Intel responds to AMD Ryzen

 

 

 

 

 

Earlier this week a leak revealed a line up of new Intel workstation processors. These new processors are to be called Core i9. The Core i9 will be a high performing part slipping into the current line up above the Core i7 processors and possibly replacing the Extreme processors in the process.

The Intel Core i9 Processors will launch alongside new x299 chipset motherboards and 2666mhz quad channel DDR4 ram. The x299 platform also comes with 44 pci-e lanes, 10 usb 3 ports and 8 SATA ports.

Intel Core i9 Processors are due to launch at Computex 2017 which runs from the end of May into June.

The leaked details of the 4 new processors are below.

Intel Core i9 Line-up

	I9-7800x	I9-7820x	I9-7900x	I9-7920x
Cores/Thread’s	6/12	8/16	10/20	12/24
Base speed	3.5Ghz	3.6Ghz	3.3Ghz	NA
Boost speed	4Ghz	4Ghz	4Ghz	NA

 

It will be interesting to see at what price points they hit and how competitively priced they will be compared to the AMD Ryzen equivalents. Personally I would expect the Core i9’s to be rather pricey to be honest – especially as they are going to require x299 chipset motherboards and 2666mhz quad channel ddr4 ram.

I think the i9 7920x looks to be a monster of a processor. Especially for those of you doing content creation such as 3d drawing, CAD or video editing. Can’t wait to get my hands on an i9-7920x.

I am curious to know if these processors have been sitting by the wayside over in Intel land biding their time. Now that AMD Ryzen has launched and we have some competition and choice in the desktop CPU market Intel has seen fit to launch the Core i9. I wonder how long we would have been waiting for the Core i9 if AMD had either not launched Ryzen or if Ryzen had turned out to be another Bulldozer.

Competition is good.

AMD has Ryzen at Chaplin Computer Consultants Ltd.

 

 

 

Welcome back AMD. It has been a long time since AMD had a competitive product to go head to head with Intel’s best. However with AMD’s new processor family now available there is a choice in the mid to high end cpu market.

Supported by a range of new motherboard chipsets and sporting DDR4 ram support Ryzen is an excellent choice for your next performance pc.

If content creation is something you do regularly then Ryzen is the perfect fit for you. Enjoy a game after a hard day’s work? Ryzen has you covered.

 

 

 

 

See below for the specification we have been doing recently for customers looking for better performance in there 3d applications.

AMD Ryzen Specification

• ATX Midi Tower Case.
• Coolermaster 500 Watt Power Supply Unit.
• AMD Ryzen 1700 (8 Core, 16 Threads) 3Ghz (3.7Ghz Turbo) Socket AM4 Processor.
• Includes AMD Wraith Spire Heatsink and Fan.
• Asus B350M-a Motherboard. (AMD B350 Chipset.)
• Includes 1 x PCI-e x16, 2 x PCI-e x1, 6 x USB3 (2 front, 4 rear,) 2 x USB3.1 (rear,)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s, 1 x M.2 socket, 8 Channel Audio, 10/100/1000 Lan, and 4 x DDR4 Ram Slots.
• 16GB DDR4 Ram (2 x 8GB DDR4.)
• 2GB nVidia Quadro K620 VGA Card.
• 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD).
• 22 x Speed SATA DVD Re-Writer Drive.
• USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse.
• Genuine Microsoft Windows 10 Professional x64 (OEM.)

We can custom build your next performance pc. Like the above specification but want something changing? Get in touch and we can discuss it.

Interested?

Give us a call or send us an email.

What is the WannaCry / Wannacrypt Ransomeware?

 

 

 

As you will have no doubt seen in the media over the weekend a mass ransomware attack now going by the name of WannaCry occurred early on Friday 12^th May affecting thousands of businesses and enterprise in over 100 countries.

 

Initial infection

The WannaCry malware takes advantage of a windows network protocol (smb1) loophole. At this time there is no evidence of WannaCry being transmitted by email attachment. Once infected WannaCry is able infect additional machines via networks, shares, external disk drives etc.

 

Payload

Once on a machine WannaCry searches for a pre-defined set of files (over 100 file types) such as word and excel documents, pictures, music, video, email etc. WannaCry then encrypts them making the files unusable. Imagine every important document on your PC gone. Customer or supplier lists, accounts, family photos etc.

Please bear in mind here that there is no fix for these encrypted files short of restoring from a backup. Even paying the ransom is no guarantee of getting your files back – I have yet to see anyone who has paid in this case get their files back.

Avoiding WannaCry

WannaCry appears to specifically target older unpatched operating systems such as Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Server 2008.

As of writing this Monday 15^th May  WannaCry has been disabled via a kill switch stopping execution of the encryption. Security experts are warning that we should all be expecting new variants to appear soon. (As of 19^th May 4 unfinished new variants has been seen by security experts as well as another that was also killed via kill switch.)

With this is mind it is very important that everyone takes action on the following.

 

• Keep your operating systems current. Where possible move to Windows 10.

 

• Any machines that cannot be moved to Windows 10 or replaced with Windows 10 systems should be patched as soon as possible. Microsoft issued patches for most operating systems to resolve the smb1 issue in March. They have also issued an update for Windows XP systems.

 

• Ensure that you have a solid backup system in place. Preferably involving the 3.2.1. Strategy of having 3 copies of your data. 2 local copies on different mediums and an offsite/cloud versioning backup.

 

• Ensure that all people using email are especially cautious when dealing with attachments.

 

If you need help with any of the above then please feel free to get in touch.

Chaplin Computer Consultants Ltd support over 400 customers in and around the Staffordshire area.

 

 

 

We have many long standing customers who trust their daily business I.T. requirements to us year in – year out. Most of our work comes by way of word of mouth. This demonstrates how successful Chaplin Computers have been in supporting both home and small businesses for over 20 years.

We endeavour to provide professional and accurate advice, quality products and excellent service at highly competitive and affordable prices. Chaplin Computer Consultants Ltd are also available on a non-contract call-out basis. We cover a large geographical area including Birmingham, Shropshire and Staffordshire.