Intel scared of AMD

eno1986 · Feb 27, 2017

It's about time if Ryzen lives up to the hype Intel doesn't know how to counter it!

http://www.game-debate.com/news/22390/numerous-sites-allege-intel-has-contacted-them-to-influence-amd-ryzen-reviews

Snipergod87 · Feb 27, 2017

Looks like more of a clickbait article considering nothing has been verified.

dangus · Feb 27, 2017

clickbait

rgd1101 · Feb 27, 2017

This is how
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=match&N=4294966995+4294964566+4294847925+4294847923&myStore=true

dangus · Feb 27, 2017

rgd1101 :

1 store discounting a few CPUs by no means verifies that intel is scared of amd at the moment. i will admit the timing is QUITE coincidental though.

chemmajorp53 · Feb 27, 2017

Those were already the prices at microcenter though weren't they? I mean the 6700k was $279 there right before the 7700k was released and I thought the 7700k was $309 day of release

dangus · Feb 27, 2017

chemmajorp53 :

yeah and i think those are in-store pickup prices only if i had to guess without bothering to look again

USAFRet · Feb 27, 2017

dangus :

Yes, those are MC inStore prices.
Very standard for MicroCenter.

Identical conversation here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3343562/intel-officially-scared-ryzen.html

ms5555 · Feb 27, 2017

Those articles about intel dropping prices are completely ridiculous. Microcenter takes a bath on every intel cpu they sell, they only sell them as in store only, in the hopes that you'll buy other stuff while you are there. Intel has only dropped prices $10. Go look on an amazon tracker like camelcamelcamel. I7-7700k was $350 on Amazon, now it's $340. Micro center has always been $40 less.

Does that mean ryzen is bad or the hype isn't real? No of course not, but intel isn't out there slashing 20% off all their cpus.

SgtScream · Feb 27, 2017

Intel will counter with their next gen lga 2011 equivalents. Lets not forget Ryzen is being compared to intel processors that have already been out for two years. Price to performance may fluctuate, but intel will always outperform AMD.
Intel>AMD

dangus · Feb 27, 2017

SgtScream :

what an obvious observation...good call. that isn't the point really. an F1 car will always outperform a bmw. doesnt make the bwm a piece of crap. and AMD will most assuredly always outperform Intel when it comes to price. if intel counters with skylake-x or whatever, that doesnt necessarily mean it will be a good buy. its fine to want the best of the best but if that's what you want and you want to pay as much as possible for it, then root for intel

SgtScream · Feb 27, 2017

dangus :

I never said amd was crap or that it wouldn't be a good buy. I was simply responding to the title of this thread, informing the op that intel is not scared of amd. So your response was "obviously" coming from a bad "observation" by not understanding my initial post.
Excluding ryzen:
intel core i3 > Any amd cpu

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