AMD Ryzen processors debuted in March with a limited assortment of models, and there are no problems with their availability in stores, although Japanese reporters share the same concerns. With motherboards for Socket AM4, the situation is worse .
As DigiTimes reports with reference to traditional sources among computer components suppliers, the release of new processors from Intel and AMD is unlikely to allow motherboard manufacturers to increase sales of their own products in this half-year. In the first quarter Asustek and Gigabyte will ship less than four million motherboards each, and this is the most modest result for the last few years.
The yield of AMD Ryzen 5 processors, as well as Radeon RX 5xx and Radeon RX Vega video cards in the second quarter, according to Taiwan sources, will not have a significant impact on the market in the second quarter. First of all, this will happen due to the gradual deployment of supplies, as well as due to the moderate positions of AMD in the graphics and CPU market - the influence of even the high demand for new brand products will be felt by the average board manufacturer in a proportionally reduced degree.
But with the third quarter this year manufacturers associate more optimistic hopes. In their opinion, not only Vega will strength in the second half of the year, but AMD's mass processors Ryzen 3 will also affect the demand for motherboards. In addition, Intel should present its processors for enthusiasts Kaby Lake-X and Skylake-X, as well as Intel X299.
It is interesting to assess Taiwan sources and measures to stimulate demand, which are undertaken by NVIDIA and Intel. If the information about the price reduction on the GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce GTX 1060 is unlikely to surprise anyone, then the statement about the markdown of the Intel Core i7-6950X processor is seriously puzzling - especially against the backdrop of persistent Intel claims that there is no intention to revise the price list in the near future.