AMD新锐龙处理器:一次巨大的飞跃和一个真正的竞争者

AMD just officially unveiled its Ryzen desktop processor family, a chip that it says can compete with Intel's chips at long last. AMD's last generation of desktop chips was disappointing, and has been largely relegated to low-end computers. But Ryzen manages a 52 percent boost in instructions per cycle (IPC) over last time, which puts it on a level playing field with the best Intel has to offer.

AMD官方刚刚发布了其新一代锐龙系列桌面处理器，其性能据称能与英特尔的芯片抗衡。AMD的上一代桌面级处理器是令人失望的，其产品大都是低端机的选择。但是锐龙的IPC性能提升达到了52%，这也使得它能与最好的英特尔芯片同台竞技。

The Ryzen family will come in multiple flavors, but the high-end Ryzen 7 is shipping first. The chip has eight cores and 16 threads, and starts at $329. At the top end is the 3.6GHz (4.0GHz turbo), $499 Ryzen 7 1800X, which compares well with Intel's $1,050 i7-6900K. According to AMD's benchmarks, the 1800X ties the 6900K on singlethreaded benchmarks, and beats Intel on multithreaded performance.

锐龙系列也会分为几个档次，由高端的R7系列领衔，其拥有这八核十六线程，起售价为329美元。其中售价499美元的R7 1800X 3.6GHz(睿频4.0GHz)，将会和英特尔售价1050美元的 i7-6900K竞争。根据AMD官方跑分来看，1800X的单线程成绩与6900K相当而多线程表现更优。

AMD uses a few hundred more megahertz to get there, which means AMD isn't doing quite as much as Intel Broadwell per hertz. But it's the end result that matters, and AMD is claiming to match or beat Intel across the spectrum with better prices — the dream scenario, basically.

AMD这次用了一个略高于Intel的频率，因此它的同频性能可能不如Intel的Broadwell，但是AMD仍旧可以利用定价区间的优势与之竞争甚至取胜——当然，这一切是建立在AMD按照预定的计划做的基础上。

The new processors are available for preorder now, and will ship on March 2nd. AMD is promising to have plenty of inventory and a ton of motherboard options at launch. It's a lot of promises, AMD! Hopefully Ryzen can deliver, and we can get a real fight in the desktop market, which will be wonderful for anybody not named "Intel."

新的处理器现在已经开始预订了，将会在三月二号正式发售。AMD保证说将会有充足的库存和大量的主板发售。这真是一个了不起的承诺。希望锐龙能够尽快投入桌面级市场，这对我们所有A饭来说都是个好消息。