Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Episode 42: For some reason, AMD just keeps making weird statements about Zen 5 performance, so we're digging into them again this week's podcast

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:49 - What's The Point?
10:01 - AMD's David McAfee Responds
12:33 - The Zen 5 Windows "Optimization" Angle
22:19 - AMD's Poor Testing
39:02 - AMD Will Update Their Testing Methods
47:55 - This All Feels a Bit Absurd
57:39 - Zen 5 vs Intel Claims
1:05:09 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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