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Zen news 'Going forward'
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I so so hope they get to at least Haswell levels, just for their own sake. And I hope it isn't too late.
They also need to realize that they are in an underdog position so can't just charge a premium for their product unless they have something unique or fantastic performance compared to the competition. None of this "We want to be seen as a premium brand" rubbish. Results first.
They also need to realize that they are in an underdog position so can't just charge a premium for their product unless they have something unique or fantastic performance compared to the competition. None of this "We want to be seen as a premium brand" rubbish. Results first.
The 8 core 16 thread may be "Premium" but i doubt it will be £800 like the Haswell-E.
The 6 core 12 thread maybe £300 and the 4 core 8 thread maybe £190.
At those prices with Haswell Performance they are a steal and priced high enough for AMD to rake in some much needed R&D.
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Interesting news for Zen followers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzQh7vI7hWA&ab_channel=RedGamingTech
That'd be great. If I can build an 8 core ITX with that performance next year I'll be very happy.
In which way?
They are doing Zen apu's but I was expecting the FX replacement to be on-boardless. I think I'm misunderstanding what you mean though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzQh7vI7hWA&ab_channel=RedGamingTech
That'd be great. If I can build an 8 core ITX with that performance next year I'll be very happy.
In which way?
They are doing Zen apu's but I was expecting the FX replacement to be on-boardless. I think I'm misunderstanding what you mean though.
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Hurry up 2016, we want new chips.
Apparently TSMC are ramping up 16nm volume production in Q1 2016 so on the shelves in Q2 2016 (Before July)
Tho i could be wrong or that could change.
that would be alright as it would be August before I look at upgrading again so hopefully by that time well have some good benchmark tests and ill see if its worth going for
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Didn't AMD recently say they aren't expecting to release Zen until right near the end of 2016?
if that happens I might end out on skylake
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amd always sounds so good on paper then something launches and its a massive disappointment and then everyone forgets and it repeats, pretty sure zen is going to be massively over hyped and the disappoint as per, hope they prove me wrong so Intel pull their finger out thou
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2017 you mean.
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That's the last thing anyone wants.
I would like to replace my 2500k with an AMD 6C/12T Zen.
Personally I think there's a 50% chance of that happening.
The other 50% includes the possibility of the chip being a flop, or being horribly over-priced.
I wonder if I'm being overly optimistic here
Personally I think there's a 50% chance of that happening.
The other 50% includes the possibility of the chip being a flop, or being horribly over-priced.
I wonder if I'm being overly optimistic here
We'd be seeing the same small increments from AMD if their Bulldozer architecture was popular enough to warrant being released.
Bulldozer > Piledriver > Steamroller > Excavator
Those 4 generations of Bulldozers are no more of an improvement performance-wise than what Intel have been doing CPU side (ignoring the strides Intel have made with iGPU and power efficiency).