Prices confirmed for amd ryzen, 8 cores for $ 320

Once again we are dealing with a leak on the AMD Ryzen processors and this time a very important one, so much so that we already know the prices for which the new eight-core processors based on the Zen microarchitecture will be sold.

AMD Ryzen prices leaked

The latest leak pointed to a total of 17 Ryzen processors divided into three families: R3, R5, and R7. The new chips are expected to be introduced later this February and to be available in stores on March 2. It is not really known how many models will be available at the beginning but everything indicates that they will be at least the three top of the range.

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The most powerful of them will be the Ryzen R7 1800X with a price of $ 490 and then the Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 1700 for prices of approximately $ 381 and $ 316. All of them processors with 8 physical cores and 16 processing threads so they will be very powerful, Ryzen is expected to achieve the performance of the Core i7-6900K that costs more than 1, 000 euros in our country.

If Ryzen's performance is as expected, we will see a real revolution, an eight-core processor like the Ryzen R7 1700 for a price quite similar to what Intel sells the Core i7-7700K. The advertised prices are without taxes, so in the case of Spain, at least 21% VAT would have to be added, but even so, it is still much cheaper than Intel's options.

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It would also mean a revolution in power consumption, the X-finished models will have a TDP of 95W and the Ryzen R7 1700 will have a TDP of only 65W, something that seems a miracle considering that the most powerful Core i7 are around at 140W. To confirm the performance with these TDPs would mean that AMD has managed to surpass Intel in energy efficiency, and not by little. Finally, all Ryzen have the multiplier unlocked for overclocking.

Source: wccftech