Since the launch of AMD Ryzen in 2017, we can all agree that AMD has made a comeback in the enthusiast PC space as Ryzen processors have been widely embraced across all budget ranges.
Here, we are going to talk about the third generation of Ryzen processors: Ryzen 5 3600 and 3600X, and the Ryzen 7 3700X and 3800X. We will try to paint a big picture on what to expect on where they stack up among other processors.
We know that everyone has different needs and budget ranges so we will tackle the common use case where each processor can shine in their respective SKU.
AMD’s latest budget quad-core processors are coming in at an affordable price with an attractive price to performance ratio thanks to the 7nm tech and SMT. The Ryzen 3 3100 is a 65-watt TDP processor that features four cores and eight threads, 18MB of cache, and can boost up to 3.6-3.9GHz. On the other hand, […]
Since the launch of AMD Ryzen in 2017, we can all agree that AMD has made a comeback in the enthusiast PC space as Ryzen processors have been widely embraced across all budget ranges. Here, we are going to talk about the third generation of Ryzen processors: Ryzen 5 3600 and 3600X, and the Ryzen […]
I have been using the Ryzen 7 2700X for a good amount of time now and I feel like this is the best time to talk about my experience. 2018 has just ended and the Ryzen platform has matured quite well. There has been a lot of improvements since launch and a lot of the […]
The new Ryzen APUs with Vega Graphics practically enabled users to build entry level gaming PCs that is capable of playing the most popular PC games with some compromises but not totally skimping out on a satisfying gaming experience. The Ryzen 3 2200G is a good choice if you want to play games like Counter […]
In this instalment of our Ryzen 5 2600X test, we will be looking into the backwards compatibility of the chip and see how the older B350 and X370 chipsets affect the said processor. It has been said that the 2nd Generation Ryzen processors will lose some performance when used with an older generation motherboard. AMD promised […]
For this series of upcoming articles, we are going to take a look at what has improved with the higher tier of the Ryzen 5 processors, specifically the Ryzen 5 2600X. As one of the new refresh from AMD’s Ryzen processors lineup, the Ryzen 5 2600X is a 6-core/12-thread processor has a base clock speed […]
Today is the official launch of the much anticipated 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen processors, which been made available for global pre-order earlier this week. These new line up of processors are optimized for gamers, creators, and hardware enthusiasts available at various price points. The new CPUs include: Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 7 2700, Ryzen 5 […]
The Ryzen 7 1700 is the entry-level CPU in AMD’s range of Ryzen 7 CPUs, the higher-tier of Ryzen’s line up of 8-core CPUs. It has 8 CPU cores, and 16 threads, with a base clock speed of 3GHz and max boost clock of 3.7GHz. AMD has been introducing multi-core CPUs to the market for […]
AMD has presented to us a new pair of APUs (Accelerated Processing Unit) and these budget champions will enable everyone to get into PC gaming without compromise in terms of value and performance. Starting mid-2017, the biggest hurdle for PC gamers looking into building a decent gaming PC was the inflated price of graphics cards […]
