After a decade of fielding ho-hum FX-series processors, AMD’s finally released its highly disruptive Ryzen chips, throwing down the gauntlet and challenging Intel’s supremacy in high-end computing.
AMD’s Ryzen chips include several CPUs (and CPU families) of various levels of potency. What’s more, Ryzen introduces a completely new motherboard platform, and the processors require different memory and coolers than their predecessors. There’s a lot to sift through—so let’s sift!
Here’s everything you need to know about AMD’s Ryzen.
Editor’s note: This article is updated as new information about AMD Ryzen processors becomes available. The most recent update adds information about the first Ryzen-based APUs, next-gen Ryzen chips, and a price cut for current Ryzen processors in the following section. The ‘What you need to upgrade’ section now mentions the new X400 chipset motherboards releasing with the fresh processors.
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