Slight update on the Ryzen Event: reports confirm that Ryzen samples are finding their way to reviewers’ hands, with the company’s NDA being lifted on the 28th February – and the launch of AMD’s flagship 1800X, 1700X and (my favorite so far) 1700 models on the same day. The remaining models in AMD’s 17-strong Ryzen product-line are expected to follow a little later, on March 2nd.
Early leaked benchmarks have hailed the Ryzen launch as the second coming of a competitive CPU landscape for the first time in years, and as a turning point for AMD’s position in the market. Fingers crossed, people: competition (alongside sufficient supply) is the holy grail for a consumer’s wallet. Let’s hope this is the much-needed spark towards reviving the CPU market and inciting future product development.
