AMD's 2nd-generation Ryzen: The ultimate desktop processor

In 2017, AMD shook up the processor market with Ryzen. Now the 2nd-generation chips look set do the same in 2018.

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Contributor on April 19, 2018

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