intel cpu | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sun, 01 Dec 2019 11:31:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png intel cpu | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 AMD CPUs lock out the top seven spots of Amazon Best Sellers https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/james-dawson/amd-cpus-lock-out-the-top-seven-spots-of-amazon-best-sellers/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/james-dawson/amd-cpus-lock-out-the-top-seven-spots-of-amazon-best-sellers/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2019 12:00:59 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=439344 Just a couple of days ago, we brought you the news that a survey carried out by the European Hardware Association found more than 60% of 10,000 respondents expressed that they would choose AMD processors for their next CPU purchase. Now AMD has virtually locked out Amazon’s top ten Best Sellers’ category. If you head over …

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Just a couple of days ago, we brought you the news that a survey carried out by the European Hardware Association found more than 60% of 10,000 respondents expressed that they would choose AMD processors for their next CPU purchase. Now AMD has virtually locked out Amazon’s top ten Best Sellers’ category.

If you head over to Amazon UK today to look for a new CPU, you will notice the top ten best sellers include seven SKUs from AMD, with the top five spots locked out with Ryzen processors. Intel only manages to take the final three best-selling CPU places in the top ten, with the Core i9-9900k down in 13th place.

Currently, on Amazon UK, the number one best selling CPU is the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, which offers excellent multi-core value at just £164 with its 8-core 16-thread specification. The Ryzen 7 2700X is closely followed in 2nd place by the ‘Zen 2’ Ryzen 5 3600 6-core 12-thread mid-range offering from AMD, with a price tag of £184.97 currently. Completing the top five is the Ryzen 7 2700 at £138.97, the Ryzen 5 2600X at £118.97 and the 8-core 16-thread Ryzen 7 3700X at £298.00 respectively.

AMD has completely changed the dynamics of the desktop CPU market over the last couple of years since its introduction of the Zen architecture back in 2017. Not only in the UK but in the US too, savvy PC users are choosing AMD CPUs over Intel due to the value they offer. Just this week, Notebookcheck reported that AMD had almost locked out the top ten Amazon Best Sellers list for CPUs in the US, nine out of the top ten places going to AMD with Intel taking the 10th spot with the Core i5-9600K.

Since the launch of second-generation Ryzen CPUs, AMD managed to outsell Intel for the first time in years with market share climbing to a point where AMD controlled over 18% of sales. By the end of the Q3 2019, AMD had a whopping 30% of market share according to data from cpubenchmark, representing a 70% growth since the launch of AMD Ryzen processors.

KitGuru says: There is no sign of this resurgence from AMD slowing down at the moment. In fact, until Intel launches new products that can compete in the desktop sector, it is more than likely AMD’s share of the CPU market will keep on growing.

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£150 Gaming CPU: AMD FX 8370 (w/ Wraith) vs Intel Core i5-6400 https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/150-gaming-cpu-amd-fx-8370-w-wraith-vs-intel-core-i5-6400/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/150-gaming-cpu-amd-fx-8370-w-wraith-vs-intel-core-i5-6400/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:17:02 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=283867 There is little doubt that the two components most integral to a gaming system are its GPU and CPU. In an ideal world, everybody would be able to opt for the fastest of both and worry not about having to optimise game settings in search of smooth frame rates. But in reality, striking a balance …

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There is little doubt that the two components most integral to a gaming system are its GPU and CPU. In an ideal world, everybody would be able to opt for the fastest of both and worry not about having to optimise game settings in search of smooth frame rates. But in reality, striking a balance between GPU and CPU performance can be a tricky task, especially when the pair draw from the same cash pool.

It is no secret that Intel's latest Core i7 processors generally rule the roost when it comes to gaming performance on the CPU side. But they also demand a significant price premium over the lower-performance Intel and AMD chips that are commonly referred to as ‘good enough' for gaming requirements. It may be smarter to invest that £100+ section of budget into a faster graphics card rather than a flagship, Core i7-level CPU. And that's where today's ~£150 processors hit the limelight.

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Looking at the ~£150 CPU market reveals somewhat of a sweet-spot for gaming buyers. From AMD you get access to one of the higher-clocked FX-8xxx series 8-core ‘Vishera' CPUs. And at this price point, Intel gives desktop users the first taste of a true quad-core ‘Skylake' chip in the Core i5-6400.

Honing in on Intel's Core i5-6400 and AMD's FX 8370 CPU, which has been given a fresh lease of life thanks to an upgraded bundled CPU cooler known as ‘Wraith‘, it is clear to see the different competition approaches taken by each manufacturer at this point in the platforms' life-cycles.

AMD opts for a large number of cores operating at an equally high frequency, albeit with sharing of certain under-the-hood resources, to overcome the shackles attached by an aging architecture and transistor process node. Conversely, Intel is counting on greater Instructions Per Cycle (IPC) brought about by its newer CPU architecture to offset the i5-6400's low operating frequency on the chip's four non-Hyper-Threading cores.

But as the saying goes, “there is more than one way to skin a cat“. The same logic holds true for pushing pixels in modern gaming titles. Let's head over to the next few pages for a more in-depth CPU and platform comparison.

Processor Specifications:

CPU
AMD FX 8370 ‘Vishera'
Intel Core i5-6400 ‘Skylake'
Base Speed
4.0GHz
2.7GHz
Max Turbo Speed
4.3GHz
3.3GHz
Overclocking Support Multiplier and Bus Speed adjustment Potential BCLK adjustment
(using unofficial BIOS)
CPU Cores & Threads
8 Cores (8 Threads)
4 Cores (4 Threads)
Cache 8MB L3 + 4x2MB L2 6MB L3 + 4x256KB L2
Process (nm) 32 14
Memory Support
DDR3-1866MHz
DDR4-2133MHz / DDR3L-1600MHz
Integrated GPU Depends on motherboard chipset Intel HD 530 @ up to 950MHz
(disabled with Non-K OCing BIOS)
CPU Socket
AM3+
LGA1151
TDP (W)
125W
65W
Current Pricing
~£155
~£155
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Sad lack of Sandy Bridge in the high street https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/jules/sad-lack-of-sandy-bridge-in-the-high-street/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/jules/sad-lack-of-sandy-bridge-in-the-high-street/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:38:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=40623 KitGuru spent Saturday afternoon shopping in centres packed with folks stocking up on Mother's Day gifts. While the world looked out for that ‘special something that would make the moment', KitGuru was looking around the electronics shelves and noticed something rather surprising. Here's a quick story and a pic – tell us if you notice …

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KitGuru spent Saturday afternoon shopping in centres packed with folks stocking up on Mother's Day gifts. While the world looked out for that ‘special something that would make the moment', KitGuru was looking around the electronics shelves and noticed something rather surprising. Here's a quick story and a pic – tell us if you notice the same thing.

While the enthusiast market leapt at the chance to own a 2500k or 2600k processor almost immediately after launch, the Intel recall on Sandybridge – combined with inventory over-stocking through Q3 and Q4 2010 by companies like Acer, appears to have had a huge impact on speed of introduction for the lower-end chips.

Superior graphics processing for integrated processors will manifest itself in better game play as well as improved video quality. Both of these are features that should be very appealing to a ‘regular user' who wants a cool system for home use.

Likewise, the addition processing power that Sandy Bridge chips manage to pull out of every watt available represents a significant improvement over previous generations.

Wolfdale processors like Intel's E7500 were launched more than 2 years ago. With 2 standard cores, no Hyper Threading and no Turbo Boost capability – these chips represent what Intel was good at doing in a by-gone era. The latest Intel processors in this class are, actually, in a class above.

It would seem that the delay in getting affordable new processors to market has meant that companies like Sony are forced to carry on pushing archaic chips into high-street stores like PC World/Dixons/Currys.

PC World are offering crusty old Core 2 Duo processors in PCs costing well over £1,000. Now that's just sad.

KitGuru says: We know that customers in these stores probably don't know any better, but it still seems like a ‘bad trick' to sell them systems costing well over £1,000 with such tired processors. Come on Intel, let's see the dark doors of the past blown away with some fresh i3 products into the entry-level space. Just because these customers don't know, doesn't mean we shouldn't care!

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Intel partners build 40km Sandybridge mainboard mountain https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/ironlaw/intel-partners-build-40km-sandybridge-mainboard-mountain/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/ironlaw/intel-partners-build-40km-sandybridge-mainboard-mountain/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:13:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=21296 Well. OK. Not literally, but it does seem that one man and his dog is ready with a set of Sandybridge mainboard launches. Only problem is that we're quite far away from the actual launch. KitGuru investigates and comes back with an explanation. The worst time to transition from one product to another is around …

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Well. OK. Not literally, but it does seem that one man and his dog is ready with a set of Sandybridge mainboard launches. Only problem is that we're quite far away from the actual launch. KitGuru investigates and comes back with an explanation.

The worst time to transition from one product to another is around Christmas. nVidia did it years ago with the Ti4600 and Intel did it last year with its mainstream Core parts.

Having learned from its mistake, Intel has laid a careful path across the Sandybridge, which will see products in stores around February – perfectly ordered and under control – and allowing for a nice run down of existing stock. So what's the problem?

Once the channel knows that something new is coming, the channel wants it yesterday. An advanced form of technology Tourette's takes hold and the major vendors find themselves clutching uncontrollably at the roadmap, eager to launch anything that have that works. And that's what we have right now.

Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and the other major mainboard players all have their designs laid down, tested and ready to go. Sure, there will be some production wobbles that need to be ironed out, but – from what KitGuru's hearing – Intel's next generation processor technology seems to be as solid as a rock and it's ready to roll out.

With IDC's Eszter Morvay predicting a healthy increase in PC shipments for 2011, everyone wants to make sure they're ready. But throughout the Christmas period, you need to be selling the existing technology. Tough wait ahead for the mainboard guys then.

KitGuru believes that any mainboard production issues will have been sorted within the next 2-3 weeks, leaving all of the major factories ready to begin full scale production through the end of the year.

Those boards will ship to the major PC manufacturers through December and January, ready to go into stores (inside PCs) around Valentine's Day.

So that begs a question for idle minds. How big will the Mainboard Mountain be by January?

KitGuru reckons it could be around 1 million units across the globe.  Serious stuff.

If we guess that a Sandybridge mainboard is 4cm high, then 1 million of these little fellas would touch the 40km mark.

If you jumped out of a specially adapted space craft, in a pressure suit, at that altitude, then you could set 4 world records at once:-

  1. Altitude record for free fall
  2. Altitude record for balloon flight
  3. Time record for longest free fall
  4. Speed record for the fastest free fall – passing the sound barrier on the way down
On 16th August 1960, Joseph Kittinger jumped at 102,800 feet (31,300 metres). In the future, someone else might beat this jump and pass the sound barrier. Remember, they'd still be several kilometres short of the height of all the Intel mainboards that will be ready for the Sandybridge launch

KitGuru says: Product transitions are a pain. They are also a necessary evil. The transition to Sandybridge will happen on a planetary scale. While these new chips are unlikely to break the sound barrier, they are likely to trounce previous benchmark records by some margin.  Whatever the outcome when Sandybridge steps out, it will certainly be fun for the tech review sites!

Tell us if you remember butter mountains below

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