Broken Silicon
79. AMD Zen 3 v Intel Comet Lake, Renoir v Tiger Lake, TSMC v Samsung | The x86 Crown
16 Dec 2020
At the start of 2020, Intel was already being regarded as the underdog…and yet “underdog” doesn’t say the half of it. Tom & Dan look back at a year that truly saw the rise of AMD, and the disillusionment of many gaming trends that just did not pan out this year… [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Setting the stage for 2020 9:26 When did Intel start to feel like an Underdog? 13:11 A lot of people said “Zen 2 isn’t that great for gamers” last year… 20:35 Is it a good thing that the gaming community grew in 2020? 26:15 Intel’s Loss of Prestige with their “i7” and “i9” branding 32:41 People don’t talk about Intel Security anymore, should they? 42:41 The Unprecedented Demand for Gaming Hardware in 2020 50:19 Why RDNA2, Ampere, Console launches are different situations 56:19 Intel Xe & Alder Lake – The hype for 2021 Intel Products 1:03:36 AMD Renoir vs Intel Tiger Lake – the battle for mobile 1:15:14 Can Intel comeback in 2021?(Tiger Lake vs CZN & VGH) 1:22:19 Can RDNA 3 fully take the performance crown? 1:28:44 Google Stadia Hype Vs Reality, The Silly TFLOPS Debate https://youtu.be/22SIp7iiRP0 https://youtu.be/F4NNh6UUqCQ https://youtu.be/EA3kdQ8bML4 https://www.techspot.com/review/1940-amd-ryzen-9-3950x/ https://youtu.be/YrsE0DmMATQ https://www.csoonline.com/article/3530306/design-flaw-could-compromise-intel-platform-security-features-researchers-warn.html https://youtu.be/xVgHg4neDqk https://youtu.be/1PDiFr0UhtQ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://www.pcgamesn.com/stadia/google-stadia-cant-kill-pc-gaming https://www.pcgamer.com/phil-spencer-says-microsoft-is-competing-with-google-and-amazon-not-sony/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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