Broken Silicon 169: Anonymous Intel Engineer talks Ryzen 7000, AMD Zen 6 ST, Sapphire Rapids Delays (Patreon)

An Anonymous Intel Engineer joins to discuss Zen 4 , SPR & FHF, and more!

0:00 Who is our guest today?

6:35 Misconceptions about working at Intel, Communication within the Company

16:48 Pat Gelsinger and Management - What's wrong? What's getting better?  

25:42  What do Intel Engineers think of Ryzen 7000? What about AM5 longevity?

37:05 Zen 4 vs Golden Cove die size – Is Intel impressed? Is Gracemont small? 

40:32 What should Zen 6 focus on? Is MT as important for Zen 5 as it was for Zen 1?

48:33 Intel Raptor Lake vs AMD Raphael Segmentation, Increasing TDPs

53:57 Intel Cancelling Optane

56:38 Sapphire Rapids & Fishhawk Falls Delays - What's going on?

1:09:25 Will MTL be competitive? Will Emerald Rapids be delayed like SPR?  

https://www.techspot.com/review/2131-amd-ryzen-5950x/

https://www.techspot.com/review/1940-amd-ryzen-9-3950x/

Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake Pricing Analysis: https://youtu.be/jZktgrI8Kp8

Raptor Lake Launch Date and Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/hJUUpuKvSLU

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