AMD Zen 3 (5000 Series), rumored 17% IPC gain.

[TNA]

@~>Dg<~ and @deuse

As I said, Zen 3 will be the best CPU for gaming soon

Now that that is pretty much a certainty. You guys buying one?

 

[Twinz]

@~>Dg<~ and @deuse

As I said, Zen 3 will be the best CPU for gaming soon

Now that that is pretty much a certainty. You guys buying one?

I'll probably get the 16-core in about a year when they are cheaper. My 3800x is doing fine now. My 1080Ti is struggling with my Reverb, so I need a GPU, not a CPU.

 

[Lokken86]

@~>Dg<~ and @deuse

As I said, Zen 3 will be the best CPU for gaming soon

Now that that is pretty much a certainty. You guys buying one?

Debating over 5900x vs 5950x. Either way it's a big upgrade over my 1950x in terms of gaming but with the 16 core it would stomp my current cpu for rendering in 3ds max.

 

[danv]

Right Overclockers. When are you putting these babies up for sale?

 

[TT158]

GN video states the memory controller is the same and so will FCLK speeds: https://youtu.be/n-AanO3Axzk?t=785

3600 RAM still the best. Kind of disappointed in that but meh.

Also wtf... he says B450 boards aren't getting support till January 2021.

Kinda sucks about the memory. Was looking forward to a big bump there.

 

[pBay]

So with the new 8 core chiplet design, is there a chance the 8 core will perform better than the 12?

 

[~>Dg<~]

So with the new 8 core chiplet design, is there a chance the 8 core will perform better than the 12?

for gaming most likely. some games dont like more than 8.

 

[HACO]

So with the new 8 core chiplet design, is there a chance the 8 core will perform better than the 12?

The difference will likely be very minimal.

 

[SupraWez]

Ohhh that 5950X is a beast

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

So with the new 8 core chiplet design, is there a chance the 8 core will perform better than the 12?

Looks like we have to wait for benchmarks comparing them to see if the 8 core has the best latency..

 

[pBay]

Now the question is whether I buy a motherboard now in preparation....hmmm....should probably resist the urge

 

[mickyflinn]

Zen 3 Max memmory speed 3200mhz is that a little disappointing?

 

[pBay]

Zen 3 Max memmory speed 3200mhz is that a little disappointing?

Feels a bit disappointing, but then RAM prices beyond 4000mhz start getting eye-watering for minimal improvements. Happy that i can lift and drop my G.Skill 3600 stuff in fine tbh!

 

[Sleepy Stu]

Zen 3 Max memmory speed 3200mhz is that a little disappointing?

Yeah I was hoping there would be some changes on that front

 

[danv]

Zen 3 Max memmory speed 3200mhz is that a little disappointing?

Their benchmarks were using 3600mhz memory..

 

[Jimmy Weirdarms]

Shots fired then, intel are going to have to up their game.

My 3800X is doing nicely, but I can't help coveting a 5950X. Might just have to get one when they release.

 

[GregI]

That CSGO percentage number looks farfetched. Linus review has the 3700x at 550fps which is likely close to the 3900XT frame rate. 40% better performance is about 800fps...

Gamers Nexus also confirmed AMD's benchmarks ran with 3,600 RAM on both platforms. No way they ran 3600C14 tuned memory so expect another 2-3% improvements if these numbers are to be believed.

Let's not even talk about League being at 50%...

 

[RavenXXX2]

You would think the 8 core would be the best gaming chip on one ccx, you can see the 12 core fall behind the 10990k in bf5 that uses more than 8 cores.

 

[SupraWez]

Thread title is wrong, its 19% IPC gain not 17%

 

[Andromeda1983]

People complaining about the extra price should remember, we have been getting screwed over by high prices from Intel for years. If AMD's claims of having the best gaming CPU's are actually true then the 50 dollar premium is expected and quite frankly I don't mind paying it