AMD Type R... Ryzen!
All hail AMD... think they have really done it this time.
After years of selling budget middling CPUs, AMD have now gone straight for the throat firmly targeting the performance desktop market, just wow!
For those unfamiliar with the Battle Royale of AMD vs Intel, many would think the world of Intel and dismiss AMD as a poor 2nd choice or a has been. For the past decade and more, Intel has beaten AMD decisively at desktop CPUs so much so that AMD is nearly forgotten for many.
Now finally, a brand new AMD 8 cores 16 threads HEDT* CPU for way less... AMD have gone high end performance with low end pricing - AMD Ryzen is here. (*
HEDT definition)
Everything is so hush hush and secretive that sample AMD Ryzen was delivered to me in a little non-descript green box.
And the really beautiful sample Asus mobo also came without any serial markings, i/o plate or most accessories along with dire warnings about NDAs and VX baby oils, gulp!
Do note that this sample chip is an earlier Engineering Sample stepping 1 which has been superseded by newer improved steppings and is thus not identical to the retail chip. This hurried preview is definitely not definitive, serving more as an introduction to Ryzen.
And after tiresome years of being served non-metal thermal interface material beneath the IHS by Intel.. see what TIM is given to Ryzen as demonstrated by der8auer. At the prices charged, did it beat around the bush and go cheap like the competition? Not!
* Type R cos it is powerful, fast and just as important, affordable ie. definitely not exorbitantly priced like you know who...
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