Saturday, February 4th 2017
AMD Ryzen Processor Models Revealed
Unlike Intel, which has had a predictable processor model number scheme over the past decade, those of AMD's new Ryzen processor family have been shrouded in mystery. Come March 2nd, and the company will launch some of 17, that's right, seventeen processor models. These include 5 eight-core SKUs, 4 six-core SKUs, and a whopping 8 quad-core SKUs. The lineup is led by the AMD Ryzen R7 1800X, followed by the R7 1800 Pro, the R7 1700X, the R7 1700 Pro, and the R7 1700. At this point we don't know the clock speeds of these SKUs, or what "Pro" designates. We know from AMD's application of the "Pro" moniker to some of its A-series APUs that it could designate certain business-desktop centric features.
The six-core lineup is led by the Ryzen R5 1600X, followed by the R5 1600 Pro, the R5 1500, and the R5 1500 Pro. The clock speeds of these SKUs range between 3.20-3.60 GHz, all SKUs feature SMT, enabling 12 logical CPUs for the OS to deal with. Lastly, AMD has an exhaustive range of quad-core chips, the ones with SMT are slotted in the Ryzen R5 extension, and the ones without SMT are Ryzen R3. The SMT-enabled quad-core lineup includes the R5 1400X, R5 1400 Pro, R5 1300, and R5 1300 Pro. The entry-level R3 lineup includes the R3 1200X, R3 1200 Pro, R3 1100, and R3 1100 Pro. A number of these SKUs will launch on the 2nd of March, 2017.
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The six-core lineup is led by the Ryzen R5 1600X, followed by the R5 1600 Pro, the R5 1500, and the R5 1500 Pro. The clock speeds of these SKUs range between 3.20-3.60 GHz, all SKUs feature SMT, enabling 12 logical CPUs for the OS to deal with. Lastly, AMD has an exhaustive range of quad-core chips, the ones with SMT are slotted in the Ryzen R5 extension, and the ones without SMT are Ryzen R3. The SMT-enabled quad-core lineup includes the R5 1400X, R5 1400 Pro, R5 1300, and R5 1300 Pro. The entry-level R3 lineup includes the R3 1200X, R3 1200 Pro, R3 1100, and R3 1100 Pro. A number of these SKUs will launch on the 2nd of March, 2017.
62 Comments on AMD Ryzen Processor Models Revealed
Maybe I was just spoiled by the RX series naming ...
Because 2 days of salary is hardly worth the agony of living with an inferior product for several years.
Surprising that all of the models have a base clock over 3 GHz.
I'm also super happy to see they only disabled SMT on the budget processors. Intel has been disabling HTT exclusively as an excuse to make people spend a premium for something with generally negligible gains.
I hope these processors make Intel panic. Intel has had it too easy for too long (over a decade).
X are obviously the unlocked ones and they'll most likely have a slightly higher clock speeds as well.
The more important question is, how much will they cost?
I think the prices will be reasonable but...yeah, I'd like to know the definite prices too.Gotta admit that's pretty clever. Intel can't exactly sue because AMD can just point at their graphics card line as justification for it.
And comparison with Intel processor seems like the old buildozer architecture. AMD must put 8 core to bit the high end intel 4 cores . It's clearly not the revolution promise by AMD. Frequencies seems to be low. In CES we saw an 8 cores to 3.4ghz and in this paper, 4 cores are announced to max 3.5ghz. If this information is true, AMD will not be able to fight against Intel with mono thread application like lot of game.
Ryzen has zero basis on Bulldozer. Ryzen is brand new from the ground up developed by Jim Keller who is the guy that put AMD on top previously.
3.6 GHz for 8 core/16 thread is good. Intel's competing product (6900K) is clocked at 3.2 GHz for comparison. AMD has demonstrated, at least in Blender, that Ryzen is clock-for-clock faster than Broadwell-E. Put all together, AMD may not just beat Intel, but may have it beat by a significant margin.
And remember price. AMD may not be able to match Intel's 4 GHz on quad-cores but a slightly lower clock with more cores at the same price, the latter is a better deal.
Most modern games like at least quad core processors. If you're looking for "monothread games," you need to go back a decade.
Well, even if it's a hundred or so more than Kaby Lake (two hundred at a push), I'll buy the top end as long as it beats out the i7 7700k and the i7 6800k. Gaming is my thing so soon I can decide which path to follow. Frankly I can't wait to have an AMD CPU and then start trolling Vega threads until someone call me a fanboy!!! Well- AMD seem like to use Titan X with Ryzen. :laugh:
Not enough vetting of these articles lately which themselves say they are rumors or founded on hearsay and are reported as News.
If the faster processors from both companies stay affordable, or come down in price, that will hopefully entice Wal-Mart and some of these other retailers to sell more powerful computers, at lower prices, which would possibly encourage more computer sells due to people experiencing higher performance at lower or more reasonable pricing.
More powerful computers in the hands of more of the public would MAYBE mean that programmers would have more incentive to come up with newer and more interesting types of software and games. If more people were able to try and get interested in virtual reality headsets, for example, that would spur a lot of interesting new hardware and software advances.
A virtual meeting with your friend on the other side of the globe, for example, where you can see AND interact with each other. A math class over the Internet where your instructor can demonstrate formulas and ideas using 3D shapes and holograms.
Very interesting times.