@Pete-S said in Getting ready to spec new desktops:

The A chips are probably AMD's A-series desktop chips.
https://www.amd.com/en/processors/athlon-and-a-series

Those are what we use when we say that we use AMD chips. AMD A9 and A10. They are perfect for business desktops that aren't like CAD stations or whatever. I use the A10 myself. I'd really like to move up to the new A12. Ryzen is more for video game or high performance workstation usage, not standard office work. The A series are, IMHO, ideal for the average office worker (which includes IT people.)

@dustinb3403 said in AMD Sixteen Core Ryzen Threadripper CPU for $1K:

That would be one expensive windows license bill right there. lol

For server, yeah. But this is for desktops, where MS is not looking at cores.