AMD Zen performance?

[IAEInferno]

How would the compare with Intel processors in terms of performance? i5 or i7? 5th gen or 6th? or better? Any assumptions would be great.

[Enderman]

Come back in a few months/years when Zen actually exists, my crystal ball is at the repair shop.

[IAEInferno]

Just now, Enderman said:

Come back in a few months/years when Zen actually exists, my crystal ball is at the repair shop.

My crystal ball says it exists.

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, IAEInferno said:

My crystal ball says it exists.

Bring your crystal ball to the repair shop as well. it's clearly broken

[Enderman]

Just now, IAEInferno said:

My crystal ball says it exists.

If it exists then there should be benchmarks on google and product pages on retailer websites and you probably wouldn't be asking this question.

So no, currently it does not.

[IAEInferno]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

Bring your crystal ball to the repair shop as well. it's clearly broken

We shall see if it is really broken in a few months.

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, IAEInferno said:

We shall see if it is really broken in a few months.

Obviously it will launch sometime. but it only exists in the lab at this point.

no reliable benchmarks.

[IAEInferno]

Just now, Enderman said:

If it exists then there should be benchmarks on google and product pages on retailer websites and you probably wouldn't be asking this question.

So no, currently it does not.

 

It does in the future, my crystal ball is showing it.

[Daniel644]

ONE "benchmark" from AMD for ONE Zen chip exists, there are NO prices stated so price to performance is UNKNOWN and without that metric it's IMPOSSIBLE to make a judgement or for comparing zen to current products that have been around for a YEAR or MORE.

[DrMikeNZ]

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Come back in a few months/years when Zen actually exists, my crystal ball is at the repair shop.

My crystal ball says a Zen 8 core 16 thread will cost $1000 and be 40% slower than a 5960X, although it will only be 95W.

What repair shop do you use?

[Enderman]

Just now, IAEInferno said:

It does in the future, my crystal ball is showing it.

Yeah it's pretty obvious it will in the future, AMD already said that many times.

But it doesn't exist in people's hands right now so you might as well ask your dog for Zern benchmarks.

[Enderman]

Just now, DrMikeNZ said:

My crystal ball says a Zen 8 core 16 thread will cost $1000 and be 40% slower than a 5960X, although it will only be 95W.

What repair shop do you use?

I use John's Auto Repair. Very good headlight oil for the ball.

[IAEInferno]

Just now, Enderman said:

Yeah it's pretty obvious it will in the future, AMD already said that many times.

But it doesn't exist in people's hands right now so you might as well ask your dog for Zern benchmarks.

 

I have a cat.

 

Zern benchmarks?

[DrMikeNZ]

1 minute ago, IAEInferno said:

I have a cat.

Have you trained your cat to not chew on USB cables? If so, that should be fine.

 

My cat is always interested in CPU thermal benchmarks, as the top mounted exhaust for the radiator makes a purfect cat bed.

[IAEInferno]

Just now, DrMikeNZ said:

Have you trained your cat to not chew on USB cables? If so, that should be fine.

 

My cat is always interested in CPU thermal benchmarks, as the top mounted exhaust for the radiator makes a purfect cat bed.

 

I never let the cat in when I game because she always tries to get my attention and it's getting in the way of my gaming session, so yeah.

[don_svetlio]

21 minutes ago, IAEInferno said:

How would the compare with Intel processors in terms of performance? i5 or i7? 5th gen or 6th? or better? Any assumptions would be great.

Here is what we know

SMT is a thing
Lots of cache
Entirely new design - no more Bulldozer
8 core/16 thread SKEW confirmed
AT LEAST 2.7GHz (I think there was a bench of a 2.7GHz Zen chip, correct me if wrong)
NVMe support

[IAEInferno]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Here is what we know

SMT is a thing
Lots of cache
Entirely new design - no more Bulldozer
8 core/16 thread SKEW confirmed
AT LEAST 2.7GHz (I think there was a bench of a 2.7GHz Zen chip, correct me if wrong)
NVMe support

 

Will it be compatible with the 1151 mobos?

[don_svetlio]

Just now, IAEInferno said:

Will it be compatible with the 1151 mobos?

Don't you think enough trolling is enough?

[IAEInferno]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Don't you think enough trolling is enough?

What? LGA 1151 I'm asking if it is compatible withe the LGA 1151 mobo how is that trolling!?

[DrMikeNZ]

2 minutes ago, IAEInferno said:

Will it be compatible with the 1151 mobos?

Zen is PGA 1331

[IAEInferno]

Just now, DrMikeNZ said:

Zen is PGA 1331

Oh okay thanks.

[Daniel644]

4 minutes ago, IAEInferno said:

What? LGA 1151 I'm asking if it is compatible withe the LGA 1151 mobo how is that trolling!?

Asking if an AMD chip will fit an Intel board is like asking if a PS4 game will work on an Xbox One

[IAEInferno]

Just now, Daniel644 said:

Asking if an AMD chip will fit an Intel board is like asking if a PS4 game will work on an Xbox One

Well it's a first for everything, now I know!

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

1 minute ago, Daniel644 said:

Asking if an AMD chip will fit an Intel board is like asking if a PS4 game will work on an Xbox One

Once upon a time AMD CPU's work in Intel motherboards, however that was when AMD was literally just stealing Intel's designs.

[Electronics Wizardy]

13 minutes ago, DrMikeNZ said:

Have you trained your cat to not chew on USB cables? If so, that should be fine.

 

My cat is always interested in CPU thermal benchmarks, as the top mounted exhaust for the radiator makes a purfect cat bed.

Its not the usb cables. Its the fiber cables. I don't want cat getting lit.