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Broken Silicon 79: AMD Zen 3 v Rocket Lake & CML, Renoir v Tiger Lake, TSMC is King | The x86 Crown (Patreon)

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2020-12-14 20:24:42

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2021-12

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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…

0:00 Setting the stage for 2020

9:15 When did Intel start to feel like an Underdog?, TSMC become a kingmaker in Silicon

13:00 A lot of people said “Zen 2 isn’t that great for gamers” last year…just like Zen 3

20:24 Is it a good thing that the gaming community grew so much in 2020?

26:04 Intel’s Loss of Prestige with their “i7” and “i9” branding

32:30 People don’t talk about Security Problems anymore, should they?

42:30 The Unprecedented Demand for Gaming Hardware in 2020

49:00 Why the RDNA 2, Ampere, and Console launches are different situations

55:00 Intel Xe & Alder Lake – The hype for 2021 Intel Products

1:02:17 AMD Renoir vs Intel Tiger Lake – the battle for mobile

1:13:55 Can Intel make a comeback in 2021? (Tiger Lake vs Cezanne & Van Gogh)

1:21:00 Can RDNA 3 fully take the performance crown?