Broken Silicon 79: AMD Zen 3 v Rocket Lake & CML, Renoir v Tiger Lake, TSMC is King | The x86 Crown
Added 2020-12-14 20:24:42 +0000 UTCAt the start of 2020, Intel was already being regarded as the underdog…and yet “underdog” doesn’t say the half of it. Tom & Dan look back at a year that truly saw the rise of AMD, and the disillusionment of many gaming trends that just did not pan out this year…
0:00 Setting the stage for 2020
9:15 When did Intel start to feel like an Underdog?, TSMC become a kingmaker in Silicon
13:00 A lot of people said “Zen 2 isn’t that great for gamers” last year…just like Zen 3
20:24 Is it a good thing that the gaming community grew so much in 2020?
26:04 Intel’s Loss of Prestige with their “i7” and “i9” branding
32:30 People don’t talk about Security Problems anymore, should they?
42:30 The Unprecedented Demand for Gaming Hardware in 2020
49:00 Why the RDNA 2, Ampere, and Console launches are different situations
55:00 Intel Xe & Alder Lake – The hype for 2021 Intel Products
1:02:17 AMD Renoir vs Intel Tiger Lake – the battle for mobile
1:13:55 Can Intel make a comeback in 2021? (Tiger Lake vs Cezanne & Van Gogh)
1:21:00 Can RDNA 3 fully take the performance crown?
1:27:25 Google Stadia Hype Vs Reality, The Silly TFLOPS Debate
https://www.techspot.com/review/1940-amd-ryzen-9-3950x/
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play
https://www.pcgamesn.com/stadia/google-stadia-cant-kill-pc-gaming
https://www.pcgamer.com/phil-spencer-says-microsoft-is-competing-with-google-and-amazon-not-sony/
Comments
I9 should have been the higher tier product for the X79, X99, and X299 platforms. Keep the I7 on those platforms but for an entry level product. For the normal consumer platforms, I7 should still be the top offering.
shawn grant
2020-12-15 08:19:14 +0000 UTCDammit Dan! You missed a great pun for your intro! "The red-nosed rein-Dan" 😡
extramossy
2020-12-14 21:33:38 +0000 UTCJust reading “silly TFLOPS” I now want a SFLOPs” metric. Silly flops. Not sure what is measures, I just want it to be a thing.
TSPCFS
2020-12-14 20:25:54 +0000 UTC
