For the mainstream user, Intel’s CPU offerings have been somewhat predictable over the years; with the highest end offerings touting 4 physical cores and up to 8 threads thanks to Intel’s HyperThreading technology. Sure, there are processors such as Broadwell-E, but the CPU’s are typically more expensive, and the cost for the platform (memory.

Over the past several months the tech world has been filled with a lot of chatter on AMD’s upcoming Zen lineup of processors, and after countless spec leaks, demonstrations and even a few benchmarks there’s one lingering question – when can we buy the desktop Zen platform, known as Summit Ridge. AMD’s Dr Lisa.

A new report detailing AMD’s upcoming AM4 platform (which will be used in the companies Zen lineup of CPU’s) has emerged and shows the company will be making some rather big changes to the platform compared to previous designs. AMD will abandon their previously used OPGA socket and instead switch to µOPGA, this revision might.

Finally we’re starting to get a good picture of what AMD have planned with Zen, their successor to their Bulldozer lineup of CPU’s. Just yesterday we covered a leaked block diagram of the Zen, which gave us an insight into the inner workings of the CPU at a core by core level, demonstrating (among.

It’s fair to say there hasn’t been an interesting CPU release since Intel introduced the Sandybridge range of processors, instead, we’ve had to put up with smaller increments and advancements – particularly in the IGP or reduced power consumption. Intel’s Skylake is getting closer, but what about team AMD, who’ve been somewhat behind Intel’s.