ASRock has added the 45W Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 2600E processors to the processor support list document for its AMD motherboards based on the A320, B350, X370, and X470 chipsets.
Motherboard manufacturers always publish the official processor support list for each motherboard so potential consumers can verify whether or not the motherboard they are planning to purchase will play nice with a certain processor. It's also a great place to get the scoop on future AMD and Intel processors that have yet to see the light of day. On this occasion, Taiwanese manufacturer ASRock updated the processor support list for its AM4-based motherboards to include AMD's second-generation Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 2600E processors.
The upcoming Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 2600E processors are full-fledged members of AMD's 'Pinnacle Ridge' high-end desktop (HEDT) family based on the chipmaker's renowned Zen+ microarchitecture. As such, both models are also fabricated under GlobalFoundries' 12nm manufacturing process and fit just fine into any AM4-socket motherboards with the right version of BIOS, of course.
The Ryzen 7 2700E is the energy-efficient version of AMD's present flagship Ryzen 7 2700X processor. The processor comes with eight cores and 16 threads alongside 16MB of L3 cache and 4MB of L2 cache. When compared to its 105W brethren that runs at a base clock of 3.7 GHz, the Ryzen 7 2700E has a modest base clock of 2.8 GHz, which allows it to carry a 45W TDP rating. Unfortunately, ASRock isn't accustomed to listing the boost clocks for the supported processors on the list.
As the model number indicates, the Ryzen 5 2600E is the low-powered variant of the Ryzen 5 2600X. It has six cores, 12 threads, 16MB of L3 cache, and 3MB of L2 cache. The processor is clocked at a base clock of 3.1 GHz, which is only 500 MHz slower than its "x" part. The Ryzen 5 2600E is also a 45W processor.
With many European computer hardware stores are already taking pre-orders on the soon-to-be-released B450 motherboards, AMD's B450 chipset launch is imminent. We expect the Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 2600E processors to accompany this launch.
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Eximo Pretty sure High End Desktop parts are Threadripper/TR4 socket variety, so not sure why that was left in the article.Reply -
jeremyj_83 At 45W these could be used in laptops to compete with Intel's 45W H line of i7's. At 2.8GHz the 8 core Ryzen 7 2700E has a higher base frequency than the 2.6GHz i7-8850H with 6 cores.Reply -
oneblackened Reply21129873 said:At 45W these could be used in laptops to compete with Intel's 45W H line of i7's. At 2.8GHz the 8 core Ryzen 7 2700E has a higher base frequency than the 2.6GHz i7-8850H with 6 cores.
Eh, not really. Intel would still win because an iGPU sips power compared to a discrete solution. -
DerekA_C Reply21130417 said:21129873 said:At 45W these could be used in laptops to compete with Intel's 45W H line of i7's. At 2.8GHz the 8 core Ryzen 7 2700E has a higher base frequency than the 2.6GHz i7-8850H with 6 cores.
Eh, not really. Intel would still win because an iGPU sips power compared to a discrete solution.
But a second gen Zen and Vega at 7nm is only 6 months away. Which means second gen Zen/Vega APU that will destroy anything Intel has, not to mention spectre 2 variant silicon fix before Intel. Coming say January February to consumers, maybe even sooner if fabs have no more hiccups, with higher default memory speeds and clock speeds, with similar or less power consumption. -
alextheblue Reply
Coffee Lake is extremely competitive, but I don't know why you're talking about iGPUs. These 45W chips are used almost exclusively (if not exclusively) in systems that have discrete graphics.21130417 said:21129873 said:At 45W these could be used in laptops to compete with Intel's 45W H line of i7's. At 2.8GHz the 8 core Ryzen 7 2700E has a higher base frequency than the 2.6GHz i7-8850H with 6 cores.
Eh, not really. Intel would still win because an iGPU sips power compared to a discrete solution.
But again, CFL is pretty stout so it would be hard to compete head-to-head. Best way to do it would be to undercut them on price. Maybe it'll happen after Zen 2.