[PConline Talk] “2016†finally smiled and waved goodbye to everyone. The 2017 New Year has already arrived. First of all, I wish you all a Happy New Year and a pleasant holiday. Then the old year has passed. When the new year comes, according to the usual practice or to give everyone a reason to understand the changes in the hardware market and the expectations for the new year, there will be a series of articles in the next few days to talk about specific product lines. Here is Motherboard.
2016 Review: Nothing new in the motherboard market / Who does this back?
Thanks to AMD's ability to run and Intel's toothpaste, in 2016, the motherboard market was completely without new chip sets. In the past, the Intel motherboard was a new generation, but in 2016 the CPU architecture changed from the original Tick-Tock strategy to a slower “PAO†(Process-Architecture-Optimized) strategy, and the motherboard slowed down accordingly. No new thing... So the service life of the 100-series motherboard was extended for half a year, although the 200-series motherboard has no new tricks.
First, 100 series motherboard prices rose
When the 100 Series was first introduced, it was generally more expensive than the original 8/9 system board. It was thought that it was a virtual high and it fell back to a reasonable level within a few months. As a result, the 100 Series were almost delisted. 100 series motherboard prices are still more expensive than the 8/9 series motherboard 100-300 of the year - when the 800 or so will be able to buy a good Z-series motherboard, and now it will start at 1000; and B150 is also more expensive than the B85 100 ~ 200 or so.
Second, the motherboard (in silent mode) does not affect the overall performance / hence the value of color becomes one of the competition indicators
Since the Northbridge has been packaged into the CPU, the presence of the motherboard has become increasingly marginalized. A top-level motherboard and an ordinary entry-level motherboard, if not overclocked, performance is completely indistinguishable, overclocking, various budget increases and It's hard to increase more than 20% after tossing...
Therefore, the homogenization of mainboards has become more and more serious, and the mainboard has evolved from the previous competition of stability, functionality, and expandability into a “value-for-value†competition. It has evolved from the previous green and blue “industrial products†PCB model into various types. Cool black, white, camouflage colors, plus a variety of cool LED lights, thermal armor, but also really can not find a direction of innovation in the case of a life-saving grass.
Third, the second generation of X99 motherboard - to make up a new interface
Given that the X99 chipset is a product of 2014, the partner of the i10-6950X, the flagship of the top 10 core 20 threads that was released in mid-2016, is still the X99, and the X99 two years ago has not yet gained popularity. 2 / U.2 and USB 3.1 interface, so manufacturers have launched their own second-generation X99, to complement the functions of which some of the most impressive than the 10th anniversary of the ASUS ROG that super motherboard -
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Dedicated to the ROG team's full design power, integrating various top-level luxury materials, arbitrary RGB Lighting effects, of course, the price is also high, if you say after 10 years and then I can still leave an impression on the 2016 motherboard market products, I think it should be it, although I can't afford it.
Fourth, M.2 interface is booming / U.2 interface abortion
U.2 SSD interface
Beastmaster also gave everyone an apology first, this U.2 interface to everyone preached for a whole year, in the end not popularized on GG, in the final analysis, or because of Intel's promotion is not enough, there is no reason for downstream manufacturers to push this interface with Intel greatly The equipment, so one year down, there is still only one product (Intel 750 series), the price is still high on the sky ... plus M.2 SSD also gradually force, the speed can already exceed the U.2 Intel 750, M .2 The biggest advantage is that most high-, medium-, and low-end motherboards have this interface, and laptops basically have M.2. So what do you mean by pushing U.2? So this interface is just like SATA-Express and it doesn't have to play.
V. Mainboard shipments continued to fall
Because all manufacturers are reluctant to admit their own pain, there are no specific official figures. They can only be heard from various channels. Only Gigabyte and Asustek (which is not serious enough) will be able to fly the motherboard line this year. The motherboard lines of other manufacturers are not so optimistic. Who is this? It must be a toothpaste factory!
2016 Summary:
2016 motherboard line can be said to be nothing bright, 1Intel's CPU upgrade is not obvious that the user does not have the desire to upgrade the replacement, 2 chipset did not break, homogenization of downstream products between the serious brand, 3AMD no New Products, 4 motherboards The more expensive, the more expensive one is, nobody buys, and the more nobody buys, the more the price increases. The endless loop...
After reviewing 2016, we don’t need to be discouraged because the fun is coming soon. In 2017, AMD will have to make efforts. We will continue to look through the pages.
2017 Outlook: AMD is returning strongly!
Intel's 200-series motherboard will be officially released and listed on the CES2017 in the United States. It will be three days later. However, to be honest, there is no big update... The detailed Z270 evaluation will also be the first time we lift the ban. Send on.
This year's AMD's new CPU, RYZEN, is worth the wait. It is said that the top RYZEN can get a performance close to i7-6900K (more than 8000 yuan) at a price of about 4,500 yuan. Is it a good conscience? If the AMD camp's CPU performance can achieve expectations, I believe there will be a wave of stimulus to the DIY market, AM4 motherboard sales will rise, and the AM4's power also hopes to activate Intel's quiet years of competition, so Beastmaster feel that this year's motherboard The market is a play.
8-core 16-threaded flagship RYZEN
Of course, this positioning of the CPU will not have too many people to buy, more people will choose is 4 core 8 thread RYZEN, is said to be priced around 1099 yuan, but also far below E3 or i7, for the desire to upgrade However, the players who have used the toothpaste factory to extinguish desires should be attractive.
AMD this year, AM4 interface pin number is 1331, named for the 300 series (Is not it feel a bit awkward)? APU and RYZEN share the AM4 platform, which means that with the entry-level APU as a transition, you can also upgrade the high-end CPU.
From high to low, they are the AMD X370, AMD B350, and AMD A320, respectively. By 2018, this situation may appear - many users will accidentally bought AMD's B350 motherboard to match Intel's i5 CPU... Because that time will be the name of the B350 in Intel's 300 Series motherboard. According to the inertia of the search habits, search B350 sure that more will be found in advance one year listed AMD B350 motherboard ... how do you see?
The 300-series AMD motherboards will follow mainstream interfaces on the market today, such as USB 3.1, M.2, and DDR4. Therefore, the gap between the basic expansion capabilities of the motherboards does not exist.
And by 2017, Intel and B250 and AMD's B350 coexist in the market, AMD can easily give users a blinding confusion - B350 is stronger than the B250... So this 300 series name can be said to be AMD's Kind of tricks, but visual inspection is a valid trick...
2017 Outlook Summary:
This year, the Intel motherboard market may continue its boring sense last year, but AMD will use the CPU to power the motherboard market, stimulating Intel to take some measures to deal with, so the motherboard market is still something to look at, Koko. Everyone waits for AMD to force it!
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