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The reason I say "catch-up" is because before Zen 3, Intel still had an IPC lead. With Zen 3, it's the first time in a decade that AMD is able to claim IPC lead
by singhkays 6y ago
The reason I say "catch-up" is because before Zen 3, Intel still had an IPC lead. With Zen 3, it's the first time in a decade that AMD is able to claim IPC lead.
- kllrnohj 6y agoIntel had a single-threaded performance lead prior to Zen 3 but it's not entirely accurate to say they had an IPC lead. Zen 2 was fairly evenly matched vs. Intel's latest in IPC, but Intel's clock advantage made overall single core performance clearly in their favor. So Zen 2 would be when AMD "caught up." Zen 3 would be where they surpass (assuming reviews match the claims etc etc...)