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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Just got my new Ryzen setup up and running. Has some memory and bios issues at first but all is now good.
Installed malware 10 first to test hardware performance and I ave now just installed the latest Manjaro and updated to the latest kernel.
Manjaro would not install unless I chose the "non free" driver option but overall installing Linux on Ryzen was a breeze and only took 10 mins to install unlike on Skylake.
for those that are interested here are my specs.
Ryzen 1800x
Asus CH6 Mobo
Vegence LPX 3000mhz Ram
GTX 1070
Very impressed with Ryzen, but its now time to start testing some games.
Installed malware 10 first to test hardware performance and I ave now just installed the latest Manjaro and updated to the latest kernel.
Manjaro would not install unless I chose the "non free" driver option but overall installing Linux on Ryzen was a breeze and only took 10 mins to install unlike on Skylake.
for those that are interested here are my specs.
Ryzen 1800x
Asus CH6 Mobo
Vegence LPX 3000mhz Ram
GTX 1070
Very impressed with Ryzen, but its now time to start testing some games.
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Havent seen yet even one All In One PC (even announced) wit components from AMD. Since years I use AMD Gpu and CPU but now I whould like to buy All In One PC no way to find in POLAND. Everything with Intel CPU
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Quoting: Vuko2000Havent seen yet even one All In One PC (even announced) wit components from AMD. Since years I use AMD Gpu and CPU but now I whould like to buy All In One PC no way to find in POLAND. Everything with Intel CPU
I wouldn't be surprised to see some after they announce their Ryzen-based APUs. I have been waiting on laptops as well, to see what's coming out (still hanging to my Atom Samsung notebook from 2007 until now... :P)
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