They are coming, a new Zen octacore Summit Ridge engineering sample has been spotted. The engineering samples are internal test samples for qualification purposes. The new model that has been spotted was running 3.2 GHz on all eight cores and a boost towards 3500 MHz.
This is exciting news as these values are as fast or even faster opposed to what Intel offers, their 8-core 5960X and 10-core Core i7 6950X processor run a base clock of 3.0 GHz and a binned turbo towards 3.5 GHz. The first one costs 999 USD, the 6950X 1300 USD. If AMD can keep their IPC performance up-to snuff or at least close to Intel with prices in the rumored 300~400 USD range, then AMD might have struck gold here.
The information on this latest leak is based upon a user called DresdenBoy who has shared more reliable information in the past. The engineering sample processor spotted is tagged at product code number 1D3201A2M88F3_35/32_N which indeed indicates the clock frequencies and number of cores.
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