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I do really have high hopes for Zen. It's about time i replace my 2670, the 2695v2 are still way too pricy and i don't want to spend on X99.
I intend to unless it's a total flop. I'll of course wait for the reviews to come out before buying but if it's as good as what most of us expect as in not as good as Intel but close and priced competitively, I'll be in for one. AMD will always be my sentimental favorite and I'll always try a little harder to buy their CPU's.
This looks mega promising.. this is just one of many reputable sites reporting this as of yesterday...
http://hothardware.com/news/amds-8-core-zen-sr7-offers-core-i7-5960x-performance-at-499
I'd consider it. My 3930k is still sufficient, but I wouldn't mind a nice fps boost if the performance is there. A healthy AMD is good for the industry.
Only if it offers substantial upgrade over my 4790k. If it's in Skylake levels, then I'll ignore it - same as I was going to ignore Kaby Lake. 5-6% more power does not warrant costs of upgrade.
will be substantially faster than your 4790k.
It will not be faster per thread. I mean the 4790k has a higher IPC and clock speed than Zen. Unless the 40% IPC improvement that AMD stated was an underestimation. So unlikely be faster for most gaming until games effectively use more than 8 threads..
I do hope so too. I'd love to see more competition which will bring lower prices and faster CPUs. And if Zen breaks my expectations and be faster and cheaper I will be content.According to the latest hear say it appears the men will be substantially faster than your 4790k. I hope it is for the sake of competition.
Well, it depends. The demo AMD showed led me to believe that haswell-like IPC is not a far-flung expectation. It's possible that IPC will be up-there with modern CPUs.
Well, it depends. The demo AMD showed led me to believe that haswell-like IPC is not a far-flung expectation. It's possible that IPC will be up-there with modern CPUs.
It should do well against Sandy Bridge in single threaded performance .A 40% IPC improvement should have the IPC of Zen somewhere between Ivy Bridge and Haswell. However that paired with a lower clock speed will not make it substantially faster than an 4790k at most gaming until games make good use of the extra threads.
With the Kaby Lake leaks showing that its a huge DUD. This is AMD's chance to really hit the ground running. Will hey? Who knows, but they have a REALLY Good chance too.