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173. Fixing the Zen 4 Launch, R5 7600X vs i5-13600K, RTX 4080 12GB, RDNA 3 Pricing

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Is S&T4 Getting Better?

X86 has a robust vector extension enablement with really good AI instructions. IBM partner of a way out in front of this one with theirs, but I don't think that they're continuing to push the envelope. Especially in Zen4, Zen4's SMT is incredible. So that tells you they've got more bubbles in the pipeline to put instructions into and do increased throughput. But really what you're seeing is that there's other bottlenecks or limitations that are stopping really the usefulness and utility of S&T4.

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