CHIP MAKER AMD has officially announced the arrival of four new desktop processors, the much rumoured and eagerly awaited second-gen Ryzen desktop chips.
Revealing the new CPUs on Friday, the company said the chips are built for PC gamers, creators, and hardware enthusiasts and will offer more performance and innovative new features to give users "faster, smarter, and smoother computing experiences".
This is thanks to them being based on the Zen+ architecture, which will see the CPUs shift from a 14-nanometre to a 12nm process.
The new Ryzen desktop processor lineup includes two 8-core, 16-thread models and two 6-core, 12-thread models, all offering major updates with upgraded AMD SenseMI technology.AMD said the entire line-up of new chip skews will "for the first time" include an AMD Wraith cooler inside the retail box.
"All second generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors are supported by the new AMD X470 chipset, the most advanced, optimised, and efficient chipset for socket AM4," the chipmaker said on Friday.
"This chipset comes bundled with new AMD StoreMI storage acceleration technology to combine the speed of your SSD with the capacity of your hard disk into a single, fast, easy-to-manage drive."
