Ryzen
As we move into the cooler fall season, the CPU market is constantly changing, much like the weather. The overall CPU market has plateaued slightly, as both Intel and AMD have relatively good stocks of their current 13th Gen Core and Ryzen 7000 CPUs at present. With new launches expected later this year, including Intel's 14th Gen Core series, we expect nothing further from AMD until next year at the earliest. As it stands, both Intel and AMD have a strong hand in the desktop market. AMD has their Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 and Ryzen 7000X3D with 3D V-Cache, which cater to both enthusiasts and gamers alike. At the same time, Intel's 13th Gen Core series hybrid architecture brings both performance and competition to...
The ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate Motherboard Review: Aquantia 10GbE on Ryzen
With the new X470 motherboard refresh to compliment the release of the Ryzen 2000-series of processors, motherboard vendors have had the opportunity to improve upon their previous X370 models...
44 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/2/2018
The ASRock B450 Gaming ITX/ac and B450 Gaming K4 Motherboard Reviews
With the launch of the new AMD B450 budget focused chipset, we’re taking a look at two gaming branded ASRock motherboards; the B450 Gaming ITX/ac and the Fatal1ty B450...
29 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/31/2018
Analyzing B450 for AMD Ryzen: A Quick Look at 25+ Motherboards
One of the secondary stories from Computex was that AMD and its partners were set to launch a new generation of mid-range chipsets and motherboards with the new lower-power...
62 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/31/2018
AMD Announces Q2 2018 Results: Best Quarter In Seven Years
What a difference a year makes. Yesterday afternoon AMD announced their second quarter results for their fiscal year 2018, and the news is nothing short of stunning, with AMD...
13 by Ryan Smith on 7/26/2018
The GIGABYTE X470 Gaming 7 Wi-Fi Motherboard Review: The AM4 Aorus Flagship
The GIGABYTE X470 Aorus Gaming 7 Wi-Fi is specifically aimed at gamers looking to make the most of the benefits of AMD’s newest AM4 based chipset, X470. Like most...
30 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/26/2018
Zen and Vega DDR4 Memory Scaling on AMD's APUs
We have previously explored the importance of memory scaling within AMDs Ryzen CPUs: the question being answered today is how much of an effect on performance does the memory...
74 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/28/2018
The GIGABYTE X399 DESIGNARE EX Motherboard Review
In this review we are having a look at GIGABYTE's currently best AMD X399 motherboard, the Designare EX. The specifications of the motherboard are impressive, and the design of...
21 by E. Fylladitakis on 6/22/2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G Core Frequency Scaling: An Analysis
When AMD launched their first generation Ryzen-based APUs with a Zen cores and Vega graphics, both of the new parts entered the market at two very different budget-focused price...
33 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/20/2018
GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro Wi-Fi: A Second Gen Mid-Range Motherboard
With the launch of the second generation of Ryzen, AMD also launched the X470 chipset which enabled the next generation of Precision Boost, a new adaptive storage technology called...
14 by Ian Cutress on 6/19/2018
Best CPUs for Gaming: Q3 2018
In our series of Best CPU guides, here’s the latest update to our recommended Gaming CPUs list. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the...
1 by Ian Cutress on 6/19/2018
BIOSTAR Updates a Popular Motherboard: The X470GTN
Would it surprise you that our most popular AM4 motherboard review to date was Biostar’s mini-ITX offering, the X370GTN? At the time it was launched, it was the only...
6 by Ian Cutress on 6/18/2018
AMD BIOS Limitations: Bristol Ridge Dropped From Certain Motherboards
One of the functions of a motherboard BIOS, or UEFI, is the ability to discern which CPU is installed in the socket. With each new generation of CPUs, new...
34 by Ian Cutress on 6/15/2018
Tyan Tomcat EX: The First AM4 Ryzen Motherboard with Management Control
A surprise at Computex was seeing the first public AMD Ryzen-based AM4 motherboard that will implement an Aspeed AST2500 BMC chip for additional management. Tyan was showcasing its Tomcat...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/14/2018
G.Skill’s DRAM Extremes: DDR4-4000 on AMD Ryzen, DDR4-5066 on Intel Core i7
In the constant race to one-up the other memory vendors in the highly commoditized DRAM market, at Computex last week G.Skill demonstrated its Trident Z RGB memory modules running...
18 by Anton Shilov on 6/11/2018
MSI B450 AM4 Motherboards at Computex
AMD's 2000-series Ryzen processors represent an incredible step forward even though they are based on a revamped architecture, but much like Intel's Coffee Lake launch, the company only released...
9 by Joe Shields on 6/5/2018
AMD B450 At Computex: ASRock Invite Mentions B450 Chipset on Display
ASRock on Thursday announced plans to demonstrate its new AM4 motherboards based on AMD’s yet-unannounced B450 chipset next week at Computex. The new chipset is expected to bring a...
7 by Anton Shilov on 6/1/2018
A Thought on Silicon Design: Intel’s LCC on HEDT Should Be Dead
In the past couple of weeks, we have been re-testing and re-analysing our second generation Ryzen 2000-series review. The extra time and writing, looking at the results and the...
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Acer Announces AMD Gaming Lineup For Computex 2018
With Computex getting underway, Acer is announcing a couple of new devices in their gaming lineup which feature AMD processors. Acer’s new Predator Helios 500 is a gaming laptop...
6 by Brett Howse on 6/1/2018
AMD Preps New Ryzen 2000-Series CPUs: 45W Ryzen 7 2700E & Ryzen 5 2600E
AMD is gearing up to release four new Ryzen 2000-series processors based on a listing in ASRock’s CPU compatibility chart. The new Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 7 2700E...
14 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2018
Two New 35W Raven Ridge Parts: AMD Athlon 200GE and Athlon Pro 200GE
In this interesting world where processors are released but not formally announced, it means that when diving through the lists of supported CPUs on certain motherboards, we might find...
27 by Ian Cutress on 5/26/2018
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