Monday, September 10th 2018
AMD Announces 2nd Gen Ryzen Quad-core and Energy-Efficient Processor Models
AMD today announced the much-awaited 2nd generation Ryzen quad-core socket AM4 processors, in addition to two new E-series (energy-efficient) variants of its existing processor models. To begin with, the company announced the 4-core/8-thread Ryzen 5 2500X and the 4-core/4-thread Ryzen 3 2300X.
Unlike their predecessors that are carved out of the "Summit Ridge" silicon by disabling 2 cores per compute complex or CCX (2+2 CCX config), the 2500X and 2300X feature a 4+0 config, or an entire CCX in the "Pinnacle Ridge" silicon being disabled. This also means that the 2500X has just 8 MB of L3 cache (its predecessor has 16 MB). The 2300X is clocked at 3.50 GHz with 4.00 GHz boost, while the 2500X ticks at 3.60 GHz with 4.00 GHz boost. The TDP of both chips is rated at 65W.
AMD also released the "E" brand extension for its 2nd generation Ryzen series, with the new Ryzen 5 2600E, and the Ryzen 7 2700E. Both these chips sacrifice clock speeds for an impressive 45W TDP. The 2600E is clocked at 3.10 GHz, with 4.00 GHz (compared to 3.60 GHz ~ 4.20 GHz of the 2600X); while the 2700E ticks at 2.80 GHz, with 4.00 GHz boost (compared to 3.70 GHz ~ 4.30 GHz of the 2700X). The company didn't reveal pricing of the four chips.
Source:
Anandtech
Unlike their predecessors that are carved out of the "Summit Ridge" silicon by disabling 2 cores per compute complex or CCX (2+2 CCX config), the 2500X and 2300X feature a 4+0 config, or an entire CCX in the "Pinnacle Ridge" silicon being disabled. This also means that the 2500X has just 8 MB of L3 cache (its predecessor has 16 MB). The 2300X is clocked at 3.50 GHz with 4.00 GHz boost, while the 2500X ticks at 3.60 GHz with 4.00 GHz boost. The TDP of both chips is rated at 65W.
AMD also released the "E" brand extension for its 2nd generation Ryzen series, with the new Ryzen 5 2600E, and the Ryzen 7 2700E. Both these chips sacrifice clock speeds for an impressive 45W TDP. The 2600E is clocked at 3.10 GHz, with 4.00 GHz (compared to 3.60 GHz ~ 4.20 GHz of the 2600X); while the 2700E ticks at 2.80 GHz, with 4.00 GHz boost (compared to 3.70 GHz ~ 4.30 GHz of the 2700X). The company didn't reveal pricing of the four chips.
89 Comments on AMD Announces 2nd Gen Ryzen Quad-core and Energy-Efficient Processor Models
It really looks like AMD is out of ideas at this point and just making all CPUs they can out of the Zen parts lying around...
Dude, get a life instead of spending time trolling here.
Now, AMD shows up an 8 core CPU, with a nice 4GHz turbo frequency, at only 45w, and Intel fanboy's answer is "why do you need this"? Man, get some arguments.
"all new 2019 8 core PC!"
It's a friggin' 45W equivalent of R7-1700. You can compile linux kernel on it in sub-100 seconds, you can play games on it, you can do CAD, or even utilize all of those cores/threads for most Photoshop and Gimp filters. The only thing you cannot do with 2700E is fry eggs, cause it's only 45W.
You can leave it on sipping very little juice and then have lots of oomph when needed for handling large media files etc.
The 8/16 might be the perfect upgrade, depending on the price.
45W CPUs (-T models) are great for thin clients and mini PCs. Ryzen 2700E is not so great.
And lets not forget, 2 years ago 3.0GHz 8 core were only 140W.