- I just never thought it'd be like this. Intel, I get it. You know, you want people to know you're still great for games. But the thing is, tactically launching an article proving it on October the 7th, the day before AMD's bigannouncement this morning, is that, while what you said was true, you had to know that itwouldn't be for long. AMD's Where Gaming Beginsevent just wrapped up, and we've got some hugeupdates to go through for you, including Dr. Lisa Su announcing that AMD's Ryzen 5000 will officially be at the heart of your next gaming machine. You know what's in my heart, though? Our sponsor, GlassWire. With GlassWire, you can see if a strange device joins your WiFi and block it instantly. Get 25% off today using codeLINUS at the link below. (air whooshing)(bytes chirping) (upbeat electronic music) AMD's been on a steady upward trajectory in the Steam Hardware Surveyfor the last few years, and they recently cracked market share of more than a quarterof all PCs running Steam, which, like, if you're a PC gamer, you've probably got Steam installed. That is a huge number, and it's gonna get bigger. We knew that AMD would be announcing next gen Ryzen 5000 series processors based on their Zen 3 architecture. But we thought it was goingto be the evolutionary. This is more like revolutionary. Not only has Zen 3 improvedthe instructions per clock rate by 19% over Zen 2, but it manages to do so with a claimed zeroadditional socket power and the exact same TDP as before. On top of that, AMD has done away withthe compute complex, which means that now, all eight cores on the die areable to communicate directly with not only each other but also with their shared caches. So no more 2x16 megabyte cache. Now all of the cores have access to the entire 32 megabytes per die. That has huge implications for latency-sensitiveapplications like games.
Four Zen 3 CPUs were announced today, and they followed the same naming format that AMD set with Ryzen 3000, except that we skippedthe whole 4000 thing, 'cause desktop mobile something something. Don't worry, it's all synced up now. So there's 16 cores at the top, six cores at the bottom for now, and they're all set to launchon store shelves together on November 5th. That's right, a hard launch. And for the first timein a long, long time, AMD has seen fit to increase the pricing of theirofferings above Intel's, a ballsy move that mayjust work out for them. Honestly, I'm not even mad, as long as they pour thatextra cash into R and D and keep PC gaming's traditional cycle of excitement followedshortly by buyer's remorse well and alive. One disappointment is thatAMD still hasn't managed to cross that magicalfive gigahertz milestone. But boost clocks are creeping upward with 4.6 gigahertz beingthe slowest of the bunch, and when you combine that with the arguably more important massive per clockperformance improvements, you've got a recipe for speed. Based on the slides that AMD showed off, we're expecting gamers to see anywhere from a 20 to 50%improvement in performance over Ryzen 3000. And with numbers like that, AMD should roughly matchIntel as a worst case, or even beat them by up to 20%.
I mean CS: GO used tobe an Intel stronghold; now, more like a flacid hold. AMD is now also claiming that one v. one, so this is just witha single core working, they can beat Intel by nearly90 points in Cinebench. And like, they alreadyhad a pretty big lead in productivity applications, thanks to their higher core counts at pretty much every price point. Furthermore, they're claimingthat the Ryzen 9 5950X, so that's the 16-core, should beat Intel's core i9 for CAD for the first time, as well as pulling off nearly60% more performance in V-Ray. It's important to remember guys, though, that there's not reallyan Intel-equivalent chip to the 5950X, at leaston the consumer desktop, so we'd like to see the 5900Xin those workloads, too. And we will, make sure you're subscribed, because Anthony's gonna be very, very busy working on our review for these products. Better stock up on sweatbands and water bottles there,Anthony, lttstore.com, baby. Now I know that matchingIntel's gaming performance might not seem like that big of a deal to some of you out there, but it is.
AMD fans and fans of competitionin the CPU space in general have been salivatingfor over three years now watching AMD's trajectoryversus Intel's trajectory, waiting for them to meet so that, that's right, itwas gonna happen eventually, AMD would end up on top again. I mean, how long's it been? Core 2, 14 years? Like, I kinda need a moment here. Guys, this is what AMD was talking about when they called Ryzen disruptive. This is industry-changing. And you might think thatI'm being hyperbolic here, so why don't we change gears and talk about Intel for a moment? 10th gen core is still using Intel's, to put it gently, tried andtested 14-nanometer process, which, to be fair to Intel, does have better density than most competing10-nanometer processes. But the problem is that TSMC's seven-nanometerprocess that AMD is using is roughly as dense asIntel's 10-nanometer, which Intel is alreadyshipping in laptops, so, you know, you might think Intel should be able to dust themselves off with the upcoming 11th gen core series, code name Rocket Lake, and come charging backinto the fight, right? Maybe. Thing is, Intel's gonna need to pull a serious rabbit out
oftheir hat at this point because they've thrownevery engineering solution at this problem, up to, and including, actually shaving downthe physical thickness of their CPU dies toimprove thermal conductivity so they can squeeze out alittle bit more performance. And, making matters worse, Rocket Lake is rumored to beyet another 14-nanometer CPU, although it's also rumored to be based on the same corearchitecture as Tiger Lake, just embiggened, which means we may see a die area increase, and consequently, a power and thermal output increase. What's that gonna mean? I don't know, but it'll gain PCI Express gen four just in time for that to become important as next generation games startshipping with DirectStorage, requiring high-speed SSDs fordata streaming while gaming, and it's coming in Q1 next year. So, in summary, the best case scenario is Intel's missing theholiday season this year, and the worst case is they're missing theholiday season next year. So how is AMD able to pullof these kinds of gains? They tell us that, thanksto their chiplet process, they're able to run developmenton future CPUs in parallel. And with Zen 3, they're exemplifying that by simply plonking the new dies onto the same packages that Zen 2 used, complete with the same I/O die as before. That also means that Zen 3 is gonna drop right intoa 500 series motherboard, running the BIOS that you may very well already have installed on your board. Crazy, right? Although you will wannaupdate to the latest, when you get a chance,for the best results. As for the rest of thebackwards compatibility story, 300 series motherboard owners will need to upgrade to a new board, but 400 series owners canexpect a BIOS update in January to enable support for the new CPUs. Now AMD tells us that overclocking is gonna be similar to whatwe're used to right now, with memory being the primary focus, but they gave us a little tease by saying, and I quote, "It will be a breeze to set a variety of worldrecords of your choosing." What a terrifying thought for anyone who's wearing anIntel badge at work right now. This is kinda like the old days, when, by the time game consoles got through their developmentprocess and launched, they had already been outstripped because PC technology was going so fast. Like, it's happening. And I think it's fair to say that we've got AMD to thank for that.
Okay, and you, youleather-jacket-wearing rogue, you. But don't get comfortable. AMD's CPU Day also included a sneak peak at the expected performance of Big Navi, showing their upcoming GPU, roughly in line with the RTX 3080. That means, if it's true, AMD's GPU division hasdisappointed me many a time, it may actually be possible to run a fully Team RED gamingrig on the high end again with a straight face, like this. Again, we'll have to wait and see what the real world numbers look like, but so far, AMD's probablyfeeling pretty confident right about now, and it definitely helps on that front that NVIDIA had theirfoot off the accelerator for a generation with the RTX 2000 series. As for when you can get your hands on this exciting news hack, November 5th is the date to watch. I don't know when reviewsare gonna go live yet, but it's a pretty safe bet that that'll be on the 5th as well. I am super excited to getmy hands on these chips, and I can't wait to see if we're wrong about Intel's response. I mean, who knows? Maybe a little time in the back seat just like the good ol'days'll do them some good, help them gather their thoughts and some CPUs that people wanna buy, just like my segues do oursponsors good, eh whatever. FreshBooks is the all-in-onebusiness invoicing and accounting solutionthat's built for owners. It's designed to be simple and intuitive, so you spend less time on paperwork and more time making money. You can automate tasks like invoicing, organizing expenses, trackingtime, and following up, and you can accept credit card and ACH payments right on invoices to get paid up to two times faster. The best part is that everythingis stored in the cloud, so you can switch from the PC to your mobile device with ease. Pricing starts at just $15 a month with their $25 a month tier, handling up to 50 billable clients. So don't wait, get 50% off your first three months of FreshBooks when you sign up for our paid plan at freshbooks.com/techtips. Thanks for watching, guys. If you're looking formore Zen-related content, go check out our video onClockTuner for Ryzen by 1USMUS. It won't get you a Zen 3 for free, but it'll make your Zen 2 perform better. Every little bit counts.