Hardware & Technical Ryzen Pricing looks promising ...

[GuruNot]

With launch of the Ryzen CPUs expected at the end of the month ... pricing is beginning to leak:

http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/102322-uk-us-prices-amd-r7-ryzen-processors-spotted/

I hope they perform well ... £440 for 8 Cores / 16 Threads @ 4Ghz with a TDP of 95W seems almost too good to be true.

And for the first time since the K6 could make me use an AMD CPU!!

 

[Patrick_68000]

The come back of AMD ?

 

[Porina]

They've removed it now, but LambdaTek were listing the 1700 at low £300's yesterday, which I think was inc VAT. The models up from that were not of interest to me so I don't recall what they were. Still lots of unknowns and assumptions, but the architecture diagrams presented at ISSCC still point towards a much weaker FPU design than Intel which is the part I'm most interested in. I think AMD have taken the mass market route, giving enough performance in mainstream uses but not fully matching Intel in every niche area. I expect that to be a source of internet arguments for years to come...

 

[MickyG1982]

I'm still waiting for the mid range / budget pricing. I'm looking to upgrade my system sooner rather than later but at the moment the Pentium G4560 seems like the best budget option. I know that Ryzen is well priced for a decent high end processor but AMD needs to cater for their core customers and quite frankly they aren't looking for £100 plus in most cases.

Don't get me wrong, if I were in the position of being able to afford £300 just for the CPU then Ryzen would be the preferred choice for bang over buck. Sadly it isn't just now, I need to see AMD's budget offering before I'm persuaded off intel (now that is saying something).

 

[Robert Maynard]

WCCFTech is quoting $319 for the 1700, $389 for the 1700X and $499 for the 1800X.

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1700-cpu-specs-confirmed/

That would seem to confirm the low £300 range price of the 1700X on the lambdatek site.

Not long now - I've been planning a new PC around Ryzen for a while - should have it built in less than a month.

 

[Porina]

I've rediscovered the Lambdatek listing via a reddit thread:
https://archive.fo/vmHCK
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5svsva/amd_ryzen_cpus_for_preorder_prices_may_be_legit/

Salt on standby.

 

[Robert Maynard]

Leaked Ryzen 1700X performance results suggest that it is a competitor against the i7-5960X: http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-processor-tested/

 

[Sir.Tj]

Leaked Ryzen 1700X performance results suggest that it is a competitor against the i7-5960X: http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-processor-tested/

I suspect you will need to have a lie down soon.

 

[Cotic]

Leaked Ryzen 1700X performance results suggest that it is a competitor against the i7-5960X: http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-processor-tested/

Wow, interesting times ahead.

 

[winterknight]

Except of course the i7-5960X is old generation, We now have the i7-6960X. If you're rich.

 

[Robert Maynard]

Except of course the i7-5960X is old generation, We now have the i7-6960X. If you're rich.

Indeed - but the 1700X is predicted to retail at $389....

 

[GuruNot]

Indeed - but the 1700X is predicted to retail at $389....

I hope Ryzen delivers, it could really upset the apple cart in the CPU arena ... and that has to be a good thing.

 

[Robert Maynard]

UK pricing seemingly confirmed as £320; £390 and £490 for Ryzen 7 1700; 1700X and 1800X respectively: http://www.ebuyer.com/search?qfc=778677|778679|778680

 

[avow555]

UK pricing seemingly confirmed as £320; £390 and £490 for Ryzen 7 1700; 1700X and 1800X respectively: http://www.ebuyer.com/search?qfc=778677|778679|778680

A bit pricey.

 

[Robert Maynard]

A bit pricey.

Yes and no - when their apparent performance is compared to the Intel chips they go up against: http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-1700x-official-launch/

.... and these are 3 of the 4 top chips in the range (so far).

 

[Porina]

I'm tempted by the 1700 at £320, which is price comparable to 6700k/7700k levels with half the core count. What about performance? Unless it sucks so bad to be half IPC of Intel, you're still going to be ahead in general compute terms. There is one niche case where I think that will be the case, but outside that, it'll probably be plenty of CPU for the money.

Now, if only I can find somewhere listing mobos too...

 

[Robert Maynard]

I'm tempted by the 1700 at £320, which is price comparable to 6700k/7700k levels with half the core count. What about performance? Unless it sucks so bad to be half IPC of Intel, you're still going to be ahead in general compute terms. There is one niche case where I think that will be the case, but outside that, it'll probably be plenty of CPU for the money.

Now, if only I can find somewhere listing mobos too...

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/motherboards/amd/am4-x370-b350

 

[GuruNot]

Ryzen CPUs are officially announced:

http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/102691-amd-officially-announces-ryzen-7-cpus/

Pricing looks good.

https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/cpu-amd/amd-ryzen-7-socket-am4-processors

 

[Robert Maynard]

Amazon.co.uk has them - I just pre-ordered a 7 1800X.

 

[Straha Yeagar]

Newegg US has 'em now...and damn they are tempting. Those TDP's are pretty low, so maybe AMD has their heat issues fixed. I am waiting patiently, yet anxiously for the NDA to lift, and real world reviews to hit.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671%2050001028&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RELEASE&PageSize=36