Re:AMD Zen 3/Ryzen 5000 announcement [video]
by znpy on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:58PM
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As far as I see/understand it:
Gaming is a single-thread use case that resonates with a lot of people and is generally easy to understand / relate to.
AMD could have used some other single-core use case like high frequency trading, but that would not have been grasped by so many people like the gaming use case.
Now add the huge success of youtube channels like LinusTechTips and similar and you get the point: the gaming use case helps deliver the message to a wider audience.
Gaming is a single-thread use case that resonates with a lot of people and is generally easy to understand / relate to.
AMD could have used some other single-core use case like high frequency trading, but that would not have been grasped by so many people like the gaming use case.
Now add the huge success of youtube channels like LinusTechTips and similar and you get the point: the gaming use case helps deliver the message to a wider audience.