173. Fixing the Zen 4 Launch, R5 7600X vs i5-13600K, RTX 4080 12GB, RDNA 3 Pricing

An AMD Senior Product Manager joins to discuss Zen 4, Lovelace, and RDNA 3 segmentation.
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0:00 Who is James Prior? Is RISC-V replacing ARM and x86?
16:13 Did Alder Lake & the 5800X3D live up to expectations?
30:44 AMD Zen 4 Sales - Why are they so low?
39:45 How would James turn Zen 4 around if he still worked at AMD?
51:48 How competitive is Raptor Lake?
57:18 i5-13600K vs R5 7600X – Does AMD care if they lose MT?
1:08:03 Do Engineers have a say in Marketing? What's going on w/ PBO2?
1:14:32 Zen 4 Threadripper 7000 vs Intel 24-Core & 34-Core Fishhawk Falls
1:21:42 Should AMD just focus Zen 4 volume on laptop?
1:29:08 How important will AI Engines be for future Laptops?
1:31:50 Will AMD get SMT-4 working in Zen 5 or Zen 6?
1:38:05 RTX 4080 12GB & 4000 Series Segmentation
1:48:35 How should AMD Price & Segment RDNA 3?


Previous Episode with James: https://youtu.be/c2Xc2KtnAvQ
James Prior LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdprior/
https://www.icegiantcooling.com/
PyTorch: https://about.fb.com/news/2022/09/pytorch-foundation-to-accelerate-progress-in-ai-research/amp/
https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/amd-ryzen-3d-v-cache-cpu-processors-ces-2022
https://www.pcworld.com/article/394653/amd-v-cache-for-ryzen-everything-you-need-to-know.html
Supposedly Zen 4 could have shipped with far lower TDPs: https://youtu.be/FaOYYHNGlLs
Paul Backed up Optimum Tech’s PBO2 Tune claims: https://youtu.be/poo82SUm934
DDR4 holds back ADL Performance compared to budget DDR5: https://youtu.be/kuxMCqF1yG0