Ryzen
Coming out of the dark times that preceded the launch of AMD's Zen CPU architecture in 2017, to say that AMD has turned things around on the back of Zen would be an understatement. Ever since AMD launched its first Zen-based Ryzen and EPYC processors for client and server computers, it has been consistently gaining x86 market share, growing from a bit player to a respectable rival to Intel (and all at Intel's expense). The first quarter of this year was no exception, according to Mercury Research, as the company achieved record high unit shares on x86 desktop and x86 server CPU markets due to success of its Ryzen 8000-series client products and 4th Generation EPYC processors. "Mercury noted in their first quarter report that...
AMD Prepares 32-Core Naples CPUs for 1P and 2P Servers: Coming in Q2
For users keeping track of AMD’s rollout of its new Zen microarchitecture, stage one was the launch of Ryzen, its new desktop-oriented product line last week. Stage three is...
91 by Ian Cutress on 3/7/2017
How To Get Ryzen Working on Windows 7 x64
Officially, AMD does not support Ryzen CPUs on Windows 7. Given that Microsoft has essentially ended support for the OS, this is the type of response we expect from...
104 by Ian Cutress on 3/7/2017
The AMD Zen and Ryzen 7 Review: A Deep Dive on 1800X, 1700X and 1700
For over two years the collective AMD vs Intel personal computer battle has been sitting on the edge of its seat. Back in 2014, when AMD first announced it...
574 by Ian Cutress on 3/2/2017
Making AMD Tick: A Very Zen Interview with Dr. Lisa Su, CEO
AMD held a Tech Day a week before the launch of Zen to go over the details of of the new Ryzen product with the technology press. As part...
59 by Ian Cutress on 3/2/2017
AMD Launches Ryzen: 52% More IPC, Eight Cores for Under $330, Pre-order Today, On Sale March 2nd
The biggest x86 launch for AMD in five years is today: Ryzen is here. As always before a major launch, AMD gives a ‘Tech Day’ for relevant press and...
386 by Ian Cutress on 2/22/2017
AMD Set to Launch Ryzen Before March 3rd, Meeting Q1 Target
Thanks to some sleuthing from various readers, AMD has accidentally let the cat out of the bag with regards to the official Ryzen launch date. While they haven’t specifically...
72 by Ian Cutress on 1/11/2017
AMD Announces X370 Motherboards for AM4: Laying the Groundwork for Ryzen
At the CES 2017 show today, AMD is lifting the lid on some of the upcoming AM4 motherboard designs coming to end users for Ryzen/Summit Ridge and Bristol Ridge...
48 by Ian Cutress on 1/4/2017
AMD Gives More Zen Details: Ryzen, 3.4 GHz+, NVMe, Neural Net Prediction, & 25 MHz Boost Steps
In the eternal battle to drive more details out of AMD ahead of the full launch of its new Zen microarchitecture based CPUs, today AMD is lifting the lid...
170 by Ian Cutress on 12/13/2016
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