I feel like every CPU release in the last 5 generations has been lackluster. First-gen to fourth-gen was a sizable jump for Intel, but everything else has sucked from AM2 and forward. If it isn't one thing, it's another with CPUs.
I thought Ryzen was a massive leap up from AM3+'s trash. Intel just can't fix their current CPUs though. Even a patch is just that. A patch. It can be dismantled. At least with Ryzen it's more secure.