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The Father of AMD Zen: Origins of Ryzen Architecture
In this special interview re-igniting our GN Extras channel, we have a brief discussion with AMD's Mike Clark, often called the "Father of Zen," to discuss the origins of AMD's Ryzen CPUs and underlying architecture. Mike Clark walks us through the early days, transitioning off of Bulldozer, and how Zen absolutely had to work in order to save AMD.
Find our main channel here: ua-cam.com/users/gamersnexus
Watch our video with Amit Mehra on the origins of Zen: ua-cam.com/video/RTA3Ls-WAcw/v-deo.html
Watch our AMD lab tour documentary: ua-cam.com/video/7H4eg2jOvVw/v-deo.html
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introducing Mike Clark
01:59 - Early Challenges for Zen
05:05 - When Did Zen Really Start?
08:08 - Succeed or Go Out of Business
10:14 - AMD Nirvana
12:59 - What is the Design Process?
Steve Burke: Host
Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing, Camera
Tim Phetdara: Editing
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Steve Unironically Buys a Pre-Built to Use | Puget Systems Build
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This video briefly shows our Puget Systems pre-built PC that we bought. It's for use we just needed something fast and something built well, and we didn't secret shop this. In fact, we did the opposite we emailed after purchasing and let them know that it wouldn't be for a review, but to please build it well. Steve's only had one problem with it so far, and it's CPU thermals - but it's somethin...
Unsung Heroes: EVGA's BIOS Team
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Vince "KINGPIN" Lucido wanted us to give his BIOS team a duo he calls "unsung heroes" a chance to talk about what they did at EVGA. The two are moving on to new ventures, but it shows how much an individual can impact the entire feasibility of a motherboard division. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - KINGPIN's Wish 02:31 - It's Never Easy 03:39 - The Overclock 04:55 - Alex's Software 06:15 - What BIOS Develop...
Beer-Dispensing Computer & Liquid Nitrogen Volcano, ft. Bearded Hardware
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This fun video was shot at the very end of Computex with special guest Joe Stepongzi, aka Bearded Hardware. We walk through a bunch of case mods and liquid nitrogen overclocking PCs following an overclocking competition at the event. Find his channel here: www.youtube.com/@BeardedHardware TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - IT'S ALL RIGGED 01:10 - Beer Computer 01:57 - Slot Machine Computer 02:47 - GGF Custom M...
Crazy Last-Minute PC Build with $750 In Win x EK Case
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Meet Dave - a long-time industry advocate who's worked as a reviewer, a case modder, and a technician at various water cooling companies. In this video, we walk through a crazy last-minute PC build that was done for Computex in a custom one-off case. The video is more about introducing you to more industry people than anything else! If you've ever thought about working in the industry, this giv...
Small Team Efficiency | Behind-the-Scenes at Computex
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This video shows off how we set up and stage our work environment at a major tradeshow like Computex. It's the true behind-the-scenes! Despite the hard work, we also have time these days to relax more at the events too. During the first few days, it's total chaos and all work. But unlike the old days, we can now afford to pay for extra days of travel (and a much nicer hotel) for the team to hav...
GPU Die Lapping with EVGA Overclockers CENS & biso biso
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This video is a companion piece to the main channel video about EVGA's last GPU. It will launch exclusively on Patreon at first, but eventually go public. We will have some Patreon-only posts in the future as well, mostly behind-the-scenes stuff, so make sure you check it out! Get the full EVGA video on the main channel here: ua-cam.com/video/Gc0YlQS3Rx4/v-deo.html & visit Patreon here: www.pat...
How We Built Our Monitor Wall with 9 Displays (New GN Set Design)
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This simple video features Mike giving a walkthrough of how he built our monitor wall for 9 displays. This is not a tutorial, just an overview of what we did for our new set. You can see the new set in action in some of our main channel recent news videos & disappointment build, where it debuted. Get more content like this on Patreon! www.patreon.com/gamersnexus Watch us surprise our editor wit...
Our NZXT PSU Self Destructed for a Weird Reason
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NOTE: Do NOT open up PSUs unless you know what you're doing and safely can (we know how to safely discharge them!). In this video, we do some cursory inspection on our NZXT PSU that self-destructed from idling for too long in between use on the streaming PC. The video shows some of our thought process and initial investigation into parts when they go bad. Patrick Stone on the team also shares s...
When Parts Don't Die (We Tried to Kill ASUS' Motherboards)
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This video talks about the challenge we face on long-term testing projects namely, projects where we need a part to die in order to investigate a public concern about component quality. We had these boards in testing for nearly half a year, but ultimately tore it all down so we could reclaim the space. We spent about $1400-$1500 on motherboards, a lot of money on staff time, and ultimately, the...
Surprising Our Editor with an RTX 4090 at the Biggest PC Mall
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Our editor, Andrew, has been working with us for a long time now. He's been killing it with edits lately, but in his personal time, he's been looking for an RTX 4090 to buy. The shopkeepers were super awesome and very kind! Address linked below. Andrew told me (SB) months ago that he wanted to buy an RTX 4090 for his home work station for 3D art, but hasn't been able to grab one while it was in...
Post-Mortem of AMD's Mountain Bike
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We recently had Matt from Cycle Surgeon come by the studio to see the aftermath of the AMD mountain bike that died in our testing a few years ago. While visiting, he did a final once-over on the bike as a fun post-mortem. You might learn a lot about bikes from this video! Matt is very knowledgeable and a great teacher. Watch our AMD Mountain Bike review: ua-cam.com/video/uY8NLAfNi_M/v-deo.html ...
IT BEGINS: Finalizing Noise Testing in the GN Test Lab
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We're publishing our first data from the sound chamber tomorrow. The chamber moved from where it was in this video, but you can see some of our final experimenting with the software, frequency bins, and setup. Patrick and Mike from the team walk you through it in this bonus behind-the-scenes clip. Learn more about the sound chamber here: ua-cam.com/video/B9G4l0gMzNk/v-deo.html And our passive P...
Studio Updates, Dying Hard Drives, & GN Improvements
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Just walking you all through some of what we worked on during our slow publishing period! Get the extra Patreon video here: www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - What We've Been Doing 01:27 - Working with Wendell on the Server 04:43 - Storage Room Improvements 07:06 - Future Sets & Wood Wall Returns!
Completely Passive & Silent PC Build for GN's Lab
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This video features a completely silent and passive PC build for our testing lab. We actually ended up building another one (will be a different video for that) with a Noctua NH-P1. Support us on the GN Store! store.gamersnexus.net/products/3d-coaster-pack-4-component-coasters This one will be used for work in the same room. Pretty fun build. We were going to run this on the main channel, but d...
How to Re-Magnetize Screwdrivers
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How to Re-Magnetize Screwdrivers
Finalizing the Sound Chamber Placement & Sharing Our Plan
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Finalizing the Sound Chamber Placement & Sharing Our Plan
Having Actual Standards for Advertisers & Transparency of Our Process
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Having Actual Standards for Advertisers & Transparency of Our Process
A Day At GN: Building a Studio Prop for Liquid Nitrogen Canisters
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A Day At GN: Building a Studio Prop for Liquid Nitrogen Canisters
GN Moving Vlog: Preparing the New Space (Unseen Video!)
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GN Moving Vlog: Preparing the New Space (Unseen Video!)
GamersNexus Funny Video Clips (GN Extras Trailer)
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GamersNexus Funny Video Clips (GN Extras Trailer)
Temporary Acoustic Chamber Build (Patreon Behind the Scenes)
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Temporary Acoustic Chamber Build (Patreon Behind the Scenes)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Nah_no_thanks
    @Nah_no_thanks 20 хвилин тому

    You should've asked him if george did his Kennedy at dealey Plaza impersonation.

  • @henryviiifake8244
    @henryviiifake8244 55 хвилин тому

    Phil Jackson and Mike Clark vying for the title of Zen Master: 👀🗡️ 👀🗡️

  • @jazzochannel
    @jazzochannel Годину тому

    why was i expecting an asian chill guy instead of this chill guy?

  • @qittfthegame6128
    @qittfthegame6128 Годину тому

    Chad amongst chad. Thank you for making CPU affordable. I am definitely buying one after this month.

  • @FougaFrancois
    @FougaFrancois 2 години тому

    People confuse AMD success with Intel Failures ...

  • @HanCurunyr
    @HanCurunyr 2 години тому

    This type of video is amazing, seeing the people behind the tech, listening to the challanges and problems tha happened during development, helps also dismistify the products

  • @arnsassassiner
    @arnsassassiner 3 години тому

    still using my r5 1600 bought in 2017

  • @ojassarup258
    @ojassarup258 3 години тому

    ZEN DADDY

  • @nagyandras8857
    @nagyandras8857 4 години тому

    I would only have 1 question... Why on earth , can we not have the recent zen cores , whit an i/o die , that uses quad channel ddr4......... I know the future is ddr5 , but .. please , for the love of god , amd zen cpus should had allways be available whit dual or quad channel i/o dies... It would had been such a good upgrade path if someone had bought a suitable motherboard , say a ryzen 3600 cpu , 2 sticks of ram. And could now buy an ryzen 5000 series cpu , whit the beefy i/o die , 2 more sticks of ram , and Just be happy whit a good boost in bandwidth , and doubled capacity. Unlike now , many had switched to ryzen 5000 series , and realy are hopeless when it comes to the new ryzen. Motherboard , cpu , memory goes out the window. Hence others are hesitating to switch from 5800x3d , as ddr5 currently is a bit funky Both by price , and stability. Why we can't Just have nice things ? These latter people will likely gona stick to ryzen 5000 platform till they can. Whats the point then...

  • @samuelvanlane
    @samuelvanlane 4 години тому

    I thought Jim Keller was the father of AMD Zen

  • @tsiiphsycoii
    @tsiiphsycoii 6 годин тому

    That introduction is torture.

  • @Dante_S550_Turbo
    @Dante_S550_Turbo 6 годин тому

    that doesn't look like Jim Keller

  • @stevenwest1494
    @stevenwest1494 6 годин тому

    I can't stand these videos where it seems like you're on the pocket of AMD/Intel as they come across as being creepy friendly.

  • @ivgotballsofsteel4048
    @ivgotballsofsteel4048 6 годин тому

    Owned the 3600, 5800x3d and 7800x3d. All have been excellent CPU's.

  • @JoRoBoYo
    @JoRoBoYo 8 годин тому

    He look like a old school farmer 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @vudu5vudu
    @vudu5vudu 9 годин тому

    I love this. Rocking 5950X. Still awesome. Thanks Steve Mike and All.

  • @bummer01
    @bummer01 9 годин тому

    wait if he is the "father" what did Jim Keller do when they were making the 1st Zen? I thought he was the architect on that?

  • @celdur4635
    @celdur4635 9 годин тому

    You really didn't challenge him on the "every generation double digit perf improvement" with Zen 5.

  • @themobster7284
    @themobster7284 11 годин тому

    Back in 2016 the tech world started talking about the upcoming Zen, and i said to the idiot intel femboys that, Zen will be future Legend (i did base my prediction on Jim Keller mostly and his back record), and all i got was laughed on, and most said ZEN will be another FAILdozer and stuff... Fast forward to 2017 and ZEN launch, everyone was shocked ZEN was actually really good, (tho IPC level was Broadwell at the time), i was clever enough to sell few months early my AM3+ parts with FX-8350, so i jumped a month or 2 to the AM4 bandwagon with Ryzen 1700 (lost the silicone lottery the chip was not even stable at 3.9GHz, and could not post on 4GHz hah) and highest end Aorus x370 K7 (still have this damn board, still runs rock solid) mobo.... Few years later i moved to Ryzen 3700x, then few years later i moved to now Ryzen 5800x3D, great upgrades... Also had with 1700x, Radeon RX580 8GB, that i sold to miners in late 2021 for double the prices, so that i can upgrade in early 2023 to Radeon 6800XT, and using in the mean time Radeon R9 290, that had about the same performance as the RX580... So with Jim Keller ZEN was destined for greatness. But the Intel femboys could not see this, and laughed off, not so funny since 2020 huh.... But what did not even i saw coming was the fail Intel did with 13 and 14 gen, and all the crap, hell no one expected such a downfall.... But at least they have ARC, and that brings some hope to the GPU market...

  • @djlim4612
    @djlim4612 11 годин тому

    Started using AMD after Cyrix "died" . From the Athlon Thunderbird, to a Sempron, and then a Phenom 9550, Phenom II x4 965, FX 8320, Ryzen 2 2600, Ryzen 3 3300X, Athlon 3000G (serving as my parents' HTPC) , Ryzen 5 5600 (in my 2nd rig now) and then finally a Ryzen 7 5800x3d (jumping to Zen 5 when the X3d parts are out and MS works out the kinks in their rubbish OS). Obviously I am a AMD man for both CPUs and GPUs. When I was a kid, my parents couldn't afford Intel, and AMD (and Cyrix) were there to save the day. Wonderful memories of using these cpus, and am grateful for them both. Now that I could afford the best from AMD, Intel or Nvidia, I would still go full AMD.

  • @yourma2000
    @yourma2000 13 годин тому

    Nothing will compete with the name "CERTIFIED SHIT WRECKER" for Jim Keller.

  • @tns6862
    @tns6862 13 годин тому

    Listening to Zen Daddy is giving relaxation....Slay, Steve

  • @TonyOstrich
    @TonyOstrich 15 годин тому

    Should the intro graphic be green for this channel instead of blue?

  • @domgag1756
    @domgag1756 16 годин тому

    I was a early adopter of Ryzen. I have not looked back since.....

  • @MoonSon298
    @MoonSon298 18 годин тому

    Zen is so trash now that they lost all the og engineers, case in point Zen 5% AMD needs a new design asap

    • @santiniperico8627
      @santiniperico8627 14 годин тому

      Shut ur mouth and go back to your toilet throne 😂

  • @CanaDan
    @CanaDan 18 годин тому

    he looks like robin Williams

  • @aliensounddigital8729
    @aliensounddigital8729 18 годин тому

    Thought Keller was the father of the zen architecture.

  • @spoonikle
    @spoonikle 18 годин тому

    real interview starts at 13:00 🤣

  • @gertjanvandermeij4265
    @gertjanvandermeij4265 20 годин тому

    *I really like this interview, but "father Zen" Mike Clark , is not easy to follow, he is sadly all over the place.* Clearly not an good spokes man. But still .... Alll the kudo's for him !

  • @brianm.595
    @brianm.595 20 годин тому

    Did you ask him if he designed that "AMD" mountain bike you exploded a few years ago?

  • @gertjanvandermeij4265
    @gertjanvandermeij4265 20 годин тому

    AMD is just killing it all ! , *AMD & Radeon are the one and only real future !! I just love it !* Intel & Nvidia, can both go to hell, for my part ! #AMD4LIFE ! GO AMD !!!

  • @SlyNine
    @SlyNine 21 годину тому

    We pretty much all knew AMDs future depended on ZEN being successful

  • @anhiirr
    @anhiirr 21 годину тому

    If they can offer mainboards for mini/itx builds that have soldered on GPU/CU with RDNA3+....i could see them being huge for ppl in that budget/gaming pc market, or HTPC/Server realm. Once wifi7 and future generations of better pcs are available....you can easily use a system with this orientation for lighter/gaming most portable/pc/streaming if you have projectors/tvs...connect directly to one of those outputs....and stream a MAIN systems HORESPOWER to this portable rig...for PVE max settings entertainment on any monitor/solution. If they can offer 6600-6650 range rasterization with a dedicated board/gpu chip and some 6c/8c budget oriented setups would be huge/cost cutting if also supporting rdna3+ or future amd DXR/FSR Support as an 8000 series "chipset" with various CU offered as mini pc boards or ppl no a gaming budget...In a market with no Flagship gpu offered...i think that would sell...even board partners involved or X3D amd/motherboards. They could actually really bring something to the table.

  • @EhNothing
    @EhNothing 21 годину тому

    This is absolutely magnificent, and I'm mad I'm 2 years late knowing it existed.

  • @EhNothing
    @EhNothing 22 години тому

    I had no idea this channel even existed. You are now +1 sub. :)

  • @brianmccullough4578
    @brianmccullough4578 22 години тому

    Jim Keller might have something to say about that title. But I think he just says everyone else did the hard work, so he wouldn’t take credit anyways

  • @HitBoxMaster
    @HitBoxMaster 22 години тому

    I'm still pitching my idea for a Ryzen/Zen documentary with the title: "AMD: Ryzen from the Ashes"

  • @EinSwitzer
    @EinSwitzer 23 години тому

    We needed a cpu to gpu for

  • @Phil-D83
    @Phil-D83 23 години тому

    Codename zen master

  • @EinSwitzer
    @EinSwitzer 23 години тому

    Solder modes for the chip

  • @EinSwitzer
    @EinSwitzer 23 години тому

    Thank for listening and feeling what your customers need

  • @FVDaudio
    @FVDaudio 23 години тому

    ✨✨👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Bimon1234567
    @Bimon1234567 23 години тому

    Zen Daddy -> abbreviation: Zaddy

  • @takid123
    @takid123 23 години тому

    Heard he is the ZADDY

  • @ewenchan1239
    @ewenchan1239 23 години тому

    If you're able to track down the original team that was responsible for the AMD Opteron, some of those guys were originally on the DEC Alpha team, and some of the ideas found its way into said AMD Opteron line. It would be interesting to listen to the stories about the history of Opteron/Athlon, and then how/why Bulldozer/Piledriver didn't do well, which led to Zen.

  • @timothygibney159
    @timothygibney159 День тому

    I thought Tim Keller was the architect

  • @Psychx_
    @Psychx_ День тому

    Insta subbed :D

  • @gv100_blitz
    @gv100_blitz День тому

    Goes to show that necessity is the mother of invention

  • @scfan7231
    @scfan7231 День тому

    Guy clearly didn't take the advanced PR class. This was raw. And super sympathetic. Thank you for the interview!

    • @ckngmad1357
      @ckngmad1357 11 годин тому

      What it should be then? More technical stuff?

    • @Oliver-uh5ze
      @Oliver-uh5ze 8 годин тому

      @@ckngmad1357 No, I think he said that as a compliment.

    • @sirmonkey1985
      @sirmonkey1985 8 годин тому

      now you know why they don't like letting engineers talk to the media/public, lol. want 95% of the truth, go to the engineer's. want a bologna sandwich, go to the PR team.

  • @Navi_xoo
    @Navi_xoo День тому

    What are they going to name stuff after 9000? Ryzen 10000? 40k?