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AMD might not release a hexacore Ryzen
Alright, this is a bit of a speculative posting, however the thesis behind it sounds plausible. According to new rumors AMD will not release hexacore (6 core) processors or even dual-core processors. AMD will release an 4 and 8-core model with and without hyper-threading.
The info comes from Thai based zolkorn. The idea here is that AMD only can release 4- and 8-core models both with and without hyper-threading. The explanations is as follows, the Ryzen processors are build out of partitions that each have 4 physical cores in one module. Traditionally they had a dual-core setup so an 8-core version had four of these which could be activated and disabled per module.
Now it might very well be that AMD can somehow disable laser-cut two cores in a 4 core module, no idea there. But it also could very well be that there will be no 2 and 6 core models as to date there has not been any mention such models from the AMD side.
One thing is certain, we'll see four and eight core models with SKU differences in HT, clock frequencies and TDPs. At least all mainstream and higher specced parts will get unlocked multipliers. At the end of this month more info should become available with a launch in March.
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#5386517 Posted on: 01/30/2017 11:00 AM
4 or 8 cores seems like reasonable to me. Now bring good performance.
Quad core should be standard this days, especially coupled with SSD.
4 or 8 cores seems like reasonable to me. Now bring good performance.
Quad core should be standard this days, especially coupled with SSD.
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#5386525 Posted on: 01/30/2017 11:57 AM
Games will suffer if IPC isn't high enough, so a 6 core would have helped them with that. But of course if a model with 8 cores without HT but with high clocks is cheap enough, it doesn't matter. It wouldn't help them sell really expensive (profitable) luxury models, though, if there's no significant difference compared to cheaper models.
Games will suffer if IPC isn't high enough, so a 6 core would have helped them with that. But of course if a model with 8 cores without HT but with high clocks is cheap enough, it doesn't matter. It wouldn't help them sell really expensive (profitable) luxury models, though, if there's no significant difference compared to cheaper models.
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#5386528 Posted on: 01/30/2017 12:23 PM
Notice the shifting of dates, now this article is saying March (instead of February).
Notice the shifting of dates, now this article is saying March (instead of February).
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#5386529 Posted on: 01/30/2017 12:30 PM
hehe... so much for the core-savvy AMD platforms of the past still releasing a quad core, when everybody complains about the age of quad cores and how it should end soon.
It all comes down to IPC, clocks, and most important, pricing to see if Ryzen is a win or lose for AMD. And if we finally see games make use of more than four cores.
hehe... so much for the core-savvy AMD platforms of the past still releasing a quad core, when everybody complains about the age of quad cores and how it should end soon.
It all comes down to IPC, clocks, and most important, pricing to see if Ryzen is a win or lose for AMD. And if we finally see games make use of more than four cores.
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Earlier AMD was selling 3 core CPUs where 1 core was disabled.
It could be possible to do same with Ryzen, but unless you mentioned to cut 2 from 4 cores in one module, it most likely have to be done symmetrically ie cut one core in each module.
I guess we will see later on If AMD will harvest faulty chips in such way.