[PConline 2019 Taipei Computer Show Summary] The Taipei Computer Show has come to an end year after year. According to the current situation, the battle for the status of CPUs still attracts the most attention. This Taipei Computer Show can be said to be dominated by AMD The first shot was fired, followed immediately by Intel taking out the 10nm process and counterattacking immediately. In addition, major PC hardware manufacturers also unveiled their own gatekeeping skills at the exhibition. Now let's review this Taipei Computer Show and see what major events happened.
1, hardware category
AMD kicked off the opening battle of Taipei Computex
html On the morning of May 27, AMD CEO Dr. Su Zifeng held a keynote speech at the Computex pre-show press conference. The content was mainly about 7nm process CPUs and GPUs. We have seen several third-generation Ryzen products based on the 7nm process, and the most exciting among them is the Zen2 series processor that rubbed the toothpaste factory on the ground!
The price of the theoretically strongest Zen2 processor launched this time is also very shocking. According to the exchange rate, the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900x only costs 3,999 yuan! The target is pointed at Intel 's enthusiast-level CPU i9-9920X. Intel is really going to squeeze out all the toothpaste this time. Ryzen 9 3900X surpasses i9-9900K in single-thread, multi-thread, and games. AMD Ryzen 9 3900X’s single-thread performance is 14% better and multi-thread performance is 6% better than it, but its power consumption is much lower than it, only 105W. , while the former is 165W.
Ryzen 9 3900x
Highlight 1: 12 core 24 threads, the highest number of cores in mainstream platforms
Highlight 2: AMD Ryzen series products, the highest frequency in history
Highlight 3: 7nm technology, huge process advantages
Highlight 4: is priced at 3999 by the National Bank, very Competitive
AMD RX5 series graphics card
Then Su Ma also introduced a new architecture NAVI graphics card, which is the first PCI-e 4.0 graphics card! Someone previously broke the news that AMD's new graphics card will be the 3000 series, taking the lead in suppressing NVIDIA and going the way of N cards, leaving N cards with nowhere to go. However, the news brought to the scene is that the graphics card launched this time will be named 5000 series, which is intended to commemorate the 50th anniversary of AMD. Although this new graphics card is quite sensational, it does not have the same impulse as the Zen2 processor that can make people shout AMD YES.
In the game performance display section of the speech, the NAVI 5700 series graphics card performed about 10% better than the RTX 2070 when running "Strange Team". This achievement is gratifying. Generally speaking, it has narrowed the distance with NVIDIA graphics cards. With good power consumption control and improved performance, while maintaining the cost-effectiveness of the RX 500 series, I believe more consumers will pay for it.
Intel's immediate counterattack
If AMD's new product launch conference caught Intel off guard, it would be too young. Intel launched a counterattack the next day.
html On May 28th at the Taipei Computex Show, Intel finally released its long-awaited first 10nm process product family, the tenth generation Core mobile notebook processor code-named Ice Lake, including Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3. Large serial and Iris plus core graphics cards, 10nm Ice Lake is a brand new platform and the most advanced notebook platform to date, with new transistor technology and processes, new CPU/GPU architecture, and new platform integration technology. It will be available in batches in June, and the new generation of notebooks will be on the shelves soon.
Intel's 10th generation Core Ice Lake processor
Highlight 1: 's new architecture IPC has been greatly improved
Highlight 2: 10nm process process has excellent power consumption control
Highlight 3: GPU has been fully upgraded with stronger game performance
Highlight 4: new instruction set Bringing AI performance doubled
Ice Lake processors are the first batch of mobile terminals to be divided into two sub-series: low-power Ice Lake-U and ultra-low power Ice Lake-Y. The thermal design power consumption is 9W, 15W, and 28W. Type, up to four cores and eight threads, the maximum acceleration frequency is 4.1GHz (reduced instead), the maximum third-level cache is 8MB, the integrated core display is divided into Iris Plus (48/64 units) and UHD (32 units), the maximum acceleration frequency 1.1GHz, memory supports dual-channel DDR4-3200 (U series), LPDDR4/4X-3733.
not only released new products, but also replaced the LOGO with a brand new one. Including Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3, they are completely different from the past. They have become square and completely flat. The background has been changed to neatly arranged small squares and black and white gradient transitions, including Intel LOGO, Core ix, and 10th Gen. etc words.
The nuclear war launched by AMD and Intel every year at the Taipei Computex Show is not just as simple as bringing a few high-performance processors. Since AMD has the magic weapon Ryzen, they have had the opportunity to change the current decline of the processor market. Intel does not care Whether you like it or not, you can't stop using desktop processors with 4 cores as they did in the past ten years. At the same time, because of AMD, Intel had to come up with 10nm to deal with it. Finally, it is no longer 14nm+++.
Luxurious dream motherboard
ASUS concept motherboard Prime Utopia
Highlight 1: native coverage large area water-cooled armor
Highlight 2: touch pad independent networking remote control BIOS
Highlight 3: rear PCIe slot device heat dissipation is better
Highlight 4 ：'s breakthrough modular I/O interface design
Utopia means Utopia, also called Utopia, which refers to a desirable place with only good things and no bad things. Asus, under the name Utopia, has packed all the most ideal configurations onto this motherboard, and the whole look is quite eye-catching.
water cooling covers the CPU power supply module, modular I/O interface, M.2 interface with cooling fan, 7-inch display panel that supports Wifi connection, comes with 3 cooling fans, enhanced power output, and is equipped with the latest high-core CPU. It supports ASUS motherboard stack cool technology and 2X Cooper circuit board to ensure stable overclocking during games. All the top and most high-end configurations are included. Of course, since
is a concept motherboard and an ideal motherboard, don’t think about mass production.
The explosive release of high-end X570 motherboards
Because of AMD's new CPU, new motherboards also need to be supported. The X570 series motherboards are for AMD.
Gigabyte X570 AORUS Rich I/O expansion & native USB 3.2
At this year’s Taipei Computex, Gigabyte brought the top motherboard X570 XTREME. The CPU power supply armor of this motherboard is not very large but the workmanship is very fine. It is also common to design RGB lights here. The lower PCI-e slot and south bridge are designed with a large area of metal heat dissipation armor, making the motherboard look quite tough as a whole. The lower right corner of the motherboard is also designed with RGB lighting effects, echoing the upper left corner. The onboard switch and reset button in the upper right corner are quite large and also equipped with armor. What is surprising is that this motherboard actually uses an 8+8pin CPU and 16-phase Infineon VRM. It seems that its overclocking stability and extreme performance are quite good. Hidden under the metal armor is the M.2 slot or the PCI-e 4.0×4 channel.
Of course, in addition to Gigabyte, MSI , ASUS, Colorful and other motherboard manufacturers also released their own X570 motherboards at Computex Taipei.And because of the increase in buses, each motherboard has added a small fan to the south bridge for heat dissipation. Maybe one day the south bridge will also need water cooling
PCIe-4.0 with a speed of up to 15000MB/s SSD
to cooperate with AMD's new Zen2 CPU and its own X570 top motherboard Gigabyte Together with the launch of the fastest SSD product in the world.
The same important product is the solid state drive that supports PCIe 4.0, using Phison E16 master control. The AIC version consists of 4 M.2 SSDs to form RAID 0. Each disk is PCIe X4, and the group of 4 disks is PCIe X16, with a maximum speed of 15000MB/s and a maximum capacity of 8TB.
In addition to the top PCI-e 4.0 AIC SSD, Gigabyte also launched a slightly more civilian M.2 SSD. With PCI-e 4.0 support, this product has read and write speeds of 5000MB/s and 4400MB/s, and its pure copper heat dissipation armor is extremely thick.
Have you ever seen a memory that is larger than an SSD?
Zhiqi's memory has always been a model in the industry. The previously released Magic Halberd and Royal Halberd were highly sought after once they were released. Many consumers will use a set of G.SKILL RGB memory when building extreme performance consoles.
Zhiqi 384GB ultra-large memory host
Highlight 1: 12 sets with a total of 384GB super large capacity;
Highlight 2: adopts Samsung M-Die particle technology with excellent technology;
Highlight 3: frequency up to 4000MHz, excellent timing parameters;
384GB's 32GB× The 12-strip super-capacity set has a larger capacity than many computer SSDs! !
Colorful G-ONE gaming all-in-one computer
Colorful should be the most special one among the manufacturers participating in the exhibition. In addition to the RTX 2080 Ti nine-segment card king and AMD X570 blockbuster new motherboard, there is also the world's first RTX graphics card. All-in-one gaming machine: iGame G-ONE (Era).
Highlight 1: high-end core supports up to i9+RTX 2080
Highlight 2: 2K, 144Hz, wide color gamut e-sports screen
Highlight 3: all-aluminum alloy variable angle bracket
Highlight 4: high-end sound card, network card, gaming experience The combined gaming performance of the top-notch
Core i9-8950HK processor and NVIDIA RTX 2080 graphics card is unparalleled. It is equipped with a 27-inch 144Hz, HDR400 certified, 10-bit color screen with a higher refresh rate, allowing the human eye to see more information. There are more colors, the picture is more beautiful, and the look and feel is improved to a higher level.
e-sports host and e-sports monitor have become the new product line direction of many hardware manufacturers. At present, it has achieved initial results. Colorful's G-ONE e-sports all-in-one machine is one of such masterpieces.
N Home does not release new hardware and has released a new "certification"
NVIDIA launches the NVIDIA Studio platform. NVIDIA Studio combines RTX GPU. The NVIDIA Studio suite includes a dedicated SDK and Studio driver. NVIDIA has conducted strict hardware and software program testing to make it possible Better support for top creative programs and workflows. In human terms, it is equivalent to a hard certification.
launches 17 RTX Studio laptops at Computex from 7 of the world's leading PC manufacturers. All laptops that meet the new RTX Studio software and hardware requirements will bear the RTX Studio certification mark, which will make it easier for creators to identify laptops that support their creative workflows. Starting in June, RTX Studio laptops will be available for purchase from the world’s top laptop brands, including Acer, Asus, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, MSI, and Razer.
2, notebooks
Notebooks, because the latest products of the two CPU manufacturers have not yet been launched, so there is not much focus on improving CPU performance in notebooks. However, there are also many highlight products in the field of notebooks.
ASUS ZenBook X2 Pro
Every year at the Taipei Computex Show, ASUS brings surprises. This year coincides with the 30th anniversary of ASUS, and it is indeed even bigger. This time, the Lingyao X2 Pro has an additional large 4K touch screen and uses an advanced version of ScreenPad technology: ScreenPad Plus.In terms of hardware configuration, the ASUS Lingyao X2 Pro notebook screen can be equipped with a 15.6-inch 4K UHD touch screen, while the SceenPad Plus screen is a 14-inch LCD IPS panel with a resolution of 3840x1100. The dual 4K screen design is eye-catching enough, and it is one of the more avant-garde dual-screen notebooks we have seen so far. In terms of
core configuration, the CPU can be up to 8-core 16-thread ninth-generation Core, and the graphics card can be NVIDIA RTX 2060 that supports light tracing. However, ASUS has also prepared a thinner and lighter version with a screen reduced to 14-inch FHD, and ScreenPad Plus. It has been reduced to 12.6 inches, equipped with a Core i7 processor and MX250 independent graphics, and weighs only 1.8 kilograms, which is much lighter than the 2.5 kilograms of the high-end version.
Intel’s trump card: Thin and light notebooks will not have independent graphics
One of the biggest changes in this tenth generation of 10nm mobile chips is probably the improvement in graphics card performance. The Iris plus graphics card based on the eleventh generation core graphics card architecture is the first graphics module to reach 1 TeraFLOP computing power, almost doubling its previous performance, and can provide professional-level content creation anytime and anywhere with about 2 times the HEVC encoding. Ability to allow users to watch 4K HDR content composed of 1 billion colors and play thousands of popular games at 1080p resolution, compared with the performance of the 9th generation Core mobile processor, 15W Ice Lake-U in gaming The average frame rate in test scenes increased by 40%.
Intel's Athena Project
In response to the development of notebooks, Intel has also launched an Athena Project.
Intel has formulated a long-term plan for Project Athena. The first batch of key experience indicators (KEI) include three contents: 1. Continuous response can be obtained regardless of the state (power on or battery); 2. Long battery life. Local video playback can last for more than 16 hours, and real usage scenarios provide more than 9 hours of battery life; 3. The system can quickly wake up from dormant equipment within 1 second. New notebooks launched in 2019 will include the above three capabilities at the same time. The point is, this is not a privilege of individual notebooks, but can be done by mainstream notebooks.
In the end, what Intel hopes is that notebooks will evolve into upgrades that can be achieved by replacing SOC modules. Perhaps this is part of the layout in response to a series of situations such as the decline in PC business and the large-scale market capture of mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. plan.
3, About the router
ROG tri-band 10 Gigabit GT-AX11000 router
Do you still remember last year’s emperor version of the ROG tri-band 10 Gigabit GT-AX11000 router? Both the price and performance are enough to shock everyone.
This year, ASUS has brought a new blockbuster product. On the eve of the 2019 Taipei Computer Show, ASUS launched the first Mesh router equipped with the full Wi-Fi 6 standard - RT-AX95Q set, which can be easily assembled into a Wi-Fi 6 distributed system. Network, a wireless coverage solution specially designed for large-scale users.
ASUS RT-AX95Q router
Highlight 1: WiFi6 Maximum concurrent rate 6600Mbps;
Highlight 2: supports Mesh mode to achieve greater coverage;
Highlight 3: integrates AI technology to make routing and networking more casual;
Highlight 4: It integrates many security functions to make it safer;
ASUS RT-AX95Q is a tri-band Mesh router using Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) wireless protocol, which is a set of 2. 2.4G band 574Mbps, 5G band 1 is 1201Mbps, 5G band 2 is 4804Mbps, the three-band concurrent transmission rate is up to 6600Mbps, and supports wired and wireless backhaul.
summary:
This year compared to last year, AMD can be said to have made a big turnaround. With up to 70MB cache, 7nm process advantages and huge price advantages, it is really difficult to think about where its opponents are. Hardware manufacturers, large and small, have begun to extensively open up new battlefields, and multi-product line operation has become a new direction for many manufacturers. In the past few years, we may have only seen manufacturers tentatively entering a new field, but this year we found that manufacturers have already established a firm foothold in the new field. Relying on their industrial advantages, hardware manufacturers are making high-end notebooks, high-end integrated hosts and even all-in-one computers, which has become a new development direction for hardware manufacturers.The same situation exists in the field of digital accessories. We saw at the exhibition that ORICO, a well-known manufacturer in the field of digital accessories, is now actively developing product lines for audio, headphones, personal care equipment and even household appliances.
Every year at the Taipei Computex Show, there are various little surprises. Before the Taipei Show every year, everyone would guess whether AMD has released another CPU with dozens of cores, whether Lao Huang has come again with a new nuclear bomb, and whether gaming laptops have all the top-notch products again. The hardware is crammed into this black box with limited space... Of course, we will also pay attention to those good-looking SG ladies.
