Wednesday, February 8th 2017
AMD's Ryzen R7 8-core, 16-thread Processor Prices Outed for Europe
A Spanish-based hardware site has just outed what they claim to be AMD's upcoming R7 Ryzen chips' pricing, and if true, these seem to spell a spectacular amount of value (if performance is at the rumored and expected range, naturally).
As it is, the prices cover only three models of AMD's overall Ryzen line-up, namely, the R7 1800X, the R7 1700X and the non-X, R7 1700 (all 8-core, 16-thread parts). According to the source, these chips will feature base clocks in the order of 4 GHz for the 1800X; 3.8 GHz for the 1700X; and 3.7 GHz for the 1700. Overall european pricing (including taxes) is set at €599.99 for the 1800X; €469.99 for the 1700X; and a "measly" €389.95 for the 1700. As always, you can expect US pricing to be even more competitive; perhaps a $349 pricing for the 1700 chip (which also carries a 65W TDP to boot).
From this, and considering all AMD Ryzen processors will be multiplier-unlocked, we can surmise that the 1700 should be quite a steal at this pricing. And this also bodes well for AMD's upcoming 6-core, 12-thread R5 processors - status-quo upsetting at an affordable price-point, anyone?
Sources:
elchapuzasinformatico, Reddit user pheder
As it is, the prices cover only three models of AMD's overall Ryzen line-up, namely, the R7 1800X, the R7 1700X and the non-X, R7 1700 (all 8-core, 16-thread parts). According to the source, these chips will feature base clocks in the order of 4 GHz for the 1800X; 3.8 GHz for the 1700X; and 3.7 GHz for the 1700. Overall european pricing (including taxes) is set at €599.99 for the 1800X; €469.99 for the 1700X; and a "measly" €389.95 for the 1700. As always, you can expect US pricing to be even more competitive; perhaps a $349 pricing for the 1700 chip (which also carries a 65W TDP to boot).
From this, and considering all AMD Ryzen processors will be multiplier-unlocked, we can surmise that the 1700 should be quite a steal at this pricing. And this also bodes well for AMD's upcoming 6-core, 12-thread R5 processors - status-quo upsetting at an affordable price-point, anyone?
73 Comments on AMD's Ryzen R7 8-core, 16-thread Processor Prices Outed for Europe
You can add a bit of retailer margins in there, it'd still be way less than HEDT Broadwell or Haswell but could be around 500~600$ on the top end. Still excellent VFM obviously.
Good luck AMD in making this a successful launch. Mid 2017 is going to be a very competitive time for CPUs and I will be upgrading then.
AMD's stock holders demanded years ago that AMD find a way to regain market share. Their first step was the re-hiring of Jim Keller, their second step was the promotion of Lisa Su, which by the way could have been their best decision to date, and third, to under cut Intel so drastically that they will regain Market Share no doubts about it. 70% cheaper does not mean they have cut corners, it just means they are not price gouging us. Intel very well can price their parts just as cheaply, if they wanted to.
The Ryzen prices are exactly what I have been expecting all along. Now I hope they manage to do something similar with Vega, haha. Now we wait to see what actual demand looks like, not to mention performance numbers. I wish it was one Month from now already.
If 8c/16t can achieve 4GHz at such a low TDP, 4c@5GHz+@95W should not be a problem.
WARNING: At the 3:10 mark make sure there is NO coffee, tea, milk, juices, water, beer, food, cigarettes, NO NOTHING obstructing your airways please. Again at the 3:10 mark. I almost swallowed my tongue by accident though.
I'm buying Ryzen in mid May to June once decent reviews and joe public verifies there are no show stoppers.
1. 14nm vs 45nm = REALLY?
2. 40+ IPC increase, and more like 43% over the previous generation = REALLY?
3. 65 watt vs 125 watt = REALLY?
With what we already know Ryzen will destroy Phenom II. So again, you must be joking around with us.
Why would you need any further comparison other then what we already know? that's like comparing a Volkswagen Beetle with racing stripes, to a Tesla Model S fully charged.
wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-3dmark-benchmarks-leaked-faster-core-intels-i7-6950x/