I found it weird since the very first leak. How can a 95W 6-core CPU not run faster than a 95W 8-core CPU? And the same goes to the 4-core ones, that have the same 65W TDP as the R7 1700 with its 8 cores.

Hopefully they'll overclock very well and past 4GHz, but I wouldn't bet on it right now.

They probably *could*
But yields are probably not where AMD wants it right now. Maybe.

They should be able to undervolt well though, with some luck. But Ryzen is not a good clocker. I've had Phenom 2's overclock higher than Ryzen.

I was personally expecting quads to be around the 35-45w TDP mark, with the Hex chips around 65w. They would have made amazing HTPC chips if they managed to hit those powerlevels.

You can get the octo 1700, that has a 65W TDP.

Lul. That's what I call innovation.

https://videocardz.com/67444/colorful-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-igame-features-lcd-display

Just re-affirms the point that the quads shouldnt be 65w. :P

Also sources I have seen have said the Ryzen 5 1600 is 65w. Not 95w. The 1600X with it's 400mhz~ extra clock is 95w.

Wut.
I was going to say who would waste their cash on such a gimmick... But I forget the demographics this is targeting. Haha
Would have looked ace in a Quad-SLI rig.
Shame that the LCD panel is useless if you wish to throw the cards under water though.

2h until Nier :)

@colorful card: I find that useless and kind of stupid, tbh.

First of all, it will only work for those use a test bench or a windowed case... and we'll have to see if those with an inverted layout can use this or the LCD won't show an inverted image.

And what's the point? To see the freq it runs at and the load (or temp?)? If you care about that, there's software that are be able to you that, and maybe even with more precision.

If they want to attrack more customers, they should ditch all those useless gimmicks and lower the price. That will make them sell far more than any LCD display could.

Good catch.

I've looked for it and both TechPowerUp and Anandtech list all the R5 processors at 65W, except the 1600X

That makes a bit more sense.

Were the reviews for new AMD chips good? Well these Ryzen 5's are more in price range of what i'd pay.

They launch on April 11th, so we'll most probably get them that day.