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Just a reminder that wccftech.com is notoriously pro-AMD. I would caution against taking their word as proof.

I'm not an AMD hater (actually own AMD stock), just cautious.

It's more of a rumor/gossip tech site with a reputation for immediately publishing almost anything you could put a click-baity title on.

As a result it does look pro-AMD, because there is significantly more hype (the infamous hype train) in AMD community (just compare /r/amd and /r/nvidia on Reddit). I can't say if it's something that emerged organically in those communities and embraced by corporate or the other way round.

Techies love a hype train, but Ryzen is genuinely important. Intel have had a near-total monopoly on high-performance CPUs for many years. This has led to a dismal stagnation in the CPU market. If you bought an i7-2600k six years ago, you have little reason to upgrade - an i7-7700k is only about 30% faster in most workloads.

If Ryzen is anywhere near as good as the benchmarks suggest, then Intel have got a lot of work to do. They'll need massive performance increases, huge price cuts or both to remain relevant. That's good news for everyone except Intel.

Also https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/

And of course https://www.reddit.com/r/AyyMD/

Right now the hot topic is this gem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjCVaMYdjgo

Haha. Amused to see the hype train Ryzen has created.

Holy crap that was a bit much. Good for AMD though, they need any break they can get..

>actually own AMD stock

Any insight for that? Why do you think AMD is good investment (or speculation).

As another investor, the stock has already gone up 650%. You should probably look at another company to buy. Never buy during the hype.

Maybe he/she bought when the stock was under 2 dollar last year? I know some people who invested their vacation money back then into AMD stock and are happy now.

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