The word is AMD could have hit 5Ghz, they hit 4.9Ghz i'm sure that extra 100Mhz could have been made but apparently 5Ghz would have required binning, and they decided to go for quantity of chips to keep the supply chain stocked rather than chase a number.
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AMD Zen 3 (5000 Series), rumored 17% IPC gain.
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The word is AMD could have hit 5Ghz, they hit 4.9Ghz i'm sure that extra 100Mhz could have been made but apparently 5Ghz would have required binning, and they decided to go for quantity of chips to keep the supply chain stocked rather than chase a number.
Maybe the rumoured 5900xt will be the 5ghz.
Oh i'm sure they will get refreshed in a few months.
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I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped at 4.9GHz to make a statement "We're AMD, we have amazing IPC, so we don't need a magical number to get sales."
If a 5900XT surfaces at 5ghz, that's promising for 5900x users as there'd be more in the tank.
I'll be trying it for sure.
Ignore that. 5900X was compared to 3900XT not 3900X, that explains it.
When normalised (using 10900K comparison) 5950X compared to 5900X is
Ashes 6% faster
Far Cry 2% slower
Tomb Raider 1% slower
Total War 4% faster
We know so little about 5800X. It will boost 100MHz lower. Maybe.
AMD - "I'm going to sit on 6c for the mid-range and hike prices."
It's a proper role-reversal, and I hope AMD start getting stick for it.
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Just looking forward to the full fat chiplet(s) being benched for the 5800X and 5950X.
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Just looking forward to the full fat chiplet(s) being benched for the 5800X and 5950X.
AMD apparently have a 5900XT and 5950XT according to one of the slide notes. Looks like they are holding back.
The subreddit is full of threads complaining about the price to the point an "Intel is better value" post has 1.6k likes and 1.6k comments, lol.
I just had an interesting thought. AMD is trying to play the good guy again just like they did when first announcing B450 wouldn't have Zen 3 support.
Intentionally put prices higher than you intend to actually sell it for. See if people are actually ok with it... if not just before launch make a post about how you listen to your customers and put the price back to what you originally wanted to sell it for. The subreddit is happy again and everyone thinks AMD is the good guy for listening to its "amazing fans".
I just had an interesting thought. AMD is trying to play the good guy again just like they did when first announcing B450 wouldn't have Zen 3 support.
Intentionally put prices higher than you intend to actually sell it for. See if people are actually ok with it... if not just before launch make a post about how you listen to your customers and put the price back to what you originally wanted to sell it for. The subreddit is happy again and everyone thinks AMD is the good guy for listening to its "amazing fans".
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There will always be a better product just a few months away, how long do spend waiting?
After thinking about it last night, even if they do release a 5700x CPU slightly cheaper I don't think I'll be going for it. I'm happy with my 3700x, and I game at 1440p and 4K, and I'm not fussed on super high refresh, anything 60 - 100 is plenty enough for me as I don't play twitch based shooters. I'm more into strategy/rpg/4x/Turn based games.
It would also mean I'd need a new motherboard (still on X370) so even more cost. I have an XSX on pre-order, game pass for console/PC, and I'm generally 1 or 2 years behind game releases before I buy (which is even less now with game pass). That should easily see me through until AMD jump to a new platform, and also I can see what Intel have to offer then too (providing they've fixed their security flaws)
It would also mean I'd need a new motherboard (still on X370) so even more cost. I have an XSX on pre-order, game pass for console/PC, and I'm generally 1 or 2 years behind game releases before I buy (which is even less now with game pass). That should easily see me through until AMD jump to a new platform, and also I can see what Intel have to offer then too (providing they've fixed their security flaws)
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