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AMD officially announce Ryzen 7 CPUs for launch on March 2nd

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AMD will be officially releasing their Ryzen 7 CPUs on March 2nd, so there's not long to go! They can be pre-ordered right now too if you're that excited about it. Like with everything though, as always, I do recommend waiting and not pre-ordering anything. Wait for some real-world benchmarks.

You can watch the official announcement below:
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The three processors in the Ryzen family that will be available first are:
- Ryzen 7 1800X: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.6 GHz, 4.0 GHz boost, 95W, $499
- Ryzen 7 1700X: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.4 GHz, 3.8 GHz boost, 95W, $399
- Ryzen 7 1700: 8 cores/16 threads, 3.0 GHz, 3.7 GHz boost, 65W, $329

They claim to have made a 52% improvement on instructions per clock, which is a massive leap when it comes to processors, truly incredible. Their original goal was aiming for a 40% increase, but they seem to have broken through their own target:
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They also showed off some more of their own benchmarks:
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Just take a moment to let that settle in. This is a $399 processor, from AMD, that is not only keeping up with, but just about beating a $1K+ processor from Intel. Now, I know these are their internal benchmarks and not to be completely trusted, but if it's even close to that it means these processors truly pack a punch worthy of gamers.

The processors sound really, really good. That price-point is pretty damn good too for 8 cores.

I imagine this is going to put AMD firmly back on the map, for everyone. This should make Intel sweat at least a little bit.

It's a good time to be a PC enthusiast. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Eike Feb 22, 2017
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I wonder if this might become my first AMD CPU after... an Athlon, I guess?
And I wonder even more if I might get my first AMD/ATI GPU later - but I won't compromise on speed here.
salamanderrake Feb 22, 2017
The important question here is, do the boards have PCIe 4.0??? If its 3.0 it is barely forgivable, but if its still at 2.0 AMD is dead to me.
Eike Feb 22, 2017
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Quoting: salamanderrakeThe important question here is, do the boards have PCIe 4.0??? If its 3.0 it is barely forgivable, but if its still at 2.0 AMD is dead to me.

AFAIK, PCI-E 4.0 didn't debut yet. Ryzen features 3.0.
lejimster Feb 22, 2017
I haven't run an AMD CPU since my X2 3800+.Has to be 10 years ago. Looking forward to seeing benchmarks. But at these prices and good performance I can't imagine not going AMD, and quite possibly all AMD if Vega is a winner.


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elbuglione Feb 22, 2017
Xicronic Feb 22, 2017
Quoting: salamanderrakeThe important question here is, do the boards have PCIe 4.0??? If its 3.0 it is barely forgivable, but if its still at 2.0 AMD is dead to me.

PCIe 4 isn't out yet...
Joeyboots80 Feb 22, 2017
Obviously I will buying a Ryzen cpu, mobo, and DDR4 ram very soon. AMD becoming more competitive with Intel cpus can only be a good thing for the market as a whole. I am excited to test out this new hardware for myself. Is 2017 going to be the year of AMD? It may be looking that way. ^_^


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Joeyboots80 Feb 22, 2017
Quoting: salamanderrakeThe important question here is, do the boards have PCIe 4.0??? If its 3.0 it is barely forgivable, but if its still at 2.0 AMD is dead to me.

??????????

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-pci-express-4-0-delay-may-empower-next-gen-alternatives/


Last edited by Joeyboots80 on 22 February 2017 at 4:46 pm UTC
oldrocker99 Feb 22, 2017
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I am struggling with an AMD 8320E, which actually does me pretty well. I'll wait a year or two for the Ryzen to come down in price. and a good but inexpensive motherboard. The Ryzen does look hot.
Shmerl Feb 22, 2017
8 cores, 16 threads. Sounds good for compiling some big projects.
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