Originally Posted By: Vaderini
..These figures really make me excited, can't wait which benchmarks it gives on traditionally Intel-optimized games. In any case, the price point really makes it an attractive option even with a much lower RL performance.


I'm expecting lower with AMD -- but worth it.

Yet, the recent ("Pillars of Eternity" March 2015) isometric RPG I'm playing to day is using 6 cores (6 threads) significantly -- while desktop and this Firefox post barely budges 2 cores (other 6 turned off) -- even with 3 monitors active. So, maybe 8 cores will be more valuable than I thought (cores mean more than threads).

Meantime:

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AMD Ryzen Processors Officially Launching on 2nd March at 7:00 AM (PST) – Full Range of AM4 Motherboards and Unlocked CPUs For Enthusiasts and Gamers

..AMD will have a full range of processors available however the first round of AM4 motherboards would only include the X370 and B350 chipset based products...


Article claims to know what's really going to happen. March 2 repeats some earlier predictions (some say Thursday March 2 some say Tuesday Feb 28). I seem to remember a lot of stuff being released on Tuesdays. So, we'll see.


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