AMD Ryzen 2700X and 2600X Sneak Peek
 

Today we get a sneak peek of what is coming next Thursday. I can’t let the whole cat out of the bag yet but I can let you see its whiskers. All joking aside, there is a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place until April 19th for actual performance numbers and benchmarks but AMD is letting us show off their new hardware prior to the actual review. I have the AMD Ryzen+ review kit here and will give a quick rundown of its contents and some of the specifications and features of the upcoming Ryzen+, the all-new X470 motherboards and G.Skill DDR4 which have been included in the kit.

First up though are some glamour shots of the kit and its contents.
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In the kit I received, AMD has included the second generation Ryzen CPUs, two X470 motherboards and some new DDR4 from G.skill which is geared for the AM4 platform. The CPUs included are the Ryzen 7 2700X with its Wraith Prism CPU cooler and the Ryzen 5 2600X which is bundled with the Wraith Spire CPU cooler. This was very unexpected, but AMD also included two motherboards in the kit, the X470 Gaming M7 AC from MSI as well as the X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi from Gigabyte. Also included, was a 2×8 GB, dual channel set of the new SniperX memory from G.Skill which has been tested for AM4 compatibility and runs at 3400 MHz, Cl16.
AMD RYZEN 2700X and 2600X

Currently, we are not at liberty to divulge a lot of information regarding the upcoming CPU launch but do have a few pictures of them and their coolers. I’ve also put together a quick specifications table outlining some of the important aspects of the new CPUs. I can say that the new second generation Ryzen CPUs are still compatible with the previously released 300-series chipset motherboards as well as motherboards with the new 400-series chipsets.

http://www.overclockers.com/amd-ryze...0x-sneak-peek/