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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X spotted in Geekbench
Published in PC Hardware


Higher-clock and higher scores

Both the upcoming Ryzen 5 2600X and the Ryzen 7 2700X have been spotted in the Geekbench database, revealing most of the details about these two upcoming Ryzen 2000 series CPUs based on 12nm Zen+ CPU architecture.

AMD Ryzen and EPYC have big security flaws
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Wednesday, 14 March 2018 11:14

AMD Ryzen and EPYC have big security flaws


Only given a week to fix it

Insecurity experts have discovered critical security flaws in AMD chips that could allow attackers to access sensitive data from highly guarded processors across millions of devices.

Fresh AMD CPU roadmap with new codenames leaks online
Published in PC Hardware


AMD will keep AM4 and TR4 sockets

A fresh leak of AMD's CPU roadmap has leaked online confirming some of the previous rumors and codenames as well as giving a glimpse of new HEDT, CPU and APU codenames that will come in 2020.

AMD expands Epyc and Ryzen lines
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 22 February 2018 12:20

AMD expands Epyc and Ryzen lines


Wants  a golden age for high-performance embedded processors

AMD has expanded its Epyc and Ryzen product lines to create what it is calling a "new age for high-performance embedded processors".

AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega APUs now available
Published in PC Hardware


Review roundup: Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G

AMD's new desktop APUs are now finally available on retail/e-tail shelves and there are plenty of reviews around as well, showing what you get when you pair up four cores based on Zen CPU architecture with Radeon Vega-based IGP with 11 or 8 CUs.

AMD unveils more Ryzen with Radeon Vega APU details
Published in PC Hardware


Full specifications

AMD has released full specifications for its upcoming Ryzen desktop CPUs with Radeon Vega Graphics, or simply upcoming Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G APUs that will pack Radeon Vega 8 and Radeon Vega 11 GPUs.

AMD announces Ryzen desktop CPU with Radeon Vega graphics
Published in PC Hardware


Two desktop APUs launching on February 12th

AMD took the CES 2018 show by storm, revealing a lot of information regarding its GPU and CPU futures as well as some of the upcoming new products, including its  desktop APUs.

AMD 2nd generation Ryzen comes in April 2018
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 09 January 2018 14:51

AMD 2nd generation Ryzen comes in April 2018


Based on Zen+ architecture

In addition to revealing a few more plans about its GPU side of things, AMD has announced its 2nd generation Ryzen CPUs is likely to launch in April this year.

AMD cuts Ryzen prices
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 09 January 2018 04:57

AMD cuts Ryzen prices


By up to 30 percent

AMD has implemented a price cut for some of its Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs, ranging anywhere from eight to 30 percent.

More AMD Ryzen 5 2500U benchmarks spotted
Published in AI
Monday, 27 November 2017 21:27

More AMD Ryzen 5 2500U benchmarks spotted


Notebookcheck pits it against Core i5-8250U

Although there were a handful of Ryzen Mobile notebooks announced, the HP Envy x350 15 was one of the first to ship and while we saw a couple of early benchmarks, the latest preview from Notebookcheck.net pits it against Intel's Kaby Lake Refresh Core i5-8250U CPU.