AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs get reviewed
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Thursday, 05 November 2020 20:00

AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs get reviewed


Review roundup: Plenty of performance but a higher price tag

The embargo on reviews for AMD's first Ryzen 5000 series desktop CPU SKUs have been lifted and we now have a chance to see how well these four SKUs, the Ryzen 9 5950X, Ryzen 9 5900X, Ryzen 7 5800X, and the Ryzen 5 5600X, perform in benchmarks, games, and applications.

EK Water Blocks working on Ryzen and Radeon water blocks
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Full AIO liquid cooler as well

With the upcoming launch of AMD's Ryzen 5000 series CPUs as well as Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, EKWB has prepared a rather neat surprise, teasing full AMD themed blocks, including a full AMD liquid cooling kit, and an AIO Radeon RX 6800/6900 cooler.

AMD prepares two big events for October
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Thursday, 10 September 2020 01:27

AMD prepares two big events for October


Zen 3 on October 8th and RDNA 2 on October 28th

AMD has finally unveiled the date for its two big events scheduled for October, including a Zen 3 event on October 8th, and the RDNA 2/Radeon RX 6000 series event scheduled for October 28th.

AMD has Ryzen chip shortage problems
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Thursday, 06 August 2020 10:28

AMD has Ryzen chip shortage problems


Demand is out stripping supply

It would appear that demand for notebooks with AMD Ryzen processors is far higher than AMD and its partners predicted. 

AMD doing well as profits are Ryzen and bottom line is EPYC
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Sales up 26 percent thanks to Ryzen and Epyc

AMD reported better than expected second quarter results as sales surged 26 percent on strong demand for Ryzen PC chips and Epyc server processors.

AMD Ryzen 7 4700G runs Doom Eternal at 1080p
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Should give Tiger Lake a run for the money

While Intel Tiger Lake Gen12 Xe iGPU was seen running Battlefield V, the latest video shows AMD Ryzen 7 4700G Renoir iGPU running Doom Eternal at 1080p resolution.

AMD launches Ryzen 5 3600XT- a 6 core/12-thread processor
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3.8GHz base clock and a 4.5GHz max boost clock

AMD has launched its new Ryzen 3000XT series, including the Ryzen 5 3600XT which is a 6 core/12-thread processor, with a 3.8GHz base clock and a 4.5GHz max boost clock. The new chip provides a 100MHz increase over the 3600X.

Ryzen 5 HP Envy cleans Intel Core i7 Spectre clock
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Cheaper and better

The Ryzen 5 4600U-powered Envy costs hundreds of dollars less than the Core i7-1065G7 Spectre but runs longer and faster while being just as thin and light, according to a comparison run by Notebook Check.

AMD announces new Ryzen 3000 XT CPUs
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Tuesday, 16 June 2020 22:08

AMD announces new Ryzen 3000 XT CPUs


Matisse gets a frequency boost, B550 available, and more coming

In addition to launching its B550 chipset, AMD has officially announced three new Ryzen 3000 XT series CPUs, the 6-core Ryzen 5 3600XT, 8-core Ryzen 3800XT, and the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900XT, all of which will be available on July 7th, at least in some regions.

Some new AMD Ryzen CPUs to come without boxed coolers
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High-end ones come with WOF OPN code

According to leaked information from retail, it appears that some of the upcoming new Ryzen CPUs, namely the 8-core Ryzen 7 3800XT and the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900XT, will be selling without a boxed cooler.