Posted on 03/24/2017 12:04:52 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
AMD is rumored to be working on more Ryzen CPUs that add even more cores and threads to the equation. Their release is said to be several months away, so it may not be long before AMD reveals a 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen CPU with support for quad-channel DDR4 memory.
Although AMD’s Ryzen CPUs have received some criticism for their single-core performance and gaming ability, they have excelled in applications and settings where the full power of their many cores and threads can be utilized. The rumored CPUs that AMD may have in the works would up the ante even more, making them even more capable than the competition in those settings.
The main source for this latest AMD rumor is French PC magazine Canard PC Hardware, which said the chip would have 16 cores and 32 threads, be a high-end desktop (rather than server) processor, and support AMD’s rumored X399 chipset, as well as four channel DDR4 memory.
Its socket is reported to be LGA SP3r2, have a TDP of 150w, and clock in at 2.4GHz base frequency, boosting to 2.8GHz. That is a rather low frequency for most consumer-grade hardware, but such a chip would not be designed with gaming or typically low-core/thread count tasks in mind. It would instead excel at multiple threaded tasks, such as video editing and rendering.
Backing up PC Canard’s original Tweet, Chinese site Chiphell (via Digiworthy) has its own sources to cite. They claim that AMD will reveal the rumored CPUs in a couple of months and confirm that the flagship version will be a 16 core, 32 thread monster. The reported purpose of this lineup is to bridge the gap between AMD’s top-of-the-line consumer hardware and its more performance-focused server platform.
The Chinese sources also claim the problems that led to somewhat erratic gaming performance with Ryzen CPUs have been ironed out, suggesting that, with overclocking, these rumored Ryzen CPUs could also be excellent at gaming.
Pricing for the flagship chip is expected to be around the $1,000 mark.
The potential release date of AMD’s new chips, sometime within the next four to six months, would put them in position to compete with Intel’s expected Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X chips, which are slated for an August 2017 release.
Naples is an expected more server oriented 16 core chip coming soon going into a 2 socket motherboard with massive memory server applications for enterprise level sites.
I am interested in this.
I’m doing video editing/rendering. I’ve got cpu lust.
LOL>>>
I know about that and other types of Lust too!
AMD and it’s cores. Fools’ errand. You can bet Intel Celeron beats this.
No, this is a different beast and AMD’s power usage and new core and memory design is remarkable.
I’ve read that multiple cores is mostly a sales gimmick and a waste because the vast majority of software on the market isn’t even programmed to split instructions across the multiple cores.
The Naples chip has 8 channel DDR4.
But it is clocked lower.
Does it render Minesweeper in 4K?
>> I’ve read that multiple cores is mostly a sales gimmick and a waste because the vast majority of software on the market isn’t even programmed to split instructions across the multiple cores. <<
That would be spot on correct.
A 6 or 8 core machine using software that doesn’t adequately use the cores will not be faster than a 2 core machine running software that is properly written.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors CPU..................
The splitting of tasks must be programmed.
The machine doesn't do it.
But I am running and AMD FX - 8120 bulldozer chip and doing heavy browsing with Firefox which can use multiple cores.
will windows 7 be supported if it’s installed on such an architecture? MS is dropping updates for 7 if users have a new itnel processor
How about Solitaire in 3D?
Depends on the software.
Many video rendering programs will use all available cores. If you are transcoding video, multicores buy a lot of improvement too.
But strangely, games, which do a lot of video rendering, tend not to.
I think firefox will use all available cores, but I’m not sure how beneficial that is.
I am not running windows .
I do mostly browsing and Firefox runs great with Linux based distributions.,
Currently I am running Ubuntu 16.04.2 which supports my AMD RX 460 graphics card and drives my 39" Seiko 4K TV used as a monitor.
I have impaired vison and Ubuntu has a flavor that runs Gnome 3 which has very good accessibility access options with a fantastic zoom capability.
I do a lot of of running solitaire.
Me Too Ernest- Been on dual boot for almost 2 years now- Linux (Mint cinnamon 18.1) is the only Os I allow access to the Internet EXCEPT if i need a windows software program update or something, which is very rare-) I only keep windows to run photoshop and windows only games- which i play purely offline
Sorry to hear about your vision problem- I had a pituitary tumor removed and my vision got worse right after- but it’s still ok- just need reading glasses now- but the vision is getting worse it seems by the month- I fortunately don’t need accessibility help yet-
“will windows 7 be supported if it’s installed on such an architecture? MS is dropping updates for 7 if users have a new intel processor.
Fairly certain all Ryzen chips will not get MSW7 updates starting in the next few months.
So... Will they be building CIA /NSA spyware into the architecture?
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