They said it at analyst day.
http://edge.media-server.com/m/s/xzfr4avf/lan/en
(Papermaster confirmed it in Q&A.)
http://edge.media-server.com/m/s/xzfr4avf/lan/en
(Papermaster confirmed it in Q&A.)
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(the majority of efficiency will come from integrating the FCH)
I missed that completely. Where did they said that?
Yep, Zen APUs only in 2017.
Zen launches first as Next Generation FX processors.
I hope AMD will distance itself from that destroyed brand.
Just see where the Pentium brand ended after P4.
They need to come up with something new in naming, then they can call value CPUs for FX or drop it entirely.
I hope AMD will distance itself from that destroyed brand.
Just see where the Pentium brand ended after P4.
They need to come up with something new in naming, then they can call value CPUs for FX or drop it entirely.
Are you FXing serious?
Are you FXing serious?
The FX brand has to go. There is zero point in bringing it back with the way most people think of it.
Intel did the same thing with the Pentium name after the P4. Its now their bargain basement grade CPU.
AMD should seriously consider a naming scheme that is simpler for people. Intel has Core i3, i5, and i7, so people know just by the name which one is better than the others.
The FX brand has to go. There is zero point in bringing it back with the way most people think of it.
Intel did the same thing with the Pentium name after the P4. Its now their bargain basement grade CPU.
AMD should seriously consider a naming scheme that is simpler for people. Intel has Core i3, i5, and i7, so people know just by the name which one is better than the others.
I hope AMD will distance itself from that destroyed brand.
Just see where the Pentium brand ended after P4.
They need to come up with something new in naming, then they can call value CPUs for FX or drop it entirely.
Phenom III is a name I approve.
Are you FXing serious?
I hope AMD will distance itself from that destroyed brand.
Just see where the Pentium brand ended after P4.
They need to come up with something new in naming, then they can call value CPUs for FX or drop it entirely.
Good that you're thinking the Zen based CPUs will be stellar performing so they need a brand that reflects that just as the original FX series did.
On the other hand, the target enthusiast audience (of which many of us are) can see through brand naming anyways, and if it works, then word of mouth from the enthusiasts will trickle down to the common folk anyway by the time APU flavor Zen is ready.
This takes years. You still see a lot of forum trolls and sheep under the impression that AMD's graphics drivers are the same mess they were a decade ago.
FTFY
Seriously?
Just go on some less technical forum (toms hardware) and you will see a ton of genuinely clueless people trying to upgade their video card who refuse to consider AMD because they think of poor drivers.
You get a lot of people asking: "Which GPU should I get?" Followed by a list of Nvidia GPUs (shows they initially were not considering AMD).
There are significantly less now than a couple years ago.
Intel's naming system is fine for the desktop, except at the low end when you have atom being rebranded as celeron and pentium. But if you look at mobile, it is a mess. Desktop i5 are all quad cores, but no mobile i5s are. i7 is confusing too since they range from low voltage dual cores to the top end mobile quad. I agree, AMD is no better. The desktop FX lineup is fine (naming wise) but now they had to stick FX on mobile. And whenever i see an a4 or A6 model. i pretty much have to google to see whether it is cat core or big core.