otherwise I might have to take a punt on a 8/16 cpu, and...money. Oh well.
(edit) I too await the return of decent AMD cpu's. I've been using an 8320 and more recently an 8350, and they really struggle with certain games like some recent Feral ports (Shadow of Mordor, XCOM2, etc). Hoping these new processors help straighten things out.
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Hoping those 6/12 cpu's come out soon, that I can actually afford them, and that they are awesome. Here's hoping. Otherwise I might have to take a punt on a 8/16 cpu, and...money. Oh well.
(edit) I too await the return of decent AMD cpu's. I've been using an 8320 and more recently an 8350, and they really struggle with certain games like some recent Feral ports (Shadow of Mordor, XCOM2, etc). Hoping these new processors help straighten things out.
Last edited by SirBubbles on 22 February 2017 at 7:23 pm UTC
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Upgrading my PC is well overdue, but I will hold out a little longer until Ryzen R5 comes out with 6 cores. With the price of around 250 euros it should be in the sweet spot. Add about 100 euros for a motherboard and as much for 16 GB of DDR4 RAM.
One thing missing is the graphic card, but for that I might have to wait. Nvidia's Volta should come out in May, mid-range offerings probably in the summer. AMD's new GPU architecture should come out as well, I just wish situation with the drivers for Linux was not so bad, right now they offer better bang for a buck, but only if you're running Windows.
One thing missing is the graphic card, but for that I might have to wait. Nvidia's Volta should come out in May, mid-range offerings probably in the summer. AMD's new GPU architecture should come out as well, I just wish situation with the drivers for Linux was not so bad, right now they offer better bang for a buck, but only if you're running Windows.
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SirBubbles Feb 22, 2017
Quoting: morbiusUpgrading my PC is well overdue, but I will hold out a little longer until Ryzen R5 comes out with 6 cores. With the price of around 250 euros it should be in the sweet spot. Add about 100 euros for a motherboard and as much for 16 GB of DDR4 RAM.
One thing missing is the graphic card, but for that I might have to wait. Nvidia's Volta should come out in May, mid-range offerings probably in the summer. AMD's new GPU architecture should come out as well, I just wish situation with the drivers for Linux was not so bad, right now they offer better bang for a buck, but only if you're running Windows.
Don't radeons chew up a bit more power than nvidia? Also the driver situation for linux has a sad, sad history of being a tad deficient. I don't know if it's getting a good deal better or not, but I remember having to compile kernel modules for Mandrake Linux and having them break every other boot. Fun times.
Wouldn't mind being able to go with a full AMD setup, but the odds aren't good, especially as I have a nice nvidia 970 at the moment. Want to pair it up with a halfway decent cpu though.
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Avehicle7887 Feb 22, 2017
Got new chassis for an AMD build ready here, so far it looks good and once benchmarks are up it's judgement day. 8 Cores / 16 Threads is hard to pass up.
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thelimeydragon Feb 22, 2017
I'm still going to try and hold out and see what the Desktop Cannonlake offering from Intel will offer.
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Philadelphus Feb 22, 2017
My computer's only 2½ years old at this point so I'm not planning on a CPU upgrade for another few years, but always good to see more competition in the marketplace!
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natewardawg Feb 22, 2017
Quoting: EikeI wonder if this might become my first AMD CPU after... an Athlon, I guess?
And I wonder even more if I might get my first AMD/ATI GPU later - but I won't compromise on speed here.
I second that. The last AMD chip I bought was back in 2005. So far I'm completely sold on these Ryzen chips. Finally, AMD seems to be bringing some great competition to Intel! This is good for Intel users and great for AMD users :)
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TheRiddick Feb 22, 2017
I'm wondering what the 1700 is missing in comparison to the rest, I mean if there all vcore and multi unlocked then surely it be the best buy?
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