New AMD Engineering Sample Zen Processors get higher Clocks
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Kohlendioxidus
COOOL, AMD bring it ON NOW. I want this CPU a.s.a.p.! 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓
Anarion
I wouldn't really say so since all core boost is just 3,1 GHz. If anything this seems to confirm the clock problems which is likely caused by the 14nm process.
Kohlendioxidus
Kaarme
Polaris is also clocking considerably less than Pascal, so it's indeed quite possible architectural decisions aren't the only explanation and GlobalFoundries simply can't get it up at the moment. Although that being said, nothing explains why TSMC would have it working better since they are no more experienced with the smaller tech than GloFo, as opposed to the old man Intel.
Ziggymac
Looks like Zen will be a fine CPU for everything....except for what I need, Emulation.
More than 4 cores is irrelevant in the world of emulation and if Zen tops out at 3.6Ghz then that will still make them alot slower than Haswell,Skylake and Kaby Lake, all of which will easily reach 4.5Ghz.
When IPC is roughly equal, which seems to be the case with Zen vs Intel, clockspeed will be king.
Maybe later revisions will break the 4Ghz barrier, but right now for Emulation, Intel will still be the CPU of choice.
AlmondMan
SirDremor
cryohellinc
3.6Ghz.... I was expecting at least 4.1, come on AMD this is bad. Kaby Lake prices will be once again sky-rocketing, as there is no competition. Same goes for Nvidia. AMD really needs to step up.
gianluca
kaz050
i dont mind the clocks aslong as the price is right,guys need to remember that it has been along time since we seen normal cpu from amd,and remember that amd is jummping from 32nm all the way to 14 so there is bound to be sum hit or miss things.
cryohellinc
Kaarme
MainFrame Alpha
first of all it is an engineering sample, so please stop criticizing:3eyes:
second of all it is still an "engineering sample" so please stop hyping 🤓
until there is an actual product in Hilbert hands with a proper AM4 MOBO, some real world numbers to a consumer product, i will keep my fingers crossed,
and as always and most of all, as a user my loyalty to my pocket, if AMD is actually back and relevant again we will all benefit, higher performance and lower prices:) isn't this essentially what it's all about:infinity:
DARKSF
You are complaining that you don't want the car because the prtotype doesn't have side mirrors and is with strange paint.Untill someone actually try for real to overclock the second batch of ES there is nothing to talk about.
H83
Valken
Anarion
Undying
Meanwhile Intel is preparing quad-core 7600/7700k to compete with Zen, what a joke.
We dont want another quad-core CPU's for 400€ Intel.
GhostXL
cryohellinc