AMD’s Ryzen CPUs will reportedly launch without 6-core variants
AMD’s Ryzen CPUs will reportedly launch without 6-core variants
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It is now rumoured that AMD’s new Ryzen series of CPUs will lack 6-core variants, leaving consumers with only 8-core and 4-core SKUs. This rumour suggests that AMD will be unable to partially deactivate their 4-core “Zen unit” which would also prevent AMD from making dual core Ryzen CPUs.Â
If this rumour is true, AMD will be able to make Ryzen CPUs with 4 cores/4 threads (SMT disabled), 4 cores/8 threads (SMT enabled), 8 cores/8 threads and 8 cores/16 threads. The lack of 6-core Ryzen CPU will likely have a huge affect on AMD’s new CPU lineup, making it difficult for AMD to compete with Intel’s current Broadwell-E series i7 6800K  and i7 6850K CPUs.Â
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At this time it has not been confirmed that AMD will not have 6-core Ryzen series CPUs, though it should be noted that we have not seen any leaks so far that have suggested otherwise. Â Â
It will be interesting to see how well an AMD 8-core/8-thread Ryzen CPU will compare to Intel’s 6-core/12-thread Broadwell-E offerings, especially in video encoding and other multi-threaded workloads. Â
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You can join the discussion on these AMD Ryzen CPU rumours on the OC3D Forums. Â
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AMD’s Ryzen CPUs will reportedly launch without 6-core variants
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It is now rumoured that AMD’s new Ryzen series of CPUs will lack 6-core variants, leaving consumers with only 8-core and 4-core SKUs. This rumour suggests that AMD will be unable to partially deactivate their 4-core “Zen unit” which would also prevent AMD from making dual core Ryzen CPUs.Â
If this rumour is true, AMD will be able to make Ryzen CPUs with 4 cores/4 threads (SMT disabled), 4 cores/8 threads (SMT enabled), 8 cores/8 threads and 8 cores/16 threads. The lack of 6-core Ryzen CPU will likely have a huge affect on AMD’s new CPU lineup, making it difficult for AMD to compete with Intel’s current Broadwell-E series i7 6800K  and i7 6850K CPUs.Â
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At this time it has not been confirmed that AMD will not have 6-core Ryzen series CPUs, though it should be noted that we have not seen any leaks so far that have suggested otherwise. Â Â
It will be interesting to see how well an AMD 8-core/8-thread Ryzen CPU will compare to Intel’s 6-core/12-thread Broadwell-E offerings, especially in video encoding and other multi-threaded workloads. Â
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You can join the discussion on these AMD Ryzen CPU rumours on the OC3D Forums. Â
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