AMD Zen, news and comments

[Fassou]

Let's hope they improve the staging, and the bosses don't come out on stage.

The last one seemed like a funeral, no matter how many T-shirt launchers they pulled out to be more

[whoololon]

I hate to be a party pooper, but I don't expect anything new from this event.
I'm basing it on the presentation of the RX, and I assume it will be the same: a screen with two very large numbers, one in red and one in blue, where the red one will always be better.
Prepared comparisons, biased data, fulano and mengano explaining the virtues and miraculous properties of this or that, the woodchopper from Tainán waving to reinforce the brand's image of innovation (she still won't wear a skirt), and a pretty average catering.
As if I were watching it, let's go.
...and yet I'll still watch it.

No, I'll discuss the topic, but I'd rather wait for third-party tests.

[Nemo]

@whoololon you are describing any presentation of any product, because they are all like that.
Of course it is normal, I can't imagine Tim Cook presenting the Macbook pro saying: "Well, our competition has the latest processors, 4K screens and all kinds of connectors,...but ours has an apple that no longer lights up".
If they don't talk well about their own products ¿who is going to talk?

[cobito]

I don't know, AMD could have a processor in its hands capable of competing with Intel across its entire domestic range. Making the fool of yourself in that way can make many indecisives who want to buy now end up buying a Skylake (it is already known that the Kaby Lakes are not going to be interesting).

On the other hand, if they show a comparative and convincing benchmark, those indecisives may decide to wait.

If AMD makes an empty presentation, I wouldn't expect anything special from the Zen, to be honest.

[whoololon]

Well, you're both absolutely right, and as for what "I would like to happen", it would be a straightforward comparison with its pros and cons.
It no longer makes sense to hide the cards since the Kaby are already out, and against the Cannon I don't think the current Zen have anything to do; maybe later.
But indeed it is a staging, with everything very measured and overflowing with marketing everywhere... damn, it makes me lose interest.

[Obione]

There is a lot of jump in IPC, I think their trump card is to release an x6 that doesn't skyrocket in price (or the x8). It was a lot of money to go to a hexacore, now the micro would say it's not expensive in 2011-3 but, the motherboard is. You get a 1151 with a 80-85€ motherboard and you get closer in performance. If they add HT, getting closer in IPC with a 100€ motherboard, not 200, that's their trump card. Like when those x8s stood up to i7s, but only for renders

[rul3s]

Well well.... the more I read about AMD Zen the more I want one... depending on how I see it maybe I'll sell the 4790K and go for a Zen.

How I wish AMD would give Intel a run for its money again!

[Obione]

What use do you give to the Rules team?

I retract what I said in the Intel micro thread that I would change when they planted a micro (x6) and a BBB board. To stretch this until it explodes xD

I hope they turn out good, what a joke the Kaby are.

[whoololon]

@Rules The thing about buying on your day the best, is that you have a machine for the long haul.
That i7 of yours with a 1070 still performs well enough to ignore the first batch of Zen, so unless it's a whim, I wouldn't consider the change so soon. :nerd:

[Obione]

Given the lack of knowledge about its use, it seems to me that it won't be worth it. If it's used for pro editing, it would make sense. Or well, if you're going to use it somewhere else by building the AMD from scratch...

[cobito]

Tonight at 10 pm is the event where Zen is presented.

[whoololon]

Let's get dressed up for the occasion then...

...the thing is that I don't know which panties to wear...

[Obione]

My vote for lace panties.

[whoololon]

To highlight:

• The FX did not exist.
• 3.4 Ghz no longer impress anyone.
• The Vega advance gave me secondhand embarrassment.
• We still do not know the prices.
• In the end I did not put on panties.

[rul3s]

Well, I just watched the Ryzen presentation and it was really good, in summary I will say:

Comparisons against a 6900K

In the first test, they render an image and both are on par, a Ryzen at 3.4GHz without Boost and a 6900K at 3.2GHz with boost. The 6900K has a TDP of 140W, the Ryzen 95W.

In the second test, encoding a video in Handbrake, it took 54s on Ryzen, 59s on the 6900K.

In the third test against a 6700K, it was seen that it was not capable of playing Dota2 and capturing/encoding video for Twitch, it would cut out, but with the Ryzen it was smooth.

Prices are not known.
At the end they make a short Vega video where you can see playing the new Battlefront at 4k@60fps, although there wasn't much action in that scene...

I think they promise a lot if they stick to what they have shown, at least, to put pressure on Intel and their prices.

[rul3s]

Ah, the render they do with the Ryzen and the 6900k that takes 34s they have uploaded it on their website so people can try it out:

Blender: https://www.blender.org/download
Project: http://download.amd.com/demo/RyzenGraphic_27.blend

[krampak]

If I understand correctly, will Precision Boost + Pure Power make the automatic OC greater depending on the temperature (cooling) used?
The truth is that so far it doesn't look bad, but we will have to see the tests on the street.

[whoololon]

What was missing, now they don't even need us for the Olympics.
This world is going to the

And the truth is, it doesn't seem like it's going to be cheap.

[cobito]

I have made a little summary on the cover.

Everything indicates that the processor market could get interesting. But let's not forget that AMD is a company and, as such, its goal is to obtain the maximum possible profit. If the Zen perform as well as they present, their price will surely approach that of their Intel counterparts with a small discount for the fact that "they are not Intel".

[amd125]

Anything that is a competition between Intel and AMD will be good for the market and for the end consumer. Personally and for the use I give to the PC I have the FX 8350 for a while, but I would like AMD to get closer to Intel, because since the FX range that already has a few years, they have not released anything moderately decent. The high range I don't care about, because I'm not one to buy high range, but if there were micros around 200-250€ maximum that were cool, it would be very good news.