The highly anticipated and much-awaited CPU will finally be launched this March 2. And AMD is accepting pre-orders for the Ryzen. Also, we finally have concrete information on pricing, availability, and performance.
There are 3 CPUs that are going to be launching on March 2. And more will be coming to join the party later this year. The 3 CPUs launching are the AMD Ryzen 1700, 1700X, and 1800X, all of which are 8-core, 16-thread processors.
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In comparison with Intel's line of processors, it is comparable to the 8-core, 16-thread processors from the Broadwell-E lineup, the i7 6900K that retails for $1,050. When AMD comes in, the pricing of their processors will shake the market that was for a long time held by Intel.
Pricing. AMD Ryzen's top-of-the-line processors, 1800X, retails at $499 and can reach a boost of 4 Ghz with 95 watts. In terms of Cinebench R15, it is 9% faster, posting a score of 1,601 versus 1,474 for the Intel chips.
And then you have the 1700X which has a price tag of $399. With a base clock at 3.4 Ghz, it can boost up to 3.8 Ghz. Lastly is the 1700 which is priced at $329. It can boost up to 3.7 Ghz.
There is no question that these chips were designed to compete with Intel's lineup at half the price, clearly underpinning the competition. Now, that is a real game changer.
Pre-order. As of Feb. 22, AMD is already accepting pre-orders of their AMD Ryzen CPUs over 185 retail partners. Among these are original equipment manufacturing (OEM) partners who are behind putting up custom, pre-built systems. Also, an army of new compatible motherboards for the new Ryzen chips has been unleashed following the announcement of the CPUs.
A collection of links on where you can find and pre-order your very own Ryzen chipsets and motherboards have been collated by HotHardware. The list includes AMD Ryzen 7 1800X at $499, AMD Ryzen 7 1700X at $399, AMD Ryzen 7 1700 at $329, ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero at $255, ASUS Prime X370-Pro at $170, ASUS Prime B350-Plus at $100, ASUS Prime B350M-A/CSM at $90, Gigabyte GA-AX370 Gaming 5 at $280, MSI X370 XPower Gaming Titanium at $300, MSI B350 Tomahawk Gaming at $110, and MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon at $180.
Should you pre-order? Real-world performance numbers haven't been revealed yet so you can precisely say for sure that the chips do live up to its "reputation." But given the leaks and official information, these chips seem to be pretty solid.
Relatively, it all boils down to your ultimate decision if you really want to go ahead and get one of these highly talked about CPUs. Remember that a number of enthusiasts and people have been waiting for these chipsets, so the possibility of it selling like pancakes is not far from happening. However, AMD is certain that they have a good number of chips.
So, the AMD Ryzen CPUs will finally meet the real world this March 2. And we finally get to test out and see if these chips do live up to the hype. Meanwhile, check out the video below for those who are still undecided whether or not pre-ordering is a good choice. It might help you narrow down your decision.
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