Ryzen Release Thread

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https://www.extremetech.com/computing/27...00k-launch

The sharp-eyed folks at Tech Radar caught a 10 percent cut to the 2700X that went live today, taking the chip from $329 to $294. The move puts AMD at a sharp price advantage over Intel, whose Core i9-9900K will debut at $488. The 9900K is widely expected to outperform the 2700X overall, thanks to a combination of higher single-threaded clocks and superior single-threaded efficiency, but the significant price gap will work to AMD’s favor. Over the past 18 months we’ve seen the performance crown switch back and forth between the two companies. The Ryzen 7 1800X took the crown from the 7700K, the Core i7-8700K reclaimed it on the basis of stellar six-core scaling and high single-threaded clocks, and the Ryzen 7 2700X took it back again with improved single-thread perf and a clock speed boost of its own. Now, with the Core i9-9900K, Intel may indeed reclaim the overall performance crown. But at the same time, AMD isn’t going to let that pass without a fight.