CPU Anything to get excited about for from Cannon/Coffee Lake?

[Tilltech]

2) AMD will be releasing desktop products manufactured with 7-nanometer technology in 2018.

Are those for desktop or mobile?

Because the AM4 socket will remain the same, so only a CPU switch will be sufficient for an upgrade.

 

[BirdofPrey]

Are those for desktop or mobile?

Because the AM4 socket will remain the same, so only a CPU switch will be sufficient for an upgrade.

The mobile APUs are set to launch this year. Desktop APUs were scheduled for the beginning of next year, though there's been rumors it might launch at the end of this year.

 

[Hifihedgehog]

It could be assumed long before it even had a codename: Intel have operated on two-gens-per-socket for a good decade now.

Are those for desktop or mobile?

Because the AM4 socket will remain the same, so only a CPU switch will be sufficient for an upgrade.

Just as a refresher for thread watchers, AMD promised about 4 years (until about 2020-2021) of AM4 support. What has been confirmed is Zen 2 (previously known as Zen+), which will be on a 7-nanometer with a 5-15% IPC improvement, will be released in 2H 2018. In the meantime, rumor has it that a refinement to Zen, on a 14-nanometer+ process (in the roadmap depicted below; erroneously referred to also as Zen+ by some well-meaning enthusiasts), may be released between now and then to keep Coffee Lake at bay. Currently, Zen 1 is on par with Broadwell's IPC in single-threaded workloads and is actually ahead of Skylake/Kaby Lake IPC in multithreaded performance. Granted Skylake and Kaby Lake (see X299) is stable at higher clocks in high core count (6-core and above) configurations and holds the performance crown against mainstream Ryzen, but it produces far higher temperatures, requires far higher power, and must be liquid cooled.