The fifth iteration of AMD’s Zen core architecture is set to launch later this month. Zen 5 marks nearly seven years of Ryzen processors, starting with the release of Zen in 2017. Since then, we’ve gotten Zen+, Zen 2, Zen 3, and Zen 4 at the heart of the Ryzen 2000, 3000, 5000, and 7000 …| Hardware Times
Intel’s switch to a hybrid core architecture aimed to improve multi-threaded performance and optimize the power efficiency of mobility designs. While the former has been somewhat successful, the latter has failed spectacularly. Intel’s 12th and 13th Gen CPUs are much less efficient than rival Ryzen offerings, with the E-cores often degrading performance in latency-sensitive tasks. …| Hardware Times