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1 Updated Feb 28, 2017: Generational IPC uplift
for the “Zen” architecture vs. “Piledriver” architecture is +52% with an
estimated SPECint_base2006 score compiled with GCC 4.6 –O2 at a fixed 3.4GHz.
Generational IPC uplift for the “Zen” architecture vs. “Excavator” architecture
is +64% as measured with Cinebench R15 1T, and also +64% with an estimated
SPECint_base2006 score compiled with GCC 4.6 –O2, at a fixed 3.4GHz. System
configs: AMD reference motherboard(s), AMD Radeon™ R9 290X GPU, 8GB DDR4-2667
(“Zen”)/8GB DDR3-2133 (“Excavator”)/8GB DDR3-1866 (“Piledriver”), Ubuntu Linux
16.x (SPECint_base2006 estimate) and Windows® 10 x64 RS1 (Cinebench R15). SPECint_base2006
estimates: “Zen” vs. “Piledriver” (31.5 vs. 20.7 | +52%), “Zen” vs. “Excavator”
(31.5 vs. 19.2 | +64%). Cinebench R15 1t scores: “Zen” vs. “Piledriver” (139
vs. 79 both at 3.4G | +76%), “Zen” vs. “Excavator” (160 vs. 97.5 both at 4.0G|
+64%). GD-108

2 Testing performed in AMD Internal Labs as of May
10, 2017. System Config: Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 : AMD Myrtle – SM with 95W R7 1800X,
AMD Radeon R7 240, 2×4096 DDR4-2400 RAM, Win 10 PRO, 512GB SSD, Graphics driver
21.19.142.257. Intel i7-7700: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) with 65W i7-7700, Intel HD
Graphics 630, 2×4096 DDR4-2400 RAM, Win 10 PRO, 512GB SSD, graphics driver
21.20.16.4534. PC manufacturers may vary configurations yielding different
results. Performance may vary based on version of driver used. Cinebench R15 nT
is used to show multithreaded performance. Using Cinebench R15 nT, the Ryzen 7
PRO 1700 scored 1422 while the Intel i7-7700 scored 878 which is a performance
differential of 61.9 or ~ 62% in favor of the Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 . RZP