AMD’s new processors could be faster and cheaper than Intel’s

AMD is hoping to take on Intel’s Core i7 CPUs; not only the mainstream quad-core Kaby Lake models, but also the 8- and 10-core Broadwell-E models which comprise Intel’s high-end desktop portfolio.

AMDs Ryzen 3 and the Ryzen 5 will go on sale later this year but three processors under the Ryzen 7 series will be launched on March 2.

The Ryzen 7 1800X is poised to be AMD’s fastest central processing unit to date.

As expected, AMD is pricing the chips, which rely on its new Zen CPU core architecture and a 14-nanometer manufacturing process that’s much more advanced than the 28-nanometer process used for its existing CPUs, quite aggressively. While the i7-6900K retails for $1,049 United States dollars, the Ryzen 7 1800X will launch at $499, making it a much more cost-effective eight-core CPU.

AMD’z Ryzen is proving once again that the cheaper option is sometimes still the better one to make.

Having dominated the PC CPU gaming scene for years with its range of i5 and 97 processors, the company may soon see its position threatened by AMD, which is finally about to roll out a range of new CPUs.

AMD’s new “Ryzen 7” series of processors bring the fight to Intel with comparable performance at slashed prices. But if you’re looking at the Core i7-6900K as the primary competition for the 1800X, AMD has Intel beat on clock speeds at least, and pricing is no contest. AMD is launching the Ryzen 7 chips first, including the Ryzen 7 1800X for $499, the Ryzen 7 1700X for $399 and Ryzen 7 1700 for $329.

The Ryzen 5-1500 6-core/12-thread chip lacks XFR, but is still unlocked at 3.20 GHz with 3.50 GHz TurboCore, and features the full 16 MB of L3 cache for $229. It can be acquired for only $329 and it is 40% better in comparison with Intel’s Core i7 7700K.

Cinebench may be seen as a non-representative benchmark for some but SemiAccurate is confident that Ryzen’s performance will hold up across a wide range of benchmarks.

The last video then, Battlefield 1 running On Ryzen 7 1800X versus a Core i7 6900K.

This is the mid-ranger, clocked at 3.4GHz to 3.8GHz.

Oh, and if you’re interested in overclocking, we have good news. For the Ryzen launch today, AMD is stating that the final result of that goal is a 52% gain in IPC. It runs at 3.6GHz and will boost to 4GHz. This quarter analysts say they expect sales to move at $982.64 million – higher from $832 million the year before. AMD’s AM4 motherboard has also topped the charts for the best-selling motherboard.