{"id":26499,"date":"2016-09-05T19:54:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T17:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=26499"},"modified":"2016-09-05T19:54:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T17:54:33","slug":"new-mainstream-esports-ready-gaming-pcs-powered-by-7th-generation-amd-a-series-desktop-processors-debut-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/26499-new-mainstream-esports-ready-gaming-pcs-powered-by-7th-generation-amd-a-series-desktop-processors-debut-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mainstream &<\/span> eSports\u2013Ready Gaming PCs Powered by 7th Generation AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series Desktop Processors Debut Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Main\u00adstream &<\/span> eSports\u2013Ready Gam\u00ading PCs Powered by 7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series Desk\u00adtop Pro\u00adces\u00adsors Debut Globally<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014   \u201cBris\u00adtol Ridge\u201d APUs pair with the all-new AM4<\/span> desk\u00adtop plat\u00adform to increase pro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty and enhan\u00adce immersi\u00adve and gam\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces; HP<\/span> and Leno\u00advo design laun\u00adches demons\u00adtra\u00adte rea\u00addi\u00adness of AM4<\/span> plat\u00adform for upco\u00adming \u201cSum\u00admit Ridge\u201d CPUs \u2014<\/em><\/p>\n

SUNNYVALE<\/span>, Calif. \u2014 Sept. 5, 2016<\/strong> \u2014 <\/strong> AMD<\/span><\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that the first OEM<\/span> sys\u00adtems to fea\u00adture 7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series desk\u00adtop pro\u00adces\u00adsors are now ship\u00adping, pai\u00adred with the new AMD<\/span> AM4<\/span> plat\u00adform sup\u00adport\u00ading DDR4<\/span> memo\u00adry and next-gen I\/O and stan\u00addards. Designs, initi\u00adal\u00adly from HP<\/span> and Leno\u00advo, with other glo\u00adbal OEM<\/span> designs to fol\u00adlow, deli\u00adver high-speed pro\u00adces\u00adsing, smooth eSports gam\u00ading, and enhan\u00adced HD<\/span> and UHD<\/span> strea\u00adming capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties, inclu\u00adding the hig\u00adhest memo\u00adry band\u00adwidth to date for an AMD<\/span> desk\u00adtop platform.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The con\u00adsu\u00admer release of the\u00adse new HP<\/span> and Leno\u00advo designs is an important mile\u00adstone for AMD<\/span> on two fronts. First, it marks a major increase in pro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty per\u00adfor\u00admance, strea\u00adming video and eSports gam\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces sought after by today\u2019s con\u00adsu\u00admers, deli\u00adver\u00aded through our new 7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series desk\u00adtop pro\u00adces\u00adsors. Second, becau\u00adse the\u00adse new OEM<\/span> designs also fea\u00adture our new AM4<\/span> desk\u00adtop plat\u00adform, the mother\u00adboard eco\u00adsys\u00adtem shows its rea\u00addi\u00adness for our upco\u00adming high-per\u00adfor\u00admance \u201cSum\u00admit Ridge\u201d desk\u00adtop CPUs fea\u00adturing \u201cZen\u201d cores, which share the same plat\u00adform,\u201d said Kevin Len\u00adsing, Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte VP<\/span> and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger of Cli\u00adent Com\u00adpu\u00adting at AMD<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Sys\u00adtems powered by 7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series pro\u00adces\u00adsors are pro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00adve, immersi\u00adve, and ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00adent, with up to four \u201cExcava\u00adtor\u201d CPU<\/span> cores. 7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series desk\u00adtop pro\u00adces\u00adsors con\u00adsist of 65-watt and 35-watt ver\u00adsi\u00adons, offe\u00adring supe\u00adri\u00ador power effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy and enab\u00adling fle\u00adxi\u00adble solu\u00adti\u00adons in a wide varie\u00adty of form fac\u00adtors. The new 7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon 65-watt A\u2011Series pro\u00adces\u00adsors deli\u00adver per\u00adfor\u00admance only rea\u00adli\u00adzed at 95-watts with the pre\u00advious gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, when com\u00adpared to the Intel Core i5 6500, the new 65-watt pro\u00adces\u00adsors offer up to equi\u00adva\u00adlent pro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty performance2 and up to 99% hig\u00adher gra\u00adphics performance3.<\/p>\n

7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series desk\u00adtop pro\u00adces\u00adsors (pre\u00advious\u00adly code\u00adna\u00admed \u201cBris\u00adtol Ridge\u201d) also bring enhan\u00adced gra\u00adphics capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and key video play\u00adback fea\u00adtures that sup\u00adport up to 4K<\/span> Ultra HD<\/span> in both the popu\u00adlar H.264 and new-and-impro\u00adved H.265 formats.4 The\u00adse devices will also fea\u00adture AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon Gra\u00adphics Core Next gra\u00adphics, with full sup\u00adport for Micro\u00adsoft\u00ae DirectX\u00ae 12.<\/p>\n

The AMD<\/span> AM4<\/span> socket is a new uni\u00adfied socket infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre that pro\u00advi\u00addes com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty bet\u00adween 7th Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> A\u2011Series pro\u00adces\u00adsors and the upco\u00adming high-per\u00adfor\u00admance \u201cSum\u00admit Ridge\u201d AMD<\/span> desk\u00adtop CPU<\/span>. AM4<\/span> plat\u00adforms fea\u00adture DDR4<\/span> Memo\u00adry and next-gen I\/O and peri\u00adphe\u00adral sup\u00adport, inclu\u00adding PCIe\u00ae Gen 3, USB<\/span> 3.1 Gen 2, NVMe, and SATA<\/span> Express.<\/p>\n

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