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 22 Feb 2017
The 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 22 Feb 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 22 Feb 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 Feb 2017 at 7:23 pm UTC
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22 Feb 2017
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 22 Feb 2017
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.
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 22 Feb 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 22 Feb 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 22 Feb 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 22 Feb 2017
I 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 22 Feb 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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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.
Just look at the benchmark Phoronix just did
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=radeon-nvidia-hitman&num=3
On 1080p ultra, the RX 480 sits just between the GTX 980 and GTX 1060.
The AMD open source driver really has come a long way!
And with Valve now employing 3 developers to work full time on the AMD driver in addition to AMD own team, it's only going to improve.
Some features are unfortunately not yet available easily since they are not mainlined yet in the kernel (namely display related feature like FreeSync and HDMI audio) but it should be done by this summer, fall at the latest.
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I would be glad if anybody finds any information on support of AMD-Vi.
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cRaZy-bisCuiT 23 Feb 2017
Don't get me wrong, those look like a fairly good processor! Since the IPC is almost the same in comparison to Intel Core i processors >= 3570k I see no reason to upgrade. Game hardly profit from more than 2 Cores, some do use 4 Cores but quite a few, especially under Linux, are still bound to the speed of only one core!
Obviously this processor will beat down 4-6 Core processors when it comes down to multi core performance benchmarks and use cases. :)
Obviously this processor will beat down 4-6 Core processors when it comes down to multi core performance benchmarks and use cases. :)
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I've been waiting for Ryzen to buy my new rig.
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Much excite about this 
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Pompesdesky 23 Feb 2017
I really really hope that if the performance is on par with Intel, and even if Intel strongly decreases their pricing, people will massively buy the AMD solution. I would love to see Intel pay for their bad practises, be it with regards to end customers with their crazy prices (hi there Nvidia as well) or shadow business practices making that you'll hardly find an AMD processor in OEM desktops and even less in laptops :><:
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natewardawg 23 Feb 2017
I really really hope that if the performance is on par with Intel, and even if Intel strongly decreases their pricing, people will massively buy the AMD solution. I would love to see Intel pay for their bad practises, be it with regards to end customers with their crazy prices (hi there Nvidia as well) or shadow business practices making that you'll hardly find an AMD processor in OEM desktops and even less in laptops :><:
Some YouTubers, like LinusTechTips, did some ad-hoc benchmarking at the expo and it looks like performance per dollar blows away Intel! :)
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Pompesdesky 23 Feb 2017
Some YouTubers, like LinusTechTips, did some ad-hoc benchmarking at the expo and it looks like performance per dollar blows away Intel! :)
I'm quite confident about it, my fear is that as in the graphics card space a lot of users only like AMD being competitive to buy their usual stuff (Intel/Nvidia) at a more affordable price. I see a lot of these whinning about the price, wishing AMD gets good stuff at a good price and not buying AMD... and then after a few years they cry again because AMD didn't get sufficient revenue to support a healthy R&D and Intel/Nvidia get in another cycle of customer fist f*****g.....
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Trouble is: I'm not sure replacing my Intel 3570K would actually speed up any game. If it does, I will strongly consider buying an AMD CPU.
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natewardawg 23 Feb 2017
Trouble is: I'm not sure replacing my Intel 3570K would actually speed up any game. If it does, I will strongly consider buying an AMD CPU.
You may want to check the end of the year when we will probably have a lot more games coming out with Vulkan support. There will possibly be a difference between the 4 threads in the 3570K and the 16 threads in the Ryzen CPUs. Until then, I think you're absolutely right, it won't helping gaming much.
For folks like me who do game development or artists who do 3D rendering, these CPUs will help a ton since rendering or baking lightmaps of a scene can literally take days to render! A faster multi-core CPU is a huge win! :)
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