What exactly is a problem with clearing inventory for a new products? To be truthful, AMD CPU/APU aren't exactly high-end, and having their price reduced on a bang-per-buck market NOW can't be a bad things. They may end up giving noticeably better value, compared to low-cost intel offering (if no price is adjusted, and intel history, well, doesn't raise hope of 'clearing last (few) generations by reducing costs').
I, for example, would have a need to make few low-spec systems with integrated GPU, for my family. If 'cleaning inventory' allows me to do it for 20-30$ less (I suppose MB may reduce prices, too) than currently - well, that's a 20-30$ saved for me (and more, since I think I'll need two, maybe three). Highly unlikely that anyone using them would ever need Cinema 4D (3,500$) or constantly (if ever) use Handbrake for video-compression - computers in question need just to support web-surfing, FHD video reproduction, LibreOffice, light gaming and occasionally something extra.
Yes, Zen will likely be much better and probably cost more than 'reduced price current products', but its real-life performance isn't known yet. Intel budget offering are probably bit better for current asking price, but question would be - would they still be better (price/performance) than reduced AMDs?
IF prices of current AMD CPU/APUs are lowered enough, then I'll seriously consider them and do what AMD wants - buy a product on a few years old technology that is scheduled to be replaced.
That being said, and IF and WHEN details regarding this are available, perhaps we could even have new benchmarks, focusing on performance/price ratios? And with, perhaps, results appropriate for this segment aside from standard ones? As I said, in this price-range, users are unlikely to ever use costly software and extreme-gaming results (4k), yet final results seem always to include them - those users also probably don't consider buying GTX1080 (or any discrete GPU, for that matter) and certainly doesn't plan to play games in 4k resolution. In short, *some* tests are inappropriate for *some* price groups - would be nice having a test concentrating on what those components *can* do, compared to similarly-priced ones, instead ones listing 5fps for new and shiny AAA title in 4k. Especially if same does 30fps in FHD with medium details.
I, for example, would have a need to make few low-spec systems with integrated GPU, for my family. If 'cleaning inventory' allows me to do it for 20-30$ less (I suppose MB may reduce prices, too) than currently - well, that's a 20-30$ saved for me (and more, since I think I'll need two, maybe three). Highly unlikely that anyone using them would ever need Cinema 4D (3,500$) or constantly (if ever) use Handbrake for video-compression - computers in question need just to support web-surfing, FHD video reproduction, LibreOffice, light gaming and occasionally something extra.
Yes, Zen will likely be much better and probably cost more than 'reduced price current products', but its real-life performance isn't known yet. Intel budget offering are probably bit better for current asking price, but question would be - would they still be better (price/performance) than reduced AMDs?
IF prices of current AMD CPU/APUs are lowered enough, then I'll seriously consider them and do what AMD wants - buy a product on a few years old technology that is scheduled to be replaced.
That being said, and IF and WHEN details regarding this are available, perhaps we could even have new benchmarks, focusing on performance/price ratios? And with, perhaps, results appropriate for this segment aside from standard ones? As I said, in this price-range, users are unlikely to ever use costly software and extreme-gaming results (4k), yet final results seem always to include them - those users also probably don't consider buying GTX1080 (or any discrete GPU, for that matter) and certainly doesn't plan to play games in 4k resolution. In short, *some* tests are inappropriate for *some* price groups - would be nice having a test concentrating on what those components *can* do, compared to similarly-priced ones, instead ones listing 5fps for new and shiny AAA title in 4k. Especially if same does 30fps in FHD with medium details.
