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AMD Ryzen 2300X and 2500X Pop Up On Geekbench
AMD May Soon Retire Entire Original Ryzen Lineup Earlier in the year, AMD kicked off their Ryzen refresh. With the new Zen+ design, AMD planned to update most of their mainstream CPU lineup. So far, we’ve already received the Ryzen 5 2600X and the Ryzen 7 2700X. However, the budget and mainstream markets have had…
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AMD Details 32 Core Threadripper 2 Processors
AMD Threadripper 2 Uses Zen+ 12nm Dies During their recent event at Computex, AMD covered a lot of new ground. On top of revealing more APU and GPU plans, the major announcement was new CPUs. Following the release of Threadripper last year, AMD is following up with an even more…
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor Review
Ryzen 5 2600 The second generation of Ryzen CPUs is here at last! Following on from our launch of the 2700X and the 2600X, the lower TDP non-X parts are here now too! We’ve already reviewed the 8-core R7 2700 and were impressed with what it had to offer. Of…
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AMD Will Start Sampling Zen 2 Processors in 2018
AMD’s Zen 2 Planned For 2019 After AMD’s drought with Bulldozer, the company has come back with a vengeance. Last year, AMD released their new Ryzen processors. The new CPUs use the new Zen architecture with performance competitive with Intel. Last month, a year after Ryzen launched, AMD came back with…
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AMD Starts Trimming 1st Gen Ryzen Processors
AMD’s Pinnacle Ridge Takes Over From Summit Ridge Last week, AMD introduced a new lineup of processors. On April 19, the second generation Ryzen processors finally launched. Based on the new Zen+ process, the new processors replace the old Zen lineup. Originally launched last year, AMD is getting ready to…
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First Pre-Orders of Ryzen 2000 Now Available Online
There is still some time until AMD launches their new and second generation of Ryzen processors. While that’s true, you can already get your preorders in as the new SKUs get official listings. Amazon has the four new processors ready for you, confirming some of the previous speculations. They are…
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AMD Already Working on Developing Zen 5 CPUs
AMD Reveals Codename Zen 5 CPU Development Just about a year ago, AMD released their new Ryzen processors. To help mark the event, AMD has released a new video with some of their key Ryzen personnel. The video went over the future and past of Ryzen and the Zen architecture. Mike…
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AMD Promises Ryzen Security Flaws Fix Within Weeks
AMD Provides Comprehensive Response to Ryzen Security Flaws Since launch last year, AMD’s new Ryzen processors have been a great success. Last week, however, a major hurdle popped up. A new report from security firm CTS revealed a series of 4 new exploits focused on Zen. At the time, CTS suggested that…
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Researchers Find 13 Big Vulnerabilities In AMD Zen Architecture
Major Issues In AMD Zen Architecture In 2017, one of the biggest success stories in the world of PC hardware was the AMD Ryzen processors. Utilising the brand new AMD Zen architecture they were one of the years biggest and most popular sellers. As I write this to you now,…
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AMD Promises In-Silicon Fix for Spectre Flaw on New CPUs
AMD’s Commitment to Security Unlike Intel’s CPUs which are vulnerable to both Spectre and Meltdown, AMD thankfully only has Spectre to worry about. Due to the memory configuration of AMD’s platform, it is virtually impossible for the Meltdown flaw to affect it. Spectre comes in three variants and the GPZ…
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and ASUS X470 Motherboard Detailed
Earlier in the month, AMD revealed their upcoming plans for the new year. Along with a roadmap update, AMD announced their new Zen+ processors. The new lineup is set to debut as part of Ryzen 2 later this year. The new CPUs will also arrive with a new X470 chipset…
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AMD Releases More Raven Ridge Desktop and Mobile APUs
At the same time, AMD announced an update to Zen, they also revealed more information from the graphics side. AMD’s graphics options have long been highly anticipated in recent months. As promised, the company is ready to bring their long-awaited APUs and new mobile GPUs to the market. On top…
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AMD Details Longterm Zen CPU Roadmap
Just about a year ago, AMD reframed the entire x86 CPU market with their new Zen processors. After years of lagging behind Intel, the company now had something that could challenge Intel’s dominance. Following up on their early success, AMD is now launching new Zen based processors as well setting the…
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AMD Pinnacle Ridge Processors May Launch In March
After launching the new Zen architecture, AMD aims to keep up with quick refreshes. Last year, AMD finally delivered on Zen with Summit Ridge, bringing a massive boost to their CPU performance. Since then, Summit Ridge has made its way into Ryzen, Threadripper and EPYC. As part of the goal…
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AMD Snowy Owl Embedded Zen CPUs Leaked
Earlier this year, AMD returned to the CPU market with their new Zen architecture. Due to relatively poor performing processors, the company is moving back into markets they had fallen behind in. The prime candidates were, of course, the staple desktop and enterprise markets. Now, AMD is moving back into…
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