This is a pretty bold change and really makes Intel chips less appealing. With the recent kernel changes for Intel's Spectre issues and this chip coming up, I think it's a distinct possibility that AMD will take back a ton of marketshare in the server space.
If these chips really do have a ~25% performance gain over Ryzen (not counting IPC gains), I might just upgrade, and I think a lot of other people are in the same boat.
This could be a fantastic win for AMD. I was worried that Zen 2 was going to be a moderate improvement, but this seems to be pretty significant. It's been a while since AMD has been first to market with a big winner...
If these chips really do have a ~25% performance gain over Ryzen (not counting IPC gains), I might just upgrade, and I think a lot of other people are in the same boat.
This could be a fantastic win for AMD. I was worried that Zen 2 was going to be a moderate improvement, but this seems to be pretty significant. It's been a while since AMD has been first to market with a big winner...