AMD RyZen: Release probably to the GDC and first benchmark leaks

RyZen is AMD’s new processor. There is information about the release and the performance.


From February 27 to March 3, 2017, the Game Developers' Conference (GDC) will take place in San Francisco. Previously, the release of AMD could be RyZen, the new CPU generation of the Intel competitor. A podium description of AMD itself contained the words "Introduction to the recently released AMD-RyZen CPU. The "recently released" has removed AMD again. However, it is to be understood that the original form of the description is true. Finally, AMD talked about the processors themselves from the first quarter of 2017 and the beginning of 2017.


Users are still waiting for information about the specific processors, their prices and their power consumption. So far, AMD has shown above all the top model, which is in terms of performance according to the manufacturer around Intel's flagship Intel Core i7-6900K to position. As the French IT magazine "Canard PC Hardware" claims, the editors owned a RyZen test pattern, which ran at 250 MHz lower than the upcoming serial model (8 cores with 3.15 instead of 3.4 GHz). RyZen, however, left AMD's previous top processor FX-8370 clearly behind.


Leveraging benchmark results on Reddit suggest that the Ryzen test pattern is positioned between an Intel Core i7-6900K and a -6800K in professional applications with multithreading optimization. Consider the mentioned lower bar of the test pattern in comparison with the announced series model. In games, RyZen falls behind "Canard PC Hardware". The processor is about the same level as an Intel Core i5-6600K.


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However, many games benefit from higher clock rates for single cores / threads. So it is not surprising that the performance of RyZen drops a little. The Intel Core i5 6600K clocks at 3.5 GHz and runs in Turbomodus at 3.9 GHz. The RyZen test pattern at 3.15 GHz should accelerate to just 3.5 GHz in the turbomodus. Later about 4 GHz are thought of. In addition, driver adjustments are still a lot of rausholen. The allegedly real benchmark results are a sobering picture for players who are fond of RyZen. They should not be deterred. Final clock rates and optimizations are likely to change the results.


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The current consumption of the "large" RyZen processor is, by the way, 93 watts and thus lower than the Intel Core-i7 6900K with 96 watts. According to other reports, a RyZen-sixchine is already making the round, whose consumption is supposed to be 65 watts. "Canard PC Hardware" also serves as a source. The magazine is regarded as renowned, so the allegations are quite serious. We will keep you posted.