AMD 2016 Zen CPU Speculations

[sulblazer]

Well, of course AMD will tell you that their new chip meets all their expectations.  Why would they say, "Our new chip that we've poured untold resources into is a dissapointment"?  I'll wait for independent party benches before I believe anything that any company says about any of their products.  I do, however, think that it'll be much faster than all their current chips...and I do think we'll see Dolphin performance that is finally comparable to Intel Haswells...and if what they claim about SMT IPC increases are correct maybe performance that is in league with Skylake.  I'm rooting for AMD...but I'm cautiously optimistic.  I wish AMD had some guy or gal who is an emulator enthusiast that could give us a glimpse of what's to come.  Oh well...1 more year and it'll be Zen or Skylake for me...only time will tell.