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The Ryzen is better, as another commenter pointed out with the passmark scores. Is it better enough for me to actually go out and buy it? The system the i7-37
by ansible 8y ago
The Ryzen is better, as another commenter pointed out with the passmark scores. Is it better enough for me to actually go out and buy it?
The system the i7-3770 replaced was a 4 year old dual-core, with (IIRC) just 1GB of RAM. The i7 was a dramatic improvement, but I don't feel that the Ryzen would be a dramatic improvement.
And that's the issue. It is not just me being a little unimpressed with current offerings, or me just being cheap. The issue is that there is even a valid discussion about replacing a 6 year old desktop. In the past, in the 1990's and 2000's, it wasn't a question. You had to upgrade because you wanted to run Windows XP decently, for example.
- dnautics 8y agodo keep in mind though there is the perspective that we're heading back into the 70s phase where the end user owns dumb terminals and connect into semi-centralized servers. The place where performance is going to be killer is in the server space, which clearly amd is starting to get the jump on intel again, and you are (presumably, don't know what you do as a dev) not the target market. Heck, even if you're a hyperscaler, you might not be the target market, since it might be the likes of AWS.
- ansible 8y agoGrowth in demand for compute will continue to drive sales for the foreseeable future. In the "old days", there was also demand from upgrades, but we're seeing that tapering off. And that should be a big concern for the investors.