Released on March 2, AMD’s budget-friendly Ryzen processors have been designed to compete directly with Intel’s 7th-Generation Kaby Lake™ CPUs. They have been created for those who want to engage in multi-core processing that can drive high-performance execution engines, large caches, and powerful multi-threading capabilities. At the base level is the Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core AM4 Processor, which provides efficient and powerful processing, thanks to a base clock speed of 3.0 GHz and a maximum turbo frequency of 3.7 GHz. For those who desire a step-up, the mid-level Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core AM4 Processor has a base clock speed of 3.4 GHz and a maximum turbo frequency of 3.8 GHz. Stepping up one more level, the flagship Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core AM4 Processor delivers a base clock speed of 3.6 GHz and a maximum turbo frequency of 4.0 GHz. Each processor also features eight cores with sixteen threads in an AM4 socket, has 16MB of L3 cache memory, and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory.
None of these Ryzen processors feature integrated graphics, giving users the flexibility to purchase the dedicated graphics card of their choosing. Each of these processors is also unlocked, meaning they can be over-clocked past their maximum turbo frequency, with caution. Other features include AMD SenseMI technology, which includes Precision Boost to tune processor performance in real time to meet the demands of your game or app, Extended Frequency Range (XFR), which allows an extra performance boost for those with premium systems and cooling, Neural Net Prediction, which primes your processor to tackle your app workload more efficiently, and Smart Prefetch, which uses learning algorithms to help predict and pre-load needed data for more responsive computing.
If you’re looking for powerful multi-core processing at budget-friendly prices, AMD’s Ryzen 7 Series is worth considering.
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