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 at CES 2020: Q&A with Dr. Lisa Su
This week AMD took the wraps off of its latest generation of mobile processors. The company is being aggressive, offering up to eight cores for both the traditional ultra-portable...
93 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/7/2020
An Interview with AMD’s CTO Mark Papermaster: ‘There’s More Room At The Top’
On the back of a very busy 2019, AMD is gaining market share and is now a performance leader in a lot of CPU segments. The company has executed...
68 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/30/2019
AnandTech Year In Review 2019: Lots of CPUs
Throughout 2019, we’ve had quite the reverse of performance when it comes to the competitiveness of the modern performance-oriented desktop processor. This year we’ve seen AMD introduce its Zen...
25 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/27/2019
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Showdown: AMD's Ryzen Picasso vs. Intel's Ice Lake
Occasionally the stars align. It is very rare in the laptop space that we're able to test two devices, with two very different CPU platforms, with the fewest number...
174 by Brett Howse & Andrei Frumusanu on 12/13/2019
HP’s Envy x360 13 Wood Edition w/ AMD Ryzen Now Available
For those more discerning laptop users out there who are on the market for a more exotic laptop design, HP has started sales of its Envy x360 13 Wood...
20 by Anton Shilov on 12/6/2019
Huawei Unveils MateBook D14 & D15 Laptops: AMD Ryzen or Intel Comet Lake Inside
Huawei this morning has introduced its latest-generation MateBook D laptops. The laptops, which use processors from both AMD and Intel, as well as discrete graphics from NVIDIA, will be...
18 by Anton Shilov on 11/26/2019
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 3970X Review: 24 and 32 Cores on 7nm
One of the constant themes of 2019 has been to ask AMD employees about the future of its Threadripper line of products. Since the start of the year we’ve...
245 by Dr. Ian Cutress, Andrei Frumusanu & Gavin Bonshor on 11/25/2019
AMD Clarifies "Best Cores" vs "Preferred Cores" Discrepancies For Ryzen CPUs
Over the last several weeks there’s been increasing discussions in the AMD enthusiast community about how the company’s new Ryzen 3000 processors interact with Windows, and in particular on...
62 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/21/2019
Dell’s Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition Comes w/ Ryzen 5 3500 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Dell’s Alienware division has started sales of its Aurora Ryzen Edition desktops. The latest Aurora systems not only put AMD’s processors back into mid-tower Aurora machines for the first...
17 by Anton Shilov on 11/18/2019
SimplyNUC Unveils Sequoia: AMD Ryzen V-Series-Based UCFF PC
SimplyNUC, a maker of ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) PCs, has introduced its first PCs that use AMD’s Ryzen Embedded processors. The Sequoia units are rugged commercial systems designed for applications...
33 by Anton Shilov on 11/14/2019
The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Review: 16 Cores on 7nm with PCIe 4.0
Deciding between building a mainstream PC and a high-end desktop has historically been very clear cut: if budget is a concern, and you're interested in gaming, then typically a...
206 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/14/2019
AMD Q4: 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, Threadripper Up To 32-Core 3970X, Coming November 25th
AMD is set to close out the year on a high note. As promised, the company will be delivering its latest 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X processor, built with two...
171 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/7/2019
AMD Ryzen 7 3750X with 105 W TDP: Spotted at AMD
AMD has accidentally published its Product Master list - a list with all of its consumer, enterprise, and OEM parts listed. In the latest publication, it reveals multiple CPUs...
34 by Anton Shilov on 10/21/2019
Biostar Unveils Racing X570GTA Motherboard
Adding to its small X570 product stack, Biostar has unveiled its latest ATX sized model, the Biostar Racing X570GTA. While nothing to do with 'Grand Theft Auto', the X570GTA...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/21/2019
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15-Inch) Review: AMD Ryzen Surface Edition
This year at Microsoft’s somewhat annual Surface update event, Microsoft surprised everyone by not only announcing a newer and larger Surface Laptop 3, bumping the screen size from 13.5-inches...
91 by Brett Howse on 10/21/2019
Arctic’s Freezer 50 TR Air Cooler w/ RGB for AMD’s Threadripper Launched
Arctic has formally introduced its Freezer 50 TR cooler for AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper processors, which promises to remain quiet even when the CPU gets hot. The socket TR4-only cooler...
10 by Anton Shilov on 10/18/2019
Corsair 16GB DDR4-5000 Vengeance LPX Memory Kit: Built for AMD Ryzen 3000 and MSI
The high-tech industry loves milestones that are round numbers, be it frequency, number of cores, transistor count or something else. It is not that extra 100 MHz – 200...
38 by Anton Shilov on 10/11/2019
AMD Brings Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 5 3500X To Life
Seemingly always with AMD’s product portfolio, there is a persistent drip of new products being inserted into the product stack throughout the lifetime of a given generation of hardware...
39 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/8/2019
MSI’s Alpha 15: AMD Ryzen 3750H and Radeon RX 5500M
MSI is preparing to release a gaming laptop based exclusively on AMD’s CPU and GPU mobile hardware. The Alpha 15 from MSI will be among the first notebooks to...
18 by Anton Shilov on 10/8/2019
Already Working on 2nd Gen: AMD’s Ryzen Microsoft Surface Edition and what Semi-Custom Means
One of the key takeaways from Microsoft’s launch this week was that the company was spreading its wings with devices made by all three major SoC vendors: Intel, AMD...
73 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/4/2019
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