AMD Ryzen CPUs: and why they are important

AMD has recently released their new Ryzen CPU series based on the Zen CPU architecture. They offer 4, 6 and 8 core variations, each core supporting 2 threads (Similar to Intel’s HyperThreading technology). Intel’s current range of mainstream CPUs are available in 2 and 4 core versions with variants having Hyperthreading enabled or disabled. Architecture…