"I3 Battle A8, I5 Second, I7 Slag", netizens' jokes really reflects the comparison of AMD and Intel processor products in the past two years. In the "small year" in AMD, farmers have to take "power performance ratio", "double card crossfire", and super high performance. But with the exposure of the ZEN processor, the release date is approaching, lasted for a few years or will be broken. As with thousands of netizens, as a DIY enthusiast, the red fire seems to re-ignite in my heart.
In fact, it is said that Zen's new product, the first question in my heart is, what level is it? I believe you will have this question. After all, in love with Intel, especially in the last two years, AMD has been hanging by Intel. As a result, I took a closer look at some product characteristics and test broke the news, perhaps this time there is a ZEN processor AMD really turned over!
It is reported that the first batch of products is a desktop version, and it is the top 8-core product, compared to the top APU of AMD, the performance improvement range is more than 40%. And before, AMD organized a small part of the internal test, "public" in confidential form "public" demonstrated the performance of 8 core Summit Ridge in 3GHz, performance costs the top products in the Intel camp, I7-6900K, and in our comparison Normal test software Cinebench R15, 8 core products are also tying I7-6850K. This is simply A powder, a lot of history, compared to the performance of Intel products in the past! In the motherboard interface, the new ZEN processor is officially upgraded to the AM4 platform, which will take the same AM3 + and FM2 + two platform product lines, and will also support the latest DDR4 memory, USB3.1 interface, the first batch of listing will include Models of B350 and X370.
Moreover, the ZEN processor provides a far-off mode, as always, it is reported that the current 8-core 16GB version of the Zen engineering sample frequency has been further optimized, the default frequency has reached 3.15GHz, while Turbo will reach 3.3GHz, while AMD will also provide Overclocking version, it is said that it is easy to overclock to 4.2GHz, even higher, which is undoubtedly given DIY players' new imagination.
Pig team friend broke the news: desktop version comes from January 17th to sell goods no more than 2K!
Mingzi official WeChat broke the news (click to view larger image)
Recently, the motherboard brand Ming hun is touching the news (subsequently deleted), the ZEN processor will arrive on January 17, which is undoubtedly clear before the product is about to come to Q1. So normal in February, we will be able to see the first product with the ZEN processor.
This is still not finished, Ming Hao also pointed out that the new ZEN processor also touching the price, the expected product selling price will remain at 1500-2000 yuan, you must know that the Intel I7 price of Intel I7 is 3,000 yuan above. For our DIY players, I will finally use the I5-6600K, E3-1230V5 of the door to save the country, and to configure the computer.
It is reported that the ZEN architecture Summit Ridge products listed in the first half of next year include SR7, SR5, SR3, and the code SR7 is probably the 8-core top-level product that can draw I7-6850K.
Low price, strong performance, super cost-effective, this is a comprehensive impression that I have not officially got products and run out the measured data.
Do you really don't panic?
In fact, I chose to launch the Zen processor at this time, AMD is definitely a considerable study and planning. It can be said that the direct targeting is this gap between Intel 6 to upgrade 7 generation.
First of all, I have experienced 2 years of electricity heat, not just the hot, and the hardware, peripherals, and board cards are high. And what do we experience the hardware upstream giants represented by Intel and AMD in these two years? Most users still choose Intel's products when choosing products. This aspect is the performance advantage of Intel itself. On the one hand, the market share of AMD products in the consumer market is too low, and the performance difference market share is lower. AMD is almost in a malignant cycle in the consumer market. The electrical competition is that the AMD's processor is almost completely completely unpacked until now. Then, in accordance with the market's direction, the enthusiasm of electricity and game PC hardware equipment will continue until at least 2018, so for future consumer markets, AMD obviously wants to get more.
Second, this time point is in Intel is carrying out 6 generations of cool and 7 generations of Core. Relatively, the 6-generation upgrade 7 generation basically continues the Intel's consistent squeezed tooth rhythm, and the performance small increase in the nuclear display is obvious. It seems that users have become accustomed to this rhythm. So on this bone eye, the introduction performance increase reached more than 40%, and it is undoubtedly a very shocking consumer with the 8-core version of the ZEN processor. On this product iterative period, 7 generations of Core is listed on January 5th, and if the two products are almost listed in the front and rear feet, then the two products are almost listed in the front and rear, this gives Intel Suitable users re-select the platform. Opportunity.
Finally, I still want to say a word, top products 1500-2000 yuan! This is definitely a shocking price unless I Intel reduces the pricing of top products. Otherwise, from the current situation, the performance and price double flush factors are used, but all users who have a little understanding of some products, once reconfigured the computer or re-select Purchase will be pitted to select AMD products.
In this case, do you really don't panic?
AMD's multi-point flowering and Intel's focus
Throughout the two years of PC development, some development directions have prompted PC to develop rapidly, including our previously mentioned electricity, including the emerging industries and the booming of large data and artificial intelligence.
1. Emerging industries lead consumption PC hardware development: In fact, emerging industries should include electricity and other forms, such as design, film and television animation production and other industries, which is not to say that these industries are completely new, but these industries Hardware demand is strong, facing a new round of hardware varies, so these industries are favored and focused on many giants and OEMs, and many market programs and product programs are very targeted to these aspects. These areas are considered to be an explosive point in a consumer field by industry analysis agencies. And according to the institutional prediction, electricity and professional domain demand will continue in the next period of time.
2, large data, artificial intelligence and other commercial areas: Although it is only a simple noun, it is necessary to carry a large number of commercial hardware behind these nouns, including operational basic construction, high-speed storage construction, signal transfer layout (5G) , Artificial intelligence and so on. Especially today's big data presents a data volume explosive growth, video, and picture data surges. The future commercial market is obvious for servers, depth computing, fast retrieval, fast storage, 5G signals. The needs of these things is obvious. Who can grab these things as soon as possible, and who may define the future first. And Intel is doing such a thing in the past two years.
The depth operation of Intel and NVIDIA and the artificial intelligence of the Water Warfare in this area are also carried out around this aspect (the reason is that NVIDIA's GPU faces deep learning and big data operations for the architectural server. You can imagine giants. The competition is fierce.
Then the answer is very obvious, Intel is the world's leading IT giants, technology is spread all over the field, including in the consumer field, commercial field, big data infrastructure, and definition, Intel needs efforts to establish Your own industry giant status. To avoid NVIDIA, IBM or even emerging giants such as Facebook seizes future market opportunities. So, under the current situation, Intel can be said to be a belly, and it is busy outside the outside. It is naturally a lot in the business of the consumer CPU.
On the development of AMD this year, the stock price doubled the performance, the new Arctic Star architecture graphics card cost is high, the sale is good, VR cooperation is also actively launched. The zen architecture processor wants to come out, and the mainstream household host and Apple's Mac use AMD's graphics solution. It can be said that the AMD in the consumer level is more flowering and walking smoothly.
However, in the end, AMD's recent success is from low starting point. Fully focus on the consumer field, small tray, do not need to consider the future pattern like Intel, there is much more natural things. Therefore, in the short term, AMD is not difficult to understand with Intel on the processor product.
Foreign explosives Intel product line diagram
Because the AMD's new ZEN architecture processor's listing time is very close to the Intel 7-generation Core's desktop version, all the beginning of next year, Q1 gradually layout, considering the architectural advantages of the same performance AMD, and AMD comes with The double card traffic (have to be said that AMD's $ 5.4 billion in the year is really good. In this complex development, the role begins to appear.) Then I have reason to believe that next year's PC market AMD will get more Many opportunities, there will be a more obvious manifestation.
Foreign explosive news AMD product line diagram
As far as the currently exposed line chart, both sides already have a layout on the next generation of products, AMD specific plans are Zen Raven Ridge to come in 2017 with the Summit Ridge. Revolutionary Zen + will be launched in 2019. And Intel's 7-generation cool returns will be updated next year, and Cannon Lake used to snipe zen + will arrive in 2018.
Interestingly, Zen + will be upgraded directly from 14nm to 7nm, while Intel is until 2020, including Coffee Lake, CANnon Lake, Ice, Tiger Lake's numerous generation products will continue 10 nm, is the exposure line diagram Accurate, or Intel is desirable, it slows down the processor's energy investment, which we also need further observation in the future.
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