AMD demonstrates the power consumption of their Polaris GPU architecture (Photo : YouTube / pcper)
AMD is close to finishing their new Zen processors as the company announced that the development has already reached the open ES engineering sample stage which puts them closer at the 2017 release date.
The Zen processor line is expected to take on the Intel Core line of processors with better or the same performance with cheaper price tags. AMD has recently released their RX 480 Polaris 10 video card but they are still working on the processors and the Zen APUs, which are expected to have the performance of the RX 460 for its GPU aspect.
Fans will be glad to know that the AMD Zen processor line has one variant where it has 32 cores and 64 threads for more computing power and energy efficiency, TechFrag has learned. However, the 32-core 64 thread processor is designed for servers but there will be consumer versions as well in the near future.
Competition drives innovation among the companies and the AMD Zen processors could push Intel to provide budget entry products in their Core line. Even NVIDIA was forced to launch their cheap GTX 1060 in order to gain some ground in the mid-end GPU market where AMD dominated briefly with their RX 480.
AMD's new processors will be based on the x86 Zen architecture that will be built on the company's new 14nm FinFET manufacturing process, ChristianToday reported. The new line of performance processors will be replacing the current FX line of processors which is considered to be the most popular line for those seeking AMD processors today.
Another highlighted feature of the AMD Zen line is the "Simultaneous Multi-threading" technology that is similar to the Intel Core i7's "Hyper-Threading" technology that makes it better for video editing tasks and other CPU-intensive processes. Actual benchmarks of the new processors from AMD have not yet been released as the product themselves are still being tested and tweaked inside their labs.
AMD is expected to launch their Zen Core processors by the end of 2016. There will also be the Zen+ Core line which could be considered as the performance processors that would be well-suited for both gamers and multimedia work rigs.
