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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natewardawg Feb 23, 2017
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 completely understand your fears with this. As an avid Intel/Nvidia only user for the last 10 years, for the first time in a very long time I'm seriously considering making an AMD CPU/GPU rig. I'm sure I'm not alone in this.
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Would be nice to see how the 1800X competes with the 8370 I would like to see them numbers before I upgrade. My next upgrade is from a GTX 960 (2gig) to RX480 (8gig).
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This is excellent news.
Will wait for reviews and then order a 1800X if all goes well. I will be opting for a complete build so will likely drop around 1k on this Ryzen setup so want to make sure this will last atleast 2/3 years.
I am currently running a 4770k so just want to compare single threaded results prior to purchase.
Will wait for reviews and then order a 1800X if all goes well. I will be opting for a complete build so will likely drop around 1k on this Ryzen setup so want to make sure this will last atleast 2/3 years.
I am currently running a 4770k so just want to compare single threaded results prior to purchase.
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After doing a bit of research i think the 1400x would be a decent enough upgrade from my 8350 to justify the cost. It will be a few months to wait though. Upgrading the mobo ram and cpu all at once is pricey enough without getting too smitten with numbers i wouldnt really use.
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I've been saying F.U. to Intel for many years. The last 2 years at my current job: 90% of the CPUs in the office have been AMD CPUs - Thanks to me. FX processors might not be as fast, single-core as Intel ones, but over-clock them, use all the cores, and BAM ... Intel is poor value for money.
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TacoDeBoss Feb 24, 2017
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.
Haha, it's practically switched. With Nvidia, the kernel modules break all the flipping time. But with AMD, once you install Mesa, it's *installed.* It's not going anywhere.
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TacoDeBoss Feb 24, 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.Well, under Windows at least, yeah, you'd probably gain 15-30 FPS in every game. Don't know under Linux, most people don't do CPU gaming benchmarks under Linux.
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Haha, it's practically switched. With Nvidia, the kernel modules break all the flipping time. But with AMD, once you install Mesa, it's *installed.* It's not going anywhere.
I wonder what I'm doing wrong, then. Upgrades work like a charm.
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Well, under Windows at least, yeah, you'd probably gain 15-30 FPS in every game. Don't know under Linux, most people don't do CPU gaming benchmarks under Linux.
Why do you think so? AFAIK, most games aren't CPU bound in the first place and shouldn't profit. And those that are probably don't spawn enough thread with enough work for 6 or 8 cores...
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Joeyboots80 Mar 11, 2017
:D Just got my parts today and have my new rig put together! Ryzen r7 1700, 16GB DDR4 2666, and an Asrock Fatality AM4 Gaming K4 mobo. Everything booted up fine and sound works fine! System seems to be running smooth and processes seem to be spreading across cores properly. No problems so far with normal usage, I will test some games tomorrow. I will most likely make a forum post about it. Cheers everyone! ^_^
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:D Just got my parts today and have my new rig put together! Ryzen r7 1700, 16GB DDR4 2666, and an Asrock Fatality AM4 Gaming K4 mobo. Everything booted up fine and sound works fine! System seems to be running smooth and processes seem to be spreading across cores properly. No problems so far with normal usage, I will test some games tomorrow. I will most likely make a forum post about it. Cheers everyone! ^_^
Can you take a look in the BIOS for iommu options for me?
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Joeyboots80 Mar 11, 2017
Sure thing. I will do it when I get up and have my coffee. I am going to bed right now. I'll be posting again shortly.:D Just got my parts today and have my new rig put together! Ryzen r7 1700, 16GB DDR4 2666, and an Asrock Fatality AM4 Gaming K4 mobo. Everything booted up fine and sound works fine! System seems to be running smooth and processes seem to be spreading across cores properly. No problems so far with normal usage, I will test some games tomorrow. I will most likely make a forum post about it. Cheers everyone! ^_^
Can you take a look in the BIOS for iommu options for me?
Edit: Also, I want to say I didn't even mess with Bios. Everything just worked. I swapped my ssd in and Linux just booted and worked. But, like I said, I will look into the Bios thing for you when I get up.
Last edited by Joeyboots80 on 11 March 2017 at 9:01 am UTC
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Joeyboots80 Mar 11, 2017
Can you take a look in the BIOS for iommu options for me?
I looked at the Bios and there is indeed options for IOMMU. Enabled, Disabled, and Auto settings.
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Can you take a look in the BIOS for iommu options for me?
I looked at the Bios and there is indeed options for IOMMU. Enabled, Disabled, and Auto settings.
Cheers, thanks comrade!
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Joeyboots80 Mar 11, 2017
No problem friend! It's my pleasure! :DCan you take a look in the BIOS for iommu options for me?
I looked at the Bios and there is indeed options for IOMMU. Enabled, Disabled, and Auto settings.
Cheers, thanks comrade!
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Joeyboots80 Mar 12, 2017
I have tested some games today. Hitman, Shadow of Mordor, and Arma 3. All worked beautifully and ran brilliantly. I am on Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 Beta 1 and am using the Canonical X Staging PPA for Mesa 17.0.1 and X.Org Server 1.19. I have surprisingly had 0 issues, everything is working great. :)
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