AMD RyZen CPU Architecture for 2017

[kalelovil]

Apparently, Raven Ridge actually has a bigger die than Pinnacle Ridge (about 210mm² vs. 192mm²). So it makes some sense to use Pinnacle Ridge dies for low-end machines if they do not require integrated graphics: you save a couple of bucks and get more cache.

The die sizes are almost identical:
https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/video/pcw/docs/1108/259/p08.pdf
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-2400g-zen-vega-cpu-gpu,5467-2.html
Summit Ridge: 213mm2. Raven Ridge: 209.8mm2 (and a small saving by using IHS thermal compound rather than solder).



Anandtech have published a Raven Ridge laptop review:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12709/the-acer-swift-3-sf31541-review-ryzen-meets-laptop

 

[Deleted member 13524]

Raven Ridge 2500U in a sub-$500 laptop with a FullHD screen.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/506744/Aspire_3_A315-41-R8UU_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Black

Specs say there are two memory slots, so it's dual-channel.

Battery life is probably terrible but hey, for that price..

 

[Alexko]

I like that little Ryzen 2700 (non-X)—it matches the 1800X, roughly speaking, but does so using much less power:
https://www.hardware.fr/articles/975-17/indices-performance.html

It exhibits superb power-efficiency in multithreaded apps, better than all other CPUs reviewed by HFR, except for the much slower i5-8400:
https://www.hardware.fr/articles/975-3/consommation-efficacite-energetique.html

 

[Deleted member 13524]

HP launches the first laptops with Ryzen Pro and Thunderbolt 3:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12731/hp-unveils-elitebook-700-probook-645-laptops-with-ryzen-pro
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/elite-family/elitebook-700-series.html

That 13.3" model weighing 1.3Kg looks pretty cool.

 

[Deleted member 13524]

AMD's investor presentation for May 2018:

http://ir.amd.com/static-files/60c2cfe5-0551-4081-87f0-2a349cb2804e

Page 13 shows unreleased 20 laptops that will launch Q2 2018.

 

[Kaotik]

AMD's investor presentation for May 2018:

http://ir.amd.com/static-files/60c2cfe5-0551-4081-87f0-2a349cb2804e

Page 13 shows unreleased 20 laptops that will launch Q2 2018.

Has this been changed? Page 13 is "Radeon market reach"

 

[no-X]

Yes it was changed. The previous version had 56 pages, the current one has only 50.

 

[Deleted member 13524]

Aw crap, I should have saved that PDF. The laptops' slide is gone now.
Though the page didn't have anything but pictures IIRC. There were no brand names or any detail.

 

[DeeJayBump]

Slide/Page 13 of the original (56 Page) PDF shows 32 Ryzen Laptop Offerings. Of these, 11 are already known/commercially available, with the remaining 21 not named by brand + model that are listed as "launching Q2" but it's conceivable that they could be identified at least by brand if not the series/models by some.

 

[no-X]

Here is the slide.

 

[BRiT]

Why is there GPU talk in a CPU Architecture thread? *ahem* Please be aware of what technical thread you're posting in.

 

[AlNom]

Multi-threaded discussion is hard with interdependencies.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[hoom]

32core 4-die Threadripper on the way https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-announces-32-core-ryzen-threadripper-2000-cpu

Edit: meanwhile Intel has announced a 28core 6core 4Ghz base, 5Ghz boost chip...

Edit2: Lisa Su in Computex presentation says 5mil Ryzen sold, mostly DiY (so not lots of OEM, though I think thats more EPYC etc)

(starts about 12min, first few min muted)

Edit3: Hmm apparently the Intel chip is a bit bollocks, its a SkylakeX and running liquid cooling to an AC unit, -10C below ambient and with an insane power supply

Edit again: OK so its 2 separate CPUs, 6 core 4Ghz base, 5Ghz single core boost which is 300Mhz more than current top model and they're only building 50,000 of them. https://www.anandtech.com/show/12875/intel-announces-the-core-i78086k-coffee-lake-at-5-ghz (I think I don't buy their suggestion of staying at 95W TDP)

Then also they showed the 28core running at 5Ghz https://www.anandtech.com/show/12893/intels-28core-5-ghz-cpu-coming-in-q4

Edit Next: 24core & 32core Threadripper2 samples both at 3Ghz base, 3.4Ghz boost 250W TDP https://www.anandtech.com/show/12906/amd-reveals-threadripper-2-up-to-32-cores-250w-x399-refresh

 

[rcf]

Edit Next: 24core & 32core Threadripper2 samples both at 3Ghz base, 3.4Ghz boost 250W TDP https://www.anandtech.com/show/12906/amd-reveals-threadripper-2-up-to-32-cores-250w-x399-refresh

Looks like there are four active dies inside Threadripper2, but only two of them have direct access to RAM...

 

[hoom]

Yeah seems to be a limitation of the original socket/mobo implementation

 

[Kaotik]

Edit: meanwhile Intel has announced a 28core 4Ghz base, 5Ghz boost chip...

No they haven't, they've shown a 28-core chip OCd to 5 GHz using compressor-boosted watercooling or compressor cooling. Intel said nothing about the chips clocks when it will be released, but reaching 5 GHz even on one core at stock is unlikely.
The 4 GHz base 5 GHz boost chip they announced was Core i7-8086K, 6-core chip made to commemorate original 8086, released 40 years ago at 5 MHz.

 

[Pressure]

Yeah, that 1600W waterchiller was hilarious. Intel came running to the ASUS and Gigabyte booths to have them whisked away after the Threadripper 2 announcement.
The media have, unfortunately, run with the "news" that it will boost to 5Ghz on all cores.

 

[hoom]

Yes I misunderstood initially
Added that in Edit once I realised.

 

[Kaotik]

Yeah, that 1600W waterchiller was hilarious. Intel came running to the ASUS and Gigabyte booths to have them whisked away after the Threadripper 2 announcement.
The media have, unfortunately, run with the "news" that it will boost to 5Ghz on all cores.

Not all media - we used our brains before posting about it
(but then again, we write in Finnish so it does little for you here)

 

[CarstenS]

It's not like Intel was inexperienced on this one. At the 18c presentation, they conveniently used one of the many X299 board that does not give a rat's arse about honoring the processor's TDP. At least they did it on air cooling back then.