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Check out our updated coverage on AMD Ryzen 9 "Threadripper" processors here.More information about AMD's unreleased (and unannounced) enthusiast-grade Ryzen processors is coming to light. Hot on the heels of learning that AMD is prepping a monstrous Ryzen chip with 16 physical cores and 32 threads, the latest rumor is that the processor will be compatible with a modified version of AMD's SP3 server socket for its forthcoming Naples processor lineup. Naples is what AMD will use to infiltrate the data center market, which has been lucrative for Intel. Those processors will slip into a socket with 4,094 pins. Likewise, AMD's consumer-oriented enthusiasts processors based on Ryzen will also feature...
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AMD has begun emailing members of the press to mark their calendars for Computex, the annual tech convention in Taipei that is now right around the corner. While AMD was coy about what exactly it plans to discuss at Computex, the company did confirm that it will be attending and that it will provide new details on its 2017 products. We suspect that will include more information (and a possible product launch) for Vega. Company boss Dr. Lisa Su will host AMD's keynote, along with "other key executives," the email reads. They will discuss AMD's "latest products and leading-edge" technologies. With AMD's bigwigs in attendance, this suggests that not only might Vega be a point of emphasis, but perhaps...
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Just as Intel is readying a new platform (X299) and line of performance processors (Skylake-X) for users who are willing to pay a premium for more cores and PCI Express lanes, so too is AMD. Hot on the heels of AMD's Ryzen launch will be new "Whitehaven" processors, and based on what has been spotted in the wild, at least one of the forthcoming Whitehaven CPUs will wield 16 cores and 32 threads.Let that sink in for a moment. AMD brought itself back in the performance discussion with Ryzen, which is fully capable of going toe-to-toe with Intel in multi-threaded applications. Now imagine taking the top-end Ryzen part (Ryzen 7 1800X) and doubling the number of physical CPU cores, which in turn also...
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