AMD initially launched Ryzen 7 their enthusiast higher performing chips, but now they're gearing up for the lower end with Ryzen 5 which will launch on April 11th.
Here's their sneak-peek video:
Fun fact: At 7:17 it looks like they have a unit running Ubuntu to help with their testing.
The models launching will be:
Ryzen 5 1600X - 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.6 GHz clock rate with 4.0 GHz Precision Boost, 95 Watt TDP
Ryzen 5 1600 - 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.2 GHz clock rate with 3.6 GHz Precision Boost, 65 Watt TDP
Ryzen 5 1500X - 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.5 GHz clock rate with 3.7 GHz Precision Boost, 65 Watt TDP
Ryzen 5 1400 - 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.2 GHz clock rate with 3.6 GHz Precision Boost, 65 Watt TDP
They will apparently use the exact same socket as Ryzen 7, meaning if you decided one day to upgrade from Ryzen 5 to Ryzen 7, then you won't need a new motherboard.
AMD have also answered a few questions burning in the community here, which is worth reading.
I know a bunch of you picked up Ryzen 7, but will any of you be going for the cheaper Ryzen 5 option? Will be very interesting to see how Ryzen 5 stacks up against their older processors. Considering one of the huge selling points of Ryzen was the increase in IPC (instructions per clock), it should be a decent option for cash-strapped gamers. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Here's their sneak-peek video:
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The models launching will be:
Ryzen 5 1600X - 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.6 GHz clock rate with 4.0 GHz Precision Boost, 95 Watt TDP
Ryzen 5 1600 - 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.2 GHz clock rate with 3.6 GHz Precision Boost, 65 Watt TDP
Ryzen 5 1500X - 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.5 GHz clock rate with 3.7 GHz Precision Boost, 65 Watt TDP
Ryzen 5 1400 - 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.2 GHz clock rate with 3.6 GHz Precision Boost, 65 Watt TDP
They will apparently use the exact same socket as Ryzen 7, meaning if you decided one day to upgrade from Ryzen 5 to Ryzen 7, then you won't need a new motherboard.
AMD have also answered a few questions burning in the community here, which is worth reading.
I know a bunch of you picked up Ryzen 7, but will any of you be going for the cheaper Ryzen 5 option? Will be very interesting to see how Ryzen 5 stacks up against their older processors. Considering one of the huge selling points of Ryzen was the increase in IPC (instructions per clock), it should be a decent option for cash-strapped gamers. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I'm waiting for AMD to either open the PSP, allow the user to disable the PSP or at least for Ryzen to become coreboot compatible. Aside from that, Ryzen looks awesome.
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PublicNuisance Mar 16, 2017
Quoting: g000hFor me, the unpleasant thing about upgrading to Ryzen is this:
Need to buy new motherboard (not checked prices, but likely to be £100)
Need to buy new RAM probably 2x 8GB DDR4 (not checked prices, but likely to be £140)
Need to buy new CPU (and Ryzen 7 is more than £300, ouch)
Possibly buy new CPU Fan (£25 maybe)
Likely to be £400 - £700 upgrade cost. Ick :(
That's the usual procedure on the Intel side as well so it's kind of a moot point.
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Quoting: PublicNuisanceQuoting: g000hFor me, the unpleasant thing about upgrading to Ryzen is this:
Need to buy new motherboard (not checked prices, but likely to be £100)
Need to buy new RAM probably 2x 8GB DDR4 (not checked prices, but likely to be £140)
Need to buy new CPU (and Ryzen 7 is more than £300, ouch)
Possibly buy new CPU Fan (£25 maybe)
Likely to be £400 - £700 upgrade cost. Ick :(
That's the usual procedure on the Intel side as well so it's kind of a moot point.
Yes, but I'm already on the AMD side. ( AMD FX 8350 8-core 4GHz base clock )
Having to upgrade practically the entire innards of my system makes this almost equivalent to an entire PC purchase. What I'm saying is that it is a shame that this isn't a plug-in replacement to current FX series CPU, possibly costing closer to £200 and no need to buy "a whole PC" to get it.
It is annoying me that I feel that I have to upgrade to keep a smooth performance in AAA gaming. Fingers crossed that Vulkan games will work better, and there will be plenty of them in the future.
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My i7-4790K is fine for the time being. I'll see what the market looks like in a generation or two.
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Comandante Ñoñardo Mar 16, 2017
In theory, due to the amount of core/threads, the ryzen 5 1400 and the 1500x are the equivalent rivals to the Intel core i7 4790K...
Let's see what happen in the real world.
Let's see what happen in the real world.
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MintedGamer Mar 16, 2017
Quoting: EhvisSince they appear to have figured out why the Ryzen 7 performs relatively poorly on some games, the 4 core Ryzen 5 may actually be quite interesting for gaming. Especially if the clock can be upped a bit.
That's not really true, but its how the media have chosen to spin it. All the Ryzen chips are great for gaming, they're not poor at all. It's like saying a 6700k or even a 2500k is poor for gaming. Everyone knows that's not true. Just because its not the fastest of all for most games, the sound bite becomes "Ryzens no good for gaming" which is false, its just not the fastest, but it is by far the best bang for buck and will only improve as time goes on, BIOS matures, faster RAM speeds are tested as Ryzen is very dependant on memory speed, and software support matures.
Any well designed system would be GPU bound so testing at unrealistic resolutions to stress the CPU isn't really a real-world test. I doubt any gamer would spend a lot on a new CPU and use a slow old GPU.
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Koopacabras Mar 17, 2017
Quoting: g000hQuoting: PublicNuisanceQuoting: g000hFor me, the unpleasant thing about upgrading to Ryzen is this:
Need to buy new motherboard (not checked prices, but likely to be £100)
Need to buy new RAM probably 2x 8GB DDR4 (not checked prices, but likely to be £140)
Need to buy new CPU (and Ryzen 7 is more than £300, ouch)
Possibly buy new CPU Fan (£25 maybe)
Likely to be £400 - £700 upgrade cost. Ick :(
That's the usual procedure on the Intel side as well so it's kind of a moot point.
Yes, but I'm already on the AMD side. ( AMD FX 8350 8-core 4GHz base clock )
Having to upgrade practically the entire innards of my system makes this almost equivalent to an entire PC purchase. What I'm saying is that it is a shame that this isn't a plug-in replacement to current FX series CPU, possibly costing closer to £200 and no need to buy "a whole PC" to get it.
It is annoying me that I feel that I have to upgrade to keep a smooth performance in AAA gaming. Fingers crossed that Vulkan games will work better, and there will be plenty of them in the future.
Well you could actually get a z170 express gigabyte with ddr3 or an asus b150 (no overclocking) and i7 or i5 Skylake, it's still 14nm. I've read some benchmarks and although Ddr4 make some difference, it's not _that_ difference . And there also the rumor of a new lineup of Skylake 12/core 24/threads to compete with Ryzen. And let's not forget 3d xpoint that could actually blow ddr ram out of the water. I would wait prices will drop.
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Koopacabras Mar 17, 2017
I bet some FrankenMobos with DDR3L at least and possibly DDR3 as well will show up.
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Koopacabras Mar 17, 2017
I haven't seen any A320 or X300 amd motherboards that are supposedly the low tier. The X300 supports overclocking.
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Pompesdesky Mar 17, 2017
Quoting: g000hYes, but I'm already on the AMD side. ( AMD FX 8350 8-core 4GHz base clock )
Having to upgrade practically the entire innards of my system makes this almost equivalent to an entire PC purchase. What I'm saying is that it is a shame that this isn't a plug-in replacement to current FX series CPU, possibly costing closer to £200 and no need to buy "a whole PC" to get it.
It is annoying me that I feel that I have to upgrade to keep a smooth performance in AAA gaming. Fingers crossed that Vulkan games will work better, and there will be plenty of them in the future.
The problem is the AM3+ socket of your FX CPU is really old already, see how many Intel sockets have passed in the meantime. At some point they need to change it to enable new tech such as DDR4 or others that AM3+ isn't able to handle. If AM4 is anywhere near AM3+ in terms of longevity it'll be a good investment :)
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