AMD’s 16-core 7nm CPU blows minds
Los Angeles, June 11: As expected, AMD, at its event, showcased a 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 3950X processor, which could give AMD’s own 32-core Threadripper a run for its money.
With specs such as 3.5GHz base clock, 4.7GHz boost clock, 72MB of cache and an 105W TDP for that many cores, AMD, which is about to release its third generation Ryzen desktop CPUs in July, is confident enough to say that its portfolio will send Intel back to drawing boards.
“I don’t think there’s any reason people would buy an Intel processor after we do this,” says AMD’s Travis Kirsch.
At Computex, AMD had promised to share further details about its third generation
Ryzen CPUs during E3. Keeping true to its promise, the company shared data that suggests
that its new 7nm processors would not only cheaper and more power efficient, but will be able to
compete with Intel’s very best in gaming performance as well.
The company claims that the smaller 7nm circuitry helps in delivering speed and efficiency boost of about 40 per cent. The remaining 60 per cent, according to the company, comes from the new design of the Zen 2 cores that show a 15 per cent jump over its previous architecture.
However, AMD, which was pitching the Ryzen series to streamers, claimed the chip would not only allow to play game at high framerates, but would also allow the user to stream ultra high-quality videos at the same time.
Moreover, the new Ryzen processors — not even the 16-core — require a new size and shape of chip. They’ll all fit into almost any existing AM4 motherboard.