AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Review: The New Performance King
The Ryzen 9 7950X is the new performance king and the jack of all trades, apart from maybe power consumption and pricing, of course. The Zen 4 flagship can do everything exceptionally well.
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Review: Mainstream Zen 4
The new Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core/12-thread CPU that replaces the popular 5600X, built on TSMC's 5nm process, it clocks up to 5.3 GHz, packs 32MB L3 cache, DDR5 support, and a 105W TDP.
AMD breaks the world record for 16-core CPUs in Cinebench with a 7950X on LN2
Congrats! AMD-sponsored overclocker Bill Alverson, aka Sampson, won the twin records of the highest scores in Cinebench R23 and R20 for 16-core CPUs on Friday with a Ryzen 9 7950X overclocked to 6.5 GHz. His scores now also rank 37th in R23 and 88th in R20 for CPUs of any size.
AMD launches Mendocino APUs for entry-level notebooks: Zen 2 architecture and RDNA 2 graphics
Mendocino machines will start at $399
AMD switches to new mobile CPU naming system for 2023 and beyond
One of the numbers usefully denotes the Zen architecture
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X prototype demolishes the 5950X in Cinebench R23
Benchmarks start to verify AMD's claims
AMD Ryzen 7000's memory sweet spot will be DDR5-6000
Confirmed on their official Discord server
The supercharged Ryzen 7 5800X3D is super affordable today at $385
Zen 4 is just around the corner, but the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with its massive V-cache is still an amazing gaming processor, and at $385 it's excellent value, too.
AMD Ryzen 7000 launch: First impressions and performance claims
AM5 platform long-term support FTW
Watch AMD unveil its Zen 4-powered Ryzen 7000 CPUs today at 7pm ET / 4pm PT
Will we see a Ryzen 9 7950X running at 5.85 GHz?
Ryzen 5 7600X engineering samples appear on a Chinese flea market
$1,500 for early access to AM5 and Zen 4
Spider-Man Remastered CPU Benchmark
We're back with another big Spider-Man benchmark, this time focusing on CPU performance. We'll be testing at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, using a range of quality settings including ray tracing.
Corsair's first gaming laptop debuts to mixed reviews
Corsair's Voyager a1600 is an all-AMD laptop with good performance and nice build quality, but it's very expensive and leaves plenty of room for improvement.
Retailer in Canada puts pricey AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and 7900X up for pre-order
One month ahead of schedule
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX Review: The Most Powerful Ryzen
This is the most expensive AMD Ryzen CPU you can buy, which as you might suspect is also the fastest and most powerful Ryzen CPU currently in existence. Not even upcoming Zen 4 CPUs will change that.
AMD upgrades the Ryzen Embedded series with Zen 3 and a 10-core model
Sort-of announced by one of its partners
AMD confirms Zen 4-powered Ryzen 7000 CPUs are set to arrive by September
September 15 is a possible launch date, mark your calendar
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs. Intel Core i7-12700F: Best Value 8-Core Gaming CPU
It's time to compare the Ryzen 7 5700X against the Core i7-12700F, two relatively affordable and powerful 8-core CPUs. We've got a 23 game benchmark covering 1080p and 1440p resolutions.
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Review: Yea or Nay?
The Ryzen 5 5500 certainly works well, but realistically if you're on a budget yet remain a performance-minded enthusiast, this CPU should be avoided even at $140.
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Review: Mainstream Laptop Battle
For testing the Ryzen 7 6800H, we'll see how it performs up against a range of other laptop CPUs, but most importantly Intel's competing Core i7-12700H, and AMD's own predecessor, the Ryzen 7 5800H.
6 Cores vs. 8 Cores for Gaming: 24 Game Benchmark
If you're looking to upgrade from an older Ryzen or building a new PC, the two most attractive options for gamers right now are arguably the Ryzen 5 5600 for ~$200 or the Ryzen 7 5700X for ~$300.
AMD Zen 4 release lineup rumored to copy Ryzen 5000 launch, arrive in September
No Ryzen 7700X at launch
Upgrading to Ryzen 5 5600 from Ryzen 5 1600: How Much Faster?
This is a benchmark session, as usual, where we'll be taking an old Ryzen 5 1600 system and upgrade it with the Ryzen 5 5600 to see what's what on gaming.
Does the Ryzen 7 5800X3D Work on AMD B350 and X370 Motherboards?
Today we're taking the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and installing it on a few different B350 and X370 motherboards that were released many years ago to see if it works, and if it does, how well does it work?
Why Ryzen Was Amazing and the Haters Were All Wrong
A big incentive of going Ryzen over the past few years has been the AM4 platform. AMD promised platform support until at least 2020 and they have delivered, giving users a clear upgrade path from Zen up to Zen 3 CPUs.
