AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen 5 2600 Processor Review Last March, AMD released their long awaited Ryzen line of processors, and the new AM4 socket and X370 chipset. Like any launch of a new architecture, it had its issues. However, overall it was a vast improvement over their previous Piledriver architecture. With the second …
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AMD EPYC Processor Powers HPE Gen10 Server to World Records
AMD EPYC Processor Powers HPE Gen10 Server to World Records AMD EPYC-powered HPE DL385 makes powerful industry waves with 50 percent lower cost per virtual machine AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) (NYSE: HPE) ProLiant DL385 Gen10 server, powered by AMD EPYC™ processors set world records in both SPECrate®2017_fp_base and …
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Review
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Review On August 10, AMD released its threadripper processors into the market. As we reported in our threadripper preview , Planet 3DNow! not with a press pattern. And so we could not deliver a comprehensive article to the product launch. Even if we do not like AMD’s disregard, we do not want to leave our many readers …
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB Video Card Review
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB Video Card Review Our AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 review confirms that the company achieved major performance improvements over their last-generation Polaris and Fiji cards: Vega is faster than GTX 1080. We tested six different performance configurations of Vega 64, with surprising results… @techPowerUp!
G.SKILL Flare-X DDR4 for AMD Ryzen Threadripper Debuts
G.SKILL Flare-X DDR4 for AMD Ryzen Threadripper Debuts G.SKILL Announces New DDR4 Specifications for AMD Ryzen Threadripper G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, announces all-new DDR4 specifications and expanding the Flare X series, designed for AMD processors and platforms. Compatible with the new Ryzen™ Threadripper™ …
AMD AMD4U Program Announced
AMD AMD4U Program Announced Industry-Leading Games and Applications Showcase Performance Capabilities of AMD Processors and Graphics AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced AMD4U, a program designed to offer to PC buyers some of today’s best creative tools and gaming applications optimized for AMD processors and graphics. Kicking off the program, consumers purchasing an eligible AMD-powered system may …
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Processor Review The most affordable Ryzen part at the moment, the $170 Ryzen 5 1400 quad-core processor is endowed with features you find only on Intel processors twice its price. We’re interested to see where that leaves competing Intel parts within its price-range… at techPowerUp!
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 & 1600 CPU Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 & 1600 CPU Review The two AMD processors for review today are the newest budget offerings of the Ryzen 5 series with the Ryzen 1400 and 1600 models. The Ryzen 1400 is a four core/eight thread and the Ryzen 1600 is a six core/twelve thread processor, with both having a base …
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz Processor Review AMD is back in the desktop CPU game with its Ryzen family of processors, thanks to successes with per-core performance and energy efficiency brought about by its “Zen” micro-architecture. The company launched its Ryzen processor family with the top-end Ryzen 7 series, which consists of eight-core models that …
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Processor Review Ryzen 5 1400 SKU is the least expensive processor from the series you can get right now, which does come with half of the L3 cache, a base clock of 3.2GHz, an all-core clock of the same 3.2GHz, a 2-core boost of 3.4GHz while the single-core boost does add …
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor Review The Ryzen 5 1600 CPU does arrive with notably lower core clocks and 30W lower TDP versus its 1600X brother, all other technical specifications remaining the same. While we can see a small performance drop with the Ryzen 5 1600, both CPUs seem to share similar overclock margins on …
AMD Radeon RX 500 Series Graphics Card Introduced
AMD Radeon RX 500 Series Graphics Card Introduced Designed with the perfect balance of performance and features for the 9 out of 10 gamers that play on outdated graphics cards Today AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) introduced the Radeon™ RX 500 series, a new line of graphics cards featuring a powerful combination of improved game performance, higher …
AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors Introduced
AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors Introduced Four AMD Ryzen 5 Processors with up to 87% more performance than Core i5 Bring Innovation and Efficiency to Millions More PC Users Following the global release of award-winning AMD Ryzen 7 desktop processors in March, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today launched all four models of its new high-performance AMD …
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X & 1500X CPU Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X & 1500X CPU Review AMD started Round 2 of their long anticipated processor update with the launch of the Ryzen 5 series desktop processors, featuring the “Zen” architecture in 6-core, 12-thead and 4-core, 8-thread options. Available starting today, these sub-$300 USD processors are designed to “deliver enhanced performance, immersive experience and …
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X & 1500X Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X & 1500X Processor Review Here we are at the end of Ryzen Part Deux and I have to say that, for the most part, scaling the architecture down does hit on some performance points. As you might expect, the results to show and prove that dropping the core count by 50% …
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Processor Review Today AMD launched their Ryzen 5 processors. We review the $190 Ryzen 5 1500X, which promises to be a cost-effective alternative to sub-$200 Intel models. Thanks to integrated SMT-multithreading and various Boost technologies, overall performance is quite good… at techPowerUp!
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor Review Ryzen 7 1700X is meant to fill in the gap between the 1800X flagship and the 65W-rated Ryzen 7 1700, at an affordable price point of just $399. This SKU borrows all the features from the more expensive variant, including the 100MHz XFR, but is clocked lower by default …
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6GHz Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6GHz Processor Review AMD launched its much awaited Ryzen 7 processor family. AMD has been known to be a PC processor company way before it acquired ATI in 2006 to also become a graphics company. Owning a PC with a fast AMD processor has been a ‘hip’ thing and told people …
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, and 1700 Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, and 1700 Processor Review The benchmark results have demonstrated that AMD has a new leader for its lineup, with the Ryzen 7 series CPUs besting the previously tested AMD FX 9350, 9370 and 8370 CPUs in every test by at least 10%. Against the competing Intel entries, we find the …
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor Review Ryzen 7 1700 is the lowest priced octa-core AMD processor for the AM4 platform and features 3GHz base clock, with a Precision Boost + XFR to a total of 3750MHz. While at stock speeds Ryzen 7 1700 does clearly perform under the flagship, we have had a nice surprise …
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU Review New architecture, new processors, new name: AMD brings new processors based on the newly developed Zen architecture. With significantly improved single-thread performance compared to the predecessors and more cores at a lower price compared to the competition, one would like to again mix in the high-end business around gaming …
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Processor Review The AMD Zen architecture has finally materialized into the Ryzen series of processors! We will take a closer look at the new platform from AMD which does incorporate the Ryzen 7 1800X flagship octa-core CPU along with the ASUS Crosshair VI Hero AM4 motherboard and see if it can …
AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors Released
AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors Released New Ryzen 7 Processors Set to Reinvigorate the Desktop Computing Market; Unprecedented Pre-Order Sales Show Ryzen Leads Best Seller Lists After four years and thousands of hours of development, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today released the first three models of its highly anticipated, high-performance AMD Ryzen™ desktop processor. Strong demand for …
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Linux Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Linux Benchmarks The day many of you have been waiting for is finally here: AMD Zen (Ryzen) processors are shipping! Thanks to AMD coming around at the last minute, I received a Ryzen 7 1800X yesterday evening and have been putting it through its paces. Here is my walkthrough of the …
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, and 1700 Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, and 1700 Processor Review When it comes to performance, the R7 1800X, R7 1700X, and R7 1700 all deliver exceptional performance. Not only when you compare against AMD’s own FX previous generation CPU’s, but against Intel’s new Kaby Lake Core i7 7700K and Haswell-E 8C/16T Core i7 5960X. In heavy …
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