You may be aware of how competitive the computer market can be given the constant and rapid developments in technology, but Ryzen’s dominance makes us think that AMD is here to stay! Taking over the tech world slowly but surely, Ryzen now controls the CPU market with its array of processors and seems to have built a pretty loyal customer base. And today, we find out how they did it!

There’s no denying that AMD’s Ryzen processors are more affordable than its competitors.  Given all the features that they offer, this was the first step that helped Ryzen establish its dominance. Compared to Intel’s 8-core desktop platform that costs upward of $1000, Ryzen became a gamer’s first choice when they broke the market with 8-core Ryzen 7 1700, that too for just $330! You don’t need to be concerned with the performance either, because Ryzen did not cut back on essential components. Considering that this was Ryzen's first-gen, the processor had excellent clock speed results, as well as commendable multi-core performance. The 7 1700 may not be able to compete with Intel, but it made a name for itself in the market, as many users were impressed that Ryzen launched such a well-planned first-gen processor, and it got people excited for more. 

Now that Ryzen had managed to break into the CPU market, their next goal was to strengthen their foothold. Luckily for them, AMD’s second-gen processors put Ryzen in the limelight. These processors were built on the redefined Zen+ architecture and showed vast improvement when it came to gaming performance. To facilitate higher overclocking speeds, the second-gen Ryzen 7 2700 X had Precision Boost 2 that allowed frequency uplift to be exploited across a higher number of threads, as well as a 10W increase in TPD (Time Propagation Delay) that refined current delivery. They also improved problems in the memory cache that had been reported for the previous processors and included a Wraith CPU cooler. With all of this, the most expensive second-gen Ryzen processor topped out at 330 bucks, and low prices coupled with the great specs made AMD Ryzen a serious contender in the market by proving that the business was there to stay. Users appreciated that Ryzen took gaming feedback seriously, and for their third-gen processors, their goal was to launch an ultra-strong processor that could handle anything you threw at it.

And now, Ryzen just continues to soar to the top with the launch of their Gen-3 processors. AMD’s brand-new processors are the first of their kind with the 7nm built, as well as supporting the super-speed PCIe 4.0 interface. They’ve increased overclock speeds and the refurbished Zen 2 cores are built to provide premium speeds for a flawless gaming experience. AMD has also doubled the L3 cache and resigned the chipset for lower latency. To summarize, Ryzen has loaded this processor with cores along with marking it with a low price point, so it didn’t come as a shock when Ryzen sales shot up. Ryzen 9 5900X, which is AMD’s latest processor has already taken the throne in many of the recent results. In a motherboard benchmark of Ryzen 9 5900X and bringing in a whopping 12 cores, it has beaten Intel i9 10900k in gaming performance by 26%. 

Another worthwhile factor to consider when establishing AMD Ryzen as the alpha processor in the market is Intel’s downfall. Just when Ryzen started to rise, Intel started to have problems of their own, the biggest one being the failure to innovate. Five generations of producing processor with 14 nm cores started to feel repetitive, and the vulnerabilities from Spectre and Meltdown just made Intel seem like it had a hard time keeping up, and these security flaws also forced Intel to remove Hyper-Threading from the Core i5 and i7 line-ups, further contributing to the downfall. Of course, Intel fought back hard and some of their processor results are unmatchable, but just a little slip like this one helped Ryzen gain its edge in the market. They were constantly pushing out one processor after the other, and not compromising on the quality in the process. It’s safe to say that no CPU can stand on its own if it does not have a strong motherboard supporting it, but we’ve made a comprehensive guide about motherboards to help you choose the right one. 

If you look at the journey Ryzen has made over the years, it’s impressive to see how far they’ve come. By completely redesigning the power shares in the market, AMD’s main goal was to put out processors that excelled in core and thread counts while being friendly on the pocket. And now with the launch of Ryzen gen-3, these processors have complete control over the CPU market, and honestly are well-deserving of all the praise that they receive from gamers.