AMD specific news
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X Launched: Beating Intel’s Core i5-9400F in Gaming (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD’s lower 3rd Gen Ryzen parts are now available for purchase at all leading retailers worldwide. Although, we don’t have a review ready at the moment, we are going to share the reference benchmarks shared by AMD.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Announces Ryzen PRO 4000 processors for business laptops, 8 cores, 16 threads, 15W TDP (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD has announced the availability of Ryzen Pro processors aimed at business and professional notebooks. Today’s announcement includes three new Ryzen Pro 4000 series processors along with five Ryzen 4000 U-series processors which were released earlier in March but are now rated for 15W TDP which makes them optimal for laptops that are being designed for longer battery life.
Publication: Digit
AMD announces availability of Ryzen Pro 4000 Series mobile processors (PROACTIVE)edit
Chipmaker AMD has announced the global availability of the Ryzen Pro 4000 Series mobile family, claimed by the company to be “the world’s first x86 7nm commercial notebook processors”. The mobile processors are expected to be available worldwide starting the first half of 2020.
Publications: The Times of India GadgetsNow ET Telecom
What’s the Difference AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs 3300X: It’s More than Just the Frequency and Cache! (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD just launched the latest products of the Matisse family in the form of the Ryzen 3 3100 and the 3300X. In terms of the specs, the difference between the two seems minimal at best, and yet there’s a notable performance delta. So, what gives? Let me explain. The difference between the two chips is more than just about the frequency and L3 cache size. The Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X have entirely different topologies. That means the two chips have different cores enabled across the two CCXs.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD B450 vs B550 Chipset Comparision: Future-Proofing For Zen 3 Under a Budget? (PROACTIVE)edit
With the announcement of AMD’s latest B550 chipsets, entry-level PC builders have more than one reason to be excited than ever. In addition to the fact that a new chipset is released, there will be a potential price drop on existing B450 boards.
Publication: TechQuila
Budget AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X Indian Pricing Revealed – Starting under INR 10,000 (PROACTIVE)edit
Although AMD had already revealed information about the Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X before, we hadn’t gotten any word about its Indian pricing. Well, today AMD has officially confirmed what the Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X Indian pricing will be.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD outs Ryzen 4000 PRO Lineup for Mobile Workstations: More Cores, Higher IPC and Longer Battery Life (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD today announced the arrival of the Ryzen 4000 PRO series of mobile APUs. The Ryzen 4000 PRO series is built for productivity and business use cases, with an added focus on security. The new PRO series APUs include the Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, the Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U, and the Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U.
Publication: Hardware Times
Why The AMD Ryzen 3300X Isn’t Just a Higher Clocked 3100 (PROACTIVE)edit
The SKUs within a tier of CPUs are usually just clocked differently. But we have a unique situation with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, which isn’t a merely higher clocked 3100. So how exactly is the Ryzen 3300X different? Well, it goes all the way down to the architecture itself.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 Series of Mobile Processors Revealed (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD has officially revealed its Ryzen Pro 4000 lineup of business-focused processors. And it has all the bells and whistles that a business laptop can ask for. In addition to AMD’s already stellar line-up of mobile CPUs, the Pro series is bolstered with the most modern security.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD’s B550 Chipsets: Zen 3 Support Confirmed – Enthusiast-Class Features Out on June 16 (PROACTIVE)edit
We have some good news for all the budget gamers out there in the form of the new B550 chipset for AM4 socket CPUs. The AM4 socket which debuted in 2016 had an impressive run and continues to do so. Riding on the coattails of the news of Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X, comes the announcement of the B550 chipset.
Publication: TechQuila
Ryzen Pro 4000 Laptops… Everything You need to know! (PROACTIVE)edit
Today we’ll be talking about AMD’s new Ryzen Pro 4000 Laptops, Ryzen new 3rd gen 3100 & Ryzen 3300x CPUs as wellas B550 Chipset Motherboard | Ryzen Pro 4000 Laptops India 2020 | AMD B550 Motherboards India 2020
YouTuber: Vimal Chintapatla
What’s the Difference AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs 3300X: It’s More than Just the Frequency and Cache!edit
AMD just launched the latest products of the Matisse family in the form of the Ryzen 3 3100 and the 3300X. In terms of the specs, the difference between the two seems minimal at best, and yet there’s a notable performance delta. So, what gives? Let me explain. The difference between the two chips is more than just about the frequency and L3 cache size. The Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X have entirely different topologies. That means the two chips have different cores enabled across the two CCXs.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD brand mentions
Valorant: How to fix your in-game FPS drop?edit
Installing the newest NVIDIA/ AMD Graphics card drivers. This point is rather universal, and not restricted to Valorant alone. Whenever there is a new, big game on the block, both NVIDIA and AMD provide new graphics updates and patches so that the game can run smoothly on your system.
Publication: Sportskeeda
Lenovo Provides Customers with an EPYC™ Choice in Data Center Serversedit
Today, Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) announced the launch of the ThinkSystem SR645 and SR665 two-socket servers featuring enhanced performance and I/O connectivity for higher performance workloads. This announcement follows the release of the ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 single-socket servers, and expands Lenovo’s server portfolio powered by AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series processors.
Publication: Express Computer
NVIDIA MX350 vs AMD Radeon Vega 7 iGPU: OEMs Pairing Ryzen 4000 Laptops w/ Slower dGPUsedit
A while back I published a post claiming that laptop makers (OEMS) are pairing AMD’s new Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” parts with discrete GPUs slower or on par with the onboard graphics, pretty much making the former obsolete. Furthermore, not only does this increase the BOM of the product and thereby the MSRP, but it also has a negative impact on the battery life and portability of the laptop.
Publication: Hardware Times
Competition in news
Future laptops with Intel processors to come with Tile’s tracking technologyedit
Future laptops with Intel processors may become much more secure in your hands, if we go by a report by Digital Trends. According to the report, chipmaker Intel and consumer electronics company Tile have come together to integrate the latter’s finding technology into the former’s chip.
Publication: The Times of India
Microsoft Surface Go 2 with 8th Gen Intel Core m3 processor launchededit
Microsoft has launched the Surface Go 2 along with the Surface Book 3. The company has launched the 2-in-1 after the gap of almost 18 months. The Microsoft Surface Go 2 base model comes with a starting price tag of $399 and it will start selling in the US from May 12.
Publication: The Times of India
NVIDIA MX350 vs AMD Radeon Vega 7 iGPU: OEMs Pairing Ryzen 4000 Laptops w/ Slower dGPUsedit
A while back I published a post claiming that laptop makers (OEMS) are pairing AMD’s new Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” parts with discrete GPUs slower or on par with the onboard graphics, pretty much making the former obsolete. Furthermore, not only does this increase the BOM of the product and thereby the MSRP, but it also has a negative impact on the battery life and portability of the laptop.
Publication: Hardware Times
Partner in news
Microsoft Surface Go 2 with 8th Gen Intel Core m3 processor launchededit
Microsoft has launched the Surface Go 2 along with the Surface Book 3. The company has launched the 2-in-1 after the gap of almost 18 months. The Microsoft Surface Go 2 base model comes with a starting price tag of $399 and it will start selling in the US from May 12.
Publication: The Times of India
Affordable Laptops In India With Touchscreen Display Under Rs. 30,000edit
The Indian laptop market is witnessing massive sales of late, as companies are urging employees to work from home and schools and colleges are hosting online classes for students. Though there is a demand for laptops in the country, many might prefer buying affordable options that carry a pocket-friendly price tag.
Publication: Gizbot
Lenovo Provides Customers with an EPYC™ Choice in Data Center Serversedit
Today, Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) announced the launch of the ThinkSystem SR645 and SR665 two-socket servers featuring enhanced performance and I/O connectivity for higher performance workloads. This announcement follows the release of the ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 single-socket servers, and expands Lenovo’s server portfolio powered by AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series processors.
Publication: Express Computer
Industry news
Gartner: 55 Pct of Tech CEOs Were Unprepared for an Economic Downturn before COVID-19edit
According to a recent survey by Gartner, as of March 2020, 55 percent of tech CEOs had not begun preparing for an economic downturn. With technology companies globally now facing the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, measuring cash burn rate over time can help tech CEOs calculate a company’s financial runway and assess its ability to survive the current recession.
Publication: IT News Online
Indian IT leans on govt spends, managed services as deals slowedit
Information Technology spending this year will likely fall as organisations trim investments in technology in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic-led slowdown, analysts said.
Publication: The Economic Times
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