Is there ANY reason to buy Intel? — TalkLinked #3



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NEWS SOURCES:
Ryzen 3000 AND Radeon 5000 seriesannouncement on June 10, set launch for July 7th
o www.youtube.com/watch?v=_96stDCb-mk @ 34:42 + @ 54:38
Nvidia “Super” tease on May 23rd
o twitter.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/1131575511833022465
Nvidia Super release on July 2nd
o LTT Super review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnEPBcCkM2Y
o Price changes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=USjdeYfthOw @ 0:32
Ryzen 3000 and Radeon 5000 launch on July 7th
o LTT Ryzen review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3aEv3EzMyQ
o LTT Radeon review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bmQPx9EJLA
Ryzen – real star of the show
— Rare example of something actually living up to the hype
o People LINED UP www.pcworld.com/article/3407797/people-actually-lined-up-to-buy-amds-new-ryzen-3000-desktop-cpus.html
BIOS update shenanigans
Some people like Anandtech had BIOS that got them lower performance
BIOS didn’t properly enable boost www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/cakkww/anandtech_rerunning_ryzen_3000_benchmarks_with/
Some outlets that had ASUS Crosshair mobos might have higher perf – BIOS increased power limit
• www.overclock.net/forum/10-amd-cpus/1728758-strictly-technical-matisse-not-really.html#/topics/1728758
o XFR frequency shenanigans
Der8auer found that XFR frequencies are included in boost clocks
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXbCdGENp5I
AMD says we’ll get more out of overclocking the ram / infinity fabric than the processor
— www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-3000-overclocking-potential