Yeah we are old friends from college. I do not think Mark is following AT discussions, so won't be a problem for him.
I just want folks here there to remember; 8 core first gen Bulldozer's base clockspeeds were varying between, 2,8-3,6 Ghz.
Now Mark just has to find the one who has been briefed with "5 SKUs/not cheap", while the others with information like "4 SKUs/cheap", "6 SKUs/not cheap", etc. are fine. You were friends in the past, you say?
The problem is which market is the target. 8 cores are useless in games and yeah the 6900k is not a gaming CPU. So if you want to built a workstation and benefit from 8 cores for lots of workloads, your point makes sense. For mainstream and gaming, not so much.
I'm concerned why the 4 and 6 cores have lower clocks than the 1800x for example. Is it binning or market segmentation? Does the 6-core OC worse than the 8-core (due to binning)? That would be terrible because then I need the more expensive 8-core to get as close to a 7700k in ST as possible. If I loose more than 10% In ST 1600x vs 7700k OCed the 7700k is the clear winner (at same price).
The problem is which market is the target. 8 cores are useless in games and yeah the 6900k is not a gaming CPU. So if you want to built a workstation and benefit from 8 cores for lots of workloads, your point makes sense. For mainstream and gaming, not so much.
I'm concerned why the 4 and 6 cores have lower clocks than the 1800x for example. Is it binning or market segmentation? Does the 6-core OC worse than the 8-core (due to binning)? That would be terrible because then I need the more expensive 8-core to get as close to a 7700k in ST as possible. If I loose more than 10% In ST 1600x vs 7700k OCed the 7700k is the clear winner (at same price).
According to Videocardz this is the final retail packaging. I think it is ugly...
We don't care if she's ugly as long as she can do the job...
According to Videocardz this is the final retail packaging. I think it is ugly...
According to Videocardz this is the final retail packaging. I think it is ugly...
According to Videocardz this is the final retail packaging. I think it is ugly...
Yeah, was really surprised to see that massive bold Ryzen logo. It actually looks cool on the CPU itself! Engineers must be proud of their little baby
AMD really seems to be taking a lot of pride in how its CPUs "look." I know that is not much of a consideration at the end of the day, but credit where it is due
I'm hoping the black box packaging leak wasn't fake, and it's just used for X models or something.I prefer current packaging:
Thats like million times better compared to this epilepsy trigger:
Yeah, was really surprised to see that massive bold Ryzen logo. It actually looks cool on the CPU itself! Engineers must be proud of their little baby
So you're implying that final SKUs will look boring again? And I thought, at those prices, one could cheaply buy a 2nd one with that label for a keychain.Most likely review samples there
They might simply review the non-X versions in comparison. And why shouldn't they review what the consumer is going to get?How do you guys believe these CPUs will be reviewed: with XFR or without it?
I bet a lot of big names will explicit disable this feature saying its an overclock and compare with Intel's only boost vs boost.
Most likely review samples there
That's the Zen Buddhist 'Enso' that they are using. I guess since they are using the Zen name, they felt using the religious symbol was equally important as well.
According to Videocardz this is the final retail packaging. I think it is ugly...
Of course, I was talking about the X versions.They might simply review the non-X versions in comparison. And why shouldn't they review what the consumer is going to get?
Well, they are going full Zen Buddhist with the name and logo lol. The name was Zen to begin with, but they couldn't patent Zen because of Buddhism I guess..so they went with Ryzen as a play on words I reckon.Interesting. So they pretty much just stole this logo
We don't care if she's ugly as long as she can do the job...
Grey is the worst colour to choose with a marketing perspective.
I know. And they might simply compare them to non-X versions in their reviews. Instead of disabling that feature for the full review. Aside from that I'm fine with additional fixed clock comparisons or XFR on/off comparisons.Of course, I was talking about the X versions.