I changed from a 3700X to a 9700K because of Linus' comment about Intel video.
I changed from a 3700X to a 9700K because of Linus' comment about Intel video.
We're looking at a performance boost from Zen 2 to around 8-10% higher IPC compared to Skylake, with all modern Intel CPUs still based on Skylake. Zen 3 is projected to increase this by 25-30% in September. To keep up with AMD's 4.3GHz, Intel will likely need to reach 6GHz soon.
We noticed similar issues on earlier Core series processors (from Core 2 to Nehalem to Sandy Bridge), which just stopped working after the Kabylake. Ryzen represents a fresh architecture with many opportunities waiting to be seized.
It’s not always the easiest solutions. The focus is pushing chips to run faster in order to capture more market share. They also have two teams developing advanced chip technology that can jump ahead. Intel currently has at least four such projects underway.