Today AMD has officially revealed its brand new Ryzen 7 CPUs, announcing worldwide availability and reviews to both arrive on March 2nd. The newly announced lineup includes three 8-core 16-thread CPUs. The $499 Ryzen 7 1800X, $399 Ryzen 7 1700X and $329 Ryzen 7 1700 which will provide equivalent or better 8-core Intel performance at up to one third the price.
The Ryzen press event included a host of hands-on performance demonstrations and benchmarks that included both productivity tasks and gaming. AMD has also lifted the embargo on a lot of information surrounding Ryzen, allowing reviewers to give us a sneak-peek into what they'll be playing around with and testing for their reviews come March 2nd.
| AMD Ryzen CPU | Cores/Threads | Cache | TDP | Cooler | Base | Turbo | XFR | Price | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | 8/16 | 20MB | 95W | N/A | 3.6GHz | 4.0GHz | 4.1GHz | $499 | March 2nd |
| AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | 8/16 | 20MB | 95W | N/A | 3.4GHz | 3.8GHz | 3.9GHz | $399 | March 2nd |
| AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | 8/16 | 20MB | 65W | Wraith Spire | 3.0GHz | 3.7GHz | 3.75GHz | $329 | March 2nd |
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | 6/12 | 20MB | TBA | TBA | 3.6GHz | 4.0GHz | TBA | TBA | Q2 2017 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | 4/8 | 12MB | TBA | TBA | 3.5GHz | 3.7GHz | TBA | TBA | Q2 2017 |
Ryzen CPU Pre-Order LInks:
- Ryzen 7 1800X – $499 – Amazon.com
- Ryzen 7 1700X – $399 – Amazon.com
- Ryzen 7 1700 – $329 – Amazon.com
- Ryzen 7 1800X – £488.99 – OCUK
- Ryzen 7 1700X – £389.99 – OCUK
- Ryzen 7 1700 – £319.99 – OCUK
- ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero – $254 – Amazon.com
- ASUS Prime X370 Pro – $169 – Amazon.com
- ASUS Prime B350-Plus – $99 – Amazon.com
- ASUS Prime B350M-A – $89 – Amazon.com
AMD Ryzen Unboxed - Unleashing The Beast
The review kit that reviewers received included a Ryzen 7 1800X CPU, a Noctua cooler, a Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM kit and a high-end AM4 X370 motherboard.
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