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Feature: Ryzen myths<br />
WITH AMD’S NEW CPU<br />
Gordon Mah Ung cuts through the chatter, myths and hearsay<br />
W<br />
ith the Ryzen 7 launch just over<br />
two months ago and Ryzen 5<br />
now here, AMD’s comeback<br />
CPUs are generating as much controversy,<br />
confusion, and misinformation as they<br />
are excitement. Here we cut through<br />
the chatter to give you the real answers<br />
about AMD’s latest CPU.<br />
PERCEPTION: Ryzen runs hot<br />
REALITY: Not true<br />
Despite really low thermal design power<br />
(TDP) ratings, Ryzen chips have oddly<br />
been labelled as running hot. The problem<br />
seems to relate to how utilities are<br />
reading the new chips’ on-die sensors.<br />
AMD, in fact, just disclosed that certain<br />
CPUs feature offsets that make it look as<br />
though they are running hot.<br />
“In the short term, users of the AMD Ryzen<br />
1700X and 1800X can simply subtract 20°C<br />
to determine the true junction temperature<br />
of their processor. No arithmetic is required<br />
for the Ryzen 7 1700. Long term, we expect<br />
temperature monitoring software to better<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2017</strong> www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features 77
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