AMD Ryzen 5000 "Zen 3" "Vermeer" Launch Liveblog
AMD is announcing its next-generation Ryzen 5000 series desktop processors in the Socket AM4 package. These 7 nm processors see the implementation of the company's new "Zen 3" microarchitecture, and are expected to push the performance envelope. AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su takes centerstage in a pre-recorded launch event stream which we are live-blogging. These are facts as they appear, along with our analysis.
Update 16:01 UTC : Looks like this is a pre-recorded(PR) New Alienware Products Deliver Performance Every Gamer Deserves
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