Wednesday, February 8th 2017
AMD's Ryzen R7 8-core, 16-thread Processor Prices Outed for Europe
A Spanish-based hardware site has just outed what they claim to be AMD's upcoming R7 Ryzen chips' pricing, and if true, these seem to spell a spectacular amount of value (if performance is at the rumored and expected range, naturally).
As it is, the prices cover only three models of AMD's overall Ryzen line-up, namely, the R7 1800X, the R7 1700X and the non-X, R7 1700 (all 8-core, 16-thread parts). According to the source, these chips will feature base clocks in the order of 4 GHz for the 1800X; 3.8 GHz for the 1700X; and 3.7 GHz for the 1700. Overall european pricing (including taxes) is set at €599.99 for the 1800X; €469.99 for the 1700X; and a "measly" €389.95 for the 1700. As always, you can expect US pricing to be even more competitive; perhaps a $349 pricing for the 1700 chip (which also carries a 65W TDP to boot).
From this, and considering all AMD Ryzen processors will be multiplier-unlocked, we can surmise that the 1700 should be quite a steal at this pricing. And this also bodes well for AMD's upcoming 6-core, 12-thread R5 processors - status-quo upsetting at an affordable price-point, anyone?
Sources:
elchapuzasinformatico, Reddit user pheder
As it is, the prices cover only three models of AMD's overall Ryzen line-up, namely, the R7 1800X, the R7 1700X and the non-X, R7 1700 (all 8-core, 16-thread parts). According to the source, these chips will feature base clocks in the order of 4 GHz for the 1800X; 3.8 GHz for the 1700X; and 3.7 GHz for the 1700. Overall european pricing (including taxes) is set at €599.99 for the 1800X; €469.99 for the 1700X; and a "measly" €389.95 for the 1700. As always, you can expect US pricing to be even more competitive; perhaps a $349 pricing for the 1700 chip (which also carries a 65W TDP to boot).
From this, and considering all AMD Ryzen processors will be multiplier-unlocked, we can surmise that the 1700 should be quite a steal at this pricing. And this also bodes well for AMD's upcoming 6-core, 12-thread R5 processors - status-quo upsetting at an affordable price-point, anyone?
73 Comments on AMD's Ryzen R7 8-core, 16-thread Processor Prices Outed for Europe
If the performance is competitive it seems like the pricing is fair.
(8 cores 16 threads@3700MHz@65W?!)
Assuming we don't, that 1800X at literally half the price i had to pay is sure something to think about.. i hope they will be as good as they hype them for. 'Bout time we got back to the Athlon days :D
But, I agree now speculating a base 4GHz clock... I am a tough cookie but don't expect that for an 8c16t cpu. A base of 3.5 with limited core boost to 4.0 would be perfectly acceptable.
These are probably the max all core turbo frequencies and not the base frequencies. I image the actual base freq are more like:
1700 3.4 GHz - 3.7 GHz
1800 3.5 GHz - 3.8 GHz
1800X 3.6 GHz - 4 GHz
I also stick to the rumor I started that the "PRO" tag is for units with AIO cooler solutions.
Which is a good thing, forcing Intel to turn-up the heat in quality instead of quantity and lowering pricing.
The Hype Train has arrived people, time to jump on, it´s not going to crash it seems.
With the 480 and Ryzen alone, AMD would´ve done superb.
VEGA now just needs to perform "OK" to give people the incentive to go full red. And as long the hypetrain is on track, people will jump on.
Look, AMD is a corporation. A corporation that has been losing money for years. Their stock holders will demand that they sell their processors at the highest price they can get, which means just slightly less than similarly performing Intel offerings. I see the 1400X competing with the 7700K, (yes, I think that chart is wacked) so I think its price will be around $/€295. Then just scale from there. The thing is, Intel has nothing to compete with the 6/8 core AMD offerings, unless the user goes to the (expensive) HEDT platform.
Unless AMD is trying to make a case that Intel has been anti-competitive and over charging for their stuff for years........
Of course, this is all speculation...
Not to say that if they start doing well this won't change, but you need remind yourself, they first have to prove they can do it again. Been a long, long time since last time they had something to compete with :)
And irrelevant, but i wouldn't put too much weight in the frequencies.. we've seen that movie before. Again though, i do hope they rock the boat with these. We need some healthy competition.
This is changing right now. The highest price point of AMD is not that high because it is an inferior product but because they want to peel the market off of Intel. Check out the latest news for i5-7640k and i7-7740k. They exist for a reason.
Also, considering the 6c12t is equal to the 4c4t/4c8t, this must mean they have a
1) better yield
2) smaller cores
3) aspirations not to get a 75% premium for their products but a reasonable 25-30%...
4) feed the people with better products on the same price level, so, raising the bar and getting the market to know the AMD name forever.
5) ultimately erasing the "Intel is better" branding against AMD...
So, the reasonably lower pricing is pretty awesome in my opinion. Says the guy with a masters degree in finance and economics.
EDIT: Not to speak of the much-much better performance per watt.
Unless somehow you've had the luxury of being the first consumer in possession of a Ryzen cpu? Don't jump on the hype train, lol, wish them the best and call it a day there.
Hopefully CPU tech will finally move along!