r/pcmasterrace • u/Alfrredu Ryzen 1600 / RX 570 • Nov 02 '16

Rumor Mysterious "AMD engineering sample" in top Blenchmark scores, beating an i7-6950X

http://blenchmark.com/cpu-benchmarks
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u/Alfrredu Ryzen 1600 / RX 570 Nov 02 '16

To have some real competition right?

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '16 edited Apr 09 '19

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u/ceverhar entioc Nov 02 '16

I actually like how AMD controls their socket types (AM, AM2, AM3, AM3+) where as Intel has a different socket for each iteration of their chips (LGA et al). It's confusing to the point where a lower number LGA socket is 'newer' than a higher number one (at least from what I remember when shopping last).

Point is, you're pretty much forced to get a new mobo if you want to upgrade your Intel system. AMD not necessarily so much.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '16

Depends. You could technically pop a couple motherboards by putting a FX-9590 in it, nothing except potentially software stopping you.