The usual preconceived notion about AMD Ryzen is that it is intended for gaming. However, recent benchmark reports revealed that AMD's latest CPU aced in performance when tried on workstations.

The latest revelation about AMD Ryzen's performance purported tech savvies to speculate that AMD Ryzen was pre-designed for the MacBook Pro 2017. In addition, the latest speculations suggest that Apple might replace its present CPU, Intel with AMD Ryzen.

The ensuing battle between AMD Ryzen and Intel Core i7 is most likely going to leave Intel biting the dust. Allegedly, Apple is favoring AMD Ryzen chipsets for future Macs. In addition, Apple will scrap the Intel Core i7 or the Kaby Lake. Architosh noted that there is a greater possibility that AMD's latest chipsets are pre-designed after the specifications of MacBook Pro 2017. This is manifested in the CPU's performance as compared to that of Intel's

Major tech websites are all praises for the AMD Ryzen chipsets and its impressive performance in workstations. PC Gamer quipped that AMD's latest CPU works best for video editors. On the other hand, Toms Hardware admired AMD Ryzen 7 1800X for impressively handling scientific and professional workloads. The par excellence performance of Ryzen in 3D rendering was also extoled by Extremetech.

Meanwhile, the name Ryzen has sparked curiosity among tech enthusiasts. PC World explained this saying that the company has encountered several issues when they were securing the trademark. It is worth noting that under U.S Law, a particular name submitted for trademark must be unique and strong. So AMD thought of an alternative name. The term horizon popped up, the removed the ho and were left with rizon. However, John Taylor, Corporate VP for Marketing felt that the name was not appropriate. After long and many considerations, they came up with Ryzen. The enzo shown in the logo in single and unbroken stroke, which symbolizes creative human spirit, means perfection.