Allen
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Ohio USA
When Ryzen came out, the initial performance "lacked" because the motherboard BIOS's needed work.
On the competition front, it seems Intel has a similar issue.
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Intel X299 platform is an overclockers' nightmare
Motherboard manufacturers or Intel to blame?
A well-known overclocker, der8auer, went out on a limb saying that current motherboards based on Intel's X299 chipset are not properly designed .. are an overclocking nightmare..
..can't be recommended for overclocking since temperatures on the VRM part reach well over 100 degrees Celsius and some even heat up the 8-pin EPS PSU cable to dangerous levels...
Not to knock Intel. Merely to say: Virtually all new designs have "teething issues".
So, AMD's slow start with Ryzen is not a sign of incompetence -- just "how it often goes with new stuff". Anyhow, now Ryzen pretty much works as advertised or better (with beta BIOS). So will Intel's new products -- in a few months (they may need new hardware -- not just a BIOS change).
