I tend to agree. I think the gaming performance is near enough to Intel, and the framerates still high enough, that being slower is not a major factor. And things are likely to improve when patches for the virtual cores and caches are woven into the mix. I reckon the $189 Ryzen 5 1500X, at 3.5 GHz and 4+4 (3.9 GHz boost), is going to capture a load of sales at the expense of Intel’s $350 i7-7700K — about 80% of the performance (possibly better performance outside games) for just over half the cost. And it could demolish Core i5 sales.
If AMD can get the clock up to 4 GHz once the manufacturing settles down, or with the next iteration, I’d say Intel are in trouble on numerous fronts. I reckon we’ll see a fast 2+2 at $99, which will compete blow-for-blow with the Core i3 range.
