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For years, Intel ruled the processor game with impunity, as AMD tirelessly tried to keep up
AMD launched its 14 nm Ryzen CPUs in late 2016, and were available to the public in mid 2017, offering high core counts and better
Ryzen 7 1800X, which was a stunning victory lap as AMD breathed new life into a stagnating CPU market, putting Intel on guard and bringing
back innovation and competition in a major way.As time marched on, we were even more impressed by the Ryzen 5 1600X for its stunning
price-to-performance ratio, and were also amazed by the cheap Ryzen 3 1300X
Then AMD topped it all off by unleashing the powerful Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, bringing core counts into the high teens at a price well
pumped to get our hands on the next generation of AMD CPUs
and has seen record sales as a result
the Ryzen 5 2600AMD Ryzen 2nd Generation release dateThe wait is almost over for the new AMD chips
The first generation Ryzen processors started shipping in March 2017 and were rolling out throughout 2017 and early 2018
And now Ryzen 2nd Generation chips are available for pre-order, and will start shipping on April 19, 2018.Beyond those chips, the timeline
points to releases for both the 2nd Generation Ryzen Pro and Ryzen Threadripper chips during the second half of the year
Ryzen Pro chips are designed for business and IT usage, with up to 8 cores and 16 threads, while the aforementioned Ryzen Threadripper is
the big daddy of AMD's offerings with 16 cores for die-hard gamers
AMD's official 2nd Generation rollout timeline doesn't include laptop versions on the 2018 calendar
Generation priceAMD plans for its second generation of Ryzen chips to be just as affordable as the first batch
Granted, delivering more affordable CPUs has always been AMD's edge, but for the first time in years, the cheaper Ryzen chips could honestly
hang with, if not surpass, Intel's offerings.Given that, AMD had to continue its course with the 2nd Generation models
asked for the last time around
Of course, this lead to Intel introducing a more affordable Intel Core i7-8700K and Intel Core i7-7820X
i9-7900X.Of course, AMD recently dropped its Ryzen prices across the board alongside the 2nd Generation announcement, keeping things
competitive with Intel as the two companies wage war for your CPU-buying dollars.AMD Ryzen 2nd Generation specsAt this point, we only have a
few official details when it comes to exactly what kind of performance boost we'll see from the Ryzen 2nd Generation chips
They're built using a new 12-nanometer process, which will cram in even more transistors and thus provide more raw speed along the
way.According to ExtremeTech, AMD chief technology officer Mark Papermaster claims that the 12nm process results in an approximately 10%
performance increase over the original Ryzen's 14nm process, "with additional opportunities to optimize performance per watt."We could also
see Ryzen 2nd Generation CPUs that will do away with the need for GPUs for anyone playing older games or eSports titles that focus on speed
rather than sheer graphical output
lofty promises, but ones that are sure to excite PC enthusiasts and users of all stripes
Ryzen 2nd Generation chips will deliver higher clock speeds and introduce the enhanced Precision Boost 2 technology to boost performance
during high-drain scenarios.Recent pre-order pages reveal the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X will see a 300MHz boost over its Ryzen 1700X predecessor
The alleged spec sheet reveals a CPU base clock of up to 3.7GHz and boosts up to 4.3GHz.And, if a recently leaked review is to be believed,
the Ryzen 7 2700X performs up to 14% better in synthetic benchmarks, and, less impressively, up to 4% faster in gaming performance.All the
while, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is said to retain its current 8-core and 16-thread count
If the rumors are true, this could mean the end of Intel's higher clock-speed advantage.AMD has a very technical primer on Precision Boost 2
from its Ryzen Mobile Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics, in case you want to dig into the specs.We've seen some SenseMi improvements in
AMD's recent Ryzen-based desktop APUs, so it stands to reason that we'll see similar performance and efficiency increases in the Ryzen 2nd
That could include optimized power usage through Pure Power smart sensors and improved overclocking potential from Extended Frequency Range
2.And there's some good news for prospective upgraders: unlike Intel, AMD will keep the same AM4 socket as the last Ryzen chips, so you
won't need to buy a new motherboard to slot one of these CPUs into your machine
There will also be an enhanced X470 chipset that's optimized for Ryzen 2nd Generation and claims lowered power consumption, as well.Note
that AMD is calling the heart of the Ryzen 2nd Generation a Zen+ core, rather than the Zen 2
world of difference when it comes to performance boost.AMD's roadmap shows the Zen 2 and Zen 3 (listed at "7nm+") cores coming somewhere
between the release of the Zen+ and the year 2020, so that's more likely to appear in 2019.Zen 2 design is reportedly complete at this
point, and it "improves on Zen in multiple dimensions" according to AMD
And the Zen 3 is "on track," as well
AMD could be primed to shake up the CPU industry all over again with the Zen 2, but that's not what we'll see this year: Zen+ is what's
powering the Ryzen 2nd Gen chips.Even so, there's plenty of reason to get excited for the Ryzen 2nd Generation CPUs, especially if you are
(or will be) in the market for a new or upgraded PC in 2018
Now that Intel is on the defensive, though, we'll see whether AMD is able to repeat its surprising feat from last
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