Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)

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LightningZ71

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Given the general consensus on how little it will affect performance, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it's a hoax.
 

jpiniero

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Given the general consensus on how little it will affect performance, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it's a hoax.

As I said, there's a legit reason to do this, since the expecation is that all DIY sales should plummet because of the RAM prices. This is a novelty to sell to people who won't care about spending the extra dough.
 

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As I said, there's a legit reason to do this, since the expecation is that all DIY sales should plummet because of the RAM prices. This is a novelty to sell to people who won't care about spending the extra dough.
40% pricier for maybe a 5% (max, and that's a stretch) improvement in performance. Meh.
 

maddie

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As I said, there's a legit reason to do this, since the expecation is that all DIY sales should plummet because of the RAM prices. This is a novelty to sell to people who won't care about spending the extra dough.
DIY sales only? Do you expect Dell, etc to not have issues?
 
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Joe NYC

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As I said, there's a legit reason to do this, since the expecation is that all DIY sales should plummet because of the RAM prices. This is a novelty to sell to people who won't care about spending the extra dough.

Whole system replacements may slow down, but CPU only upgrades (from Zen 4) should be a thing.

And the 9850x3d / 9950x3d2 make the those CPU only upgrades extra appealing to owners of lower end Zen 4 CPUs. Those customers pretty much all have DDR5-6000, which is still just fine.
 

Joe NYC

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MLID released a new pre-recorded video. Nothing really newsworthy, except Tom is convinced that 9850x3d is a new stepping, while Dan thinks it is 9800x3d "overclocked". And they don't even notice these statements are quite contradictory.

 

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Whole system replacements may slow down, but CPU only upgrades (from Zen 4) should be a thing.

And the 9850x3d / 9950x3d2 make the those CPU only upgrades extra appealing to owners of lower end Zen 4 CPUs. Those customers pretty much all have DDR5-6000, which is still just fine.
Can confirm, I am likely going to upgrade my 7950X at some point. Next chip will need to be X3D, however. Waiting to see if the mythical X3D2 launches.
 

Joe NYC

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Tom at MLID tripled down on his prediction (in the new livestream) that the new 9850x3d / 9950x3d2 CPUs have a new stepping for CCD and is using better binning for IOD.

He mentions ability of these new CPUs to run at DDR5-9800. Which may not really add too much unless the link between the chiplets can go up to, say 2,450 MHz x 4 = 9800.
 
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Computerbase tested Strix Halo:
https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/prozessoren/amd-ryzen-ai-max-395-test.95300/ (in German)
Content:
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with Radeon 8060S
Standard benchmarks, AI, gaming
TDP scaling from 45 to 170 Watts in applications
AI applications are working…
…but gaming moves into the focus
TDP scaling at 55, 85, 120, and 176 Watts in games​
Power consumption and temperatures
Conclusion and outlook​
Their 170+ W tests are actually more like 140~150 W tests because of thermal throttling in the Beelink chassis which they had for the review.