AMD namechecks Zen 5 in Ryzen processor tech discussion

[HEXUS]

After discussing the first anniversary of Ryzen, Mike Clark reveals he is working on Zen 5.

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[iworrall]

For those wondering about 4's "unfortunate connotations in Asia", it can be pronounced "shi" - the same pronunciation as the Japanese word for death.

[DaMoot]

I wonder if the new Ryzen will actually be a _competitor_ to Intel vs just another CPU option.

[MLyons]

I wonder if the new Ryzen will actually be a _competitor_ to Intel vs just another CPU option.

depends on application

[3dcandy]

I wonder if the new Ryzen will actually be a _competitor_ to Intel vs just another CPU option.

It is a competitor in many things just not single threaded stuff. Because Intel have focused on that so have many software devs - I mean they still have mainly 2-core 4-threads in mobile ffs

[Tabbykatze]

For those wondering about 4's "unfortunate connotations in Asia", it can be pronounced "shi" - the same pronunciation as the Japanese word for death.

But they should then call it Zen 4. The Zen Shi of AMDs competitors!

[3dcandy]

But they should then call it Zen 4. The Zen Shi of AMDs competitors!

Nobody would buy it in Asia though at all....

[adidan]

Nobody would buy it in Asia though at all....

Same reasoning as why Toyota changed the name of the MR2 for the French market.

[Xlucine]

Plenty of haswell CPUs sold in asia

[3dcandy]

Plenty of haswell CPUs sold in asia

No reference to number 4 in Haswell literature though. 4th generation doesn't translate into anything bad but the number 4 does

[DanceswithUnix]

No reference to number 4 in Haswell literature though. 4th generation doesn't translate into anything bad but the number 4 does

More to the point what was the Pentium 4 called in asia?

[3dcandy]

More to the point what was the Pentium 4 called in asia?

Pentium Rubbish....
AFAIK it was still called Pentium 4

[DanceswithUnix]

Pentium Rubbish....
AFAIK it was still called Pentium 4

Perhaps they just thought the name fitted well and kept it

[Tabbykatze]

Nobody would buy it in Asia though at all....

I think that joke was a concorde jet overhead ;P

[kingpotnoodle]

For those wondering about 4's "unfortunate connotations in Asia", it can be pronounced "shi" - the same pronunciation as the Japanese word for death.

5 seems fine but...

6 sounds like sex, should skip that for being too insensitive in the #MeToo climate.

7 ate 9, so it's clearly a violent cannibal, better skip that too.

8 is a single fat lady, we can't fat shame, better skip on that, unlike 8 with the cakes.

9 is half of a 69, refer to 6 above.

10 is good, is 10 good? Possibly, lets try 10.