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AMD reveals Ryzen 5 prices as it sidesteps performance questions |
March 16, 2017
As AMD reveals its Ryzen 5 prices and release date, the company marks an important transition: After launching its eagerly awaited Ryzen 7 chip for high-end PCs, AMD hopes to parlay that goodwill into mainstream success.AMD said it will ship its Ryzen 5 desktop processors on April 11, the same day it will begin accepting its first orders for the chip. All of the four new Ryzen 5 chips will be priced at less than $250, the same price range that Intel currently offers for its own Core i5 chips at. However, the number of cores and threads that the Ryzen 5 offers pushes into Intel’s Core i7 territory, potentially offering much more value for the price.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3180799/components-processors/amd-reveals-ryzen-5-prices-as-it-sidesteps-performance-questions.html#tk.rss_all
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