After running through the testing and spending some quality time with the Ryzen R7 1800X, R7 1700X, and the R7 1700, I can't get Aerosmith's song "Back in the Saddle" out of my head! It's been a while since the AMD faithful had something to really get excited about. Not since the A64 days has there been this much excitement around an AMD processor. By taking the clean slate approach, AMD has hit a home run. The company did the deep dive to really get to the root of its problems internally, how to move forward, and then deliver a processor that can compete with an Intel offering. Compete, not just occupy space as a low cost option. |