So, Ryzen 3900 and 3500X have been launched. You just won’t be able to buy them.
One is OEM only while the other is exclusive to the Chinese market, apparently.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/14961/amd-brings-ryzen-9-3900-and-ryzen-5-3500x-to-life
Anyone keen to rip some threads?
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the 3950X debuts on November 25th and costs $750 in the US; UK and EU pricing has yet be revealed.
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Reviews for the big monster are in. It appears we have a new desktop king. This thing is faster than second-gen Threadripper.
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So, my SSD gave up the ghost recently and I need to replace it. As part of the replacement process I decided to up the amount of RAM in my desktop PC as well, as it only has 8GB currently. Bearing in mind the PC is quite old (i5-4670k) and can only take DDR3 RAM, it becomes expensive and nonsensical to try and upgrade it.
With that in mind, I saw Evetech has a decent upgrade bundle with a RYZEN 5 1600 for R4199. Adding in a new 500GB SSD would bring me to around R5k, which is more than I want to spend right now, but should put my machine back in action for another couple of years.
So, with this not quite being the monster CPUs you guys discussed in this thread, what are your opinions on the bundle? I’ve never gone AMD and would like to know how this compares to my old CPU. Considering I’ll be doing quite a bit of software development on the machine at home (I’m lazy to unpack my laptop when I get home), including the odd game when I have time…
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I’ve had the 1600 for two years now, and I love it to bits. It happily copes with everything I’ve thrown at it.
You would have to do a bit on research on the mobo; while longevity of the AM4 platform is definitely a plus, you need to get a board that will handle higher end CPU’s if and when it is time to upgrade.
As for how the CPU’s compare; a quick bit of research suggests that in gaming and lightly threaded workloads they are pretty evenly matched. For games or productivity applications that can use more than 4 threads, the R5 will murder the i5 every which way.
Actual gaming performance will depend on resolution and GPU, though. With a low to midrange GPU at 1080p, the Intel chip might still have an edge for games that don’t need more than 4 cores. The Ryzen is a better chip overall, but you probably shouldn’t expect a massive leap in performance across the board.
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I thought I mentioned the GPU in my post, but apparently I didn’t. I have a GTX1080 which I’m going to transfer to the new mobo. I’m honestly not quite that concerned about future-proofing the machine, as I’ll probably replace the mobo + CPU again in 4-5 years from now. I’ve had the PC as is now for around 5 years - had to replace the mobo and GPU, as my previous mobo died just before the warranty expired and I sold off the GPU (R9-280x) for the GTX1080.
The biggest drawcard for now is the faster (and more) RAM, as well as a larger replacement SSD. The previous one was 120GB and I’m planning on replacing it with a 500GB.
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With that setup, gaming performance won’t be an issue.
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Linus’ review of the Ryzen 9 3950X.
TLDW: He likes it.
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Yup. I saw that. Positive press is good, but it concerns me that in my day to day experience, many people have no idea that Ryzen even exists. For them, a computer needs to have an i5, or an i7 if you’re very rich (huh? what do you mean, which i5?), and some Naveedia-something-or-other graphics. Anything other than that is black magic and should be avoided at all cost.
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It shows the damaged that was done throughout the years of AMD not being competitive. The biggest area they’ve been lacking was been laptops, with almost all corporate people getting laptops and all talking about i5 this and i7 that. Not know what the hell any of it means.
But the new AMD CPU’s for laptops should change that. But it’s going to be a long and slow change. People get very glossy eyed when talking and computer stuff, but once they start using the stuff in their own lives, it becomes less unknown and less scary. So if AMD can keep on pushing as they are, and slowly gain more and more market share, maybe public perception and acknowledgement of their existence will increase as well.
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Sad but true. At least us enthusiasts are up to speed, and our recommendations tend to carry some weight with friends / family looking for buying advice. And yes, breaking into the laptop market is super important. Zen 2 and Navi look to be very well positioned for that.
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Well then on the topic of LTT, see their first foray into the laptop market…
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Ohh! That one I haven’t seen yet.
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Threadripper 3 reviews are out. Words like “bloodbath” and “annihilation” are being used. Yikes.
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AMD is really making Intel look bad…
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To an extent, Intel are making themselves look bad. Their process node struggles, high prices, and unwillingness to provide high core count CPU’s to the mainstream market have just been amplified by AMD making really good, well-priced products. Now, everything they do seems like a knee-jerk reaction (which in some cases, it is).
Competition is goooood.
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yup!
I had a good lol at this
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I’m considering an upgrade in December or January, but I just got a new car so it’s a bit difficult to justify. 
I’ve been looking at something like this:
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