The AMD Ryzen lineup may only consist of 4-Core and 8-Core products, deciding to skip the 6-Core CPU as previously reported. AMD is not investing on the Hexa-Core chip because of its modest gains when compared to the 4-Core, particularly in multi-threaded performance.

Previously, the AMD Ryzen SR3 and SR5 are supposed to be exclusively 4-Core CPUs, but another report claims that the SR3 may also have the 6-Core chips. Now it appears that AMD is no longer having the Hexa-Core chips despite the popularity of Intel's existing 6-Core CPUs like the Core i7-6800K and Core i7-6850K. Both CPUs have been the choice of enthusiasts who are using Intel's X99 platform.

The latest AMD range of Ryzen products lists the SR3 with 4-Core and 8 Threads, the SR5 with 8-Core and 8 Threads and the SR7 with 8-Core and 16 Threads. The reason behind the absence of the 6-Core AMD CPU may be attributed to previous benchmarking results. The Hexa-Core CPU has only achieved modest gains in multi-threaded performance as compared to the 4-Core, Forbes reported.

Nonetheless, AMD's move surprised and even disappointed some enthusiasts who have been clamoring for Intel for more cores particularly for mid-range CPUs. The Core i5-2500K and even previous ones only have the 4-Core CPUs, but the Core i7-2600K has recently received the Hyper-Threading support.

Not much is known about AMD's product range, which will most likely be unveiled during the Game Developers Conference or GDC. GDC 2017 starts on Feb. 27 to March 3, which is set to be the venue for AMD to launch its newest AMD Ryzen CPUs.

As of now, the report from Tech52 only reveals the 3-tier product range mentioned earlier. The CPUs will have overclock out-of-the-box and may have a price range lower than Intel which retails starting at $400 plus.

AMD will reportedly retail the SR3 at $149, the SR5 at $249 and the SR7 at $500. Moreover, the chipmaker will bring to GDC 2017 not only its flagship Ryzen CPUS, but also the Socket AM4, Motherboards and accessories for overclocking.

When it comes to pricing, AMD seems to have the advantage, but tech pundits expect that the flagship AMD Ryzen SR 7 will be able to rival that of Intel's Core i7. The Core i7 has 8-Core and 16 Thread with SMT, offering optimal performance in multi-threaded tasks commonly done in rendering or video editing.

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