[rmi_]

I'd be very surprised if Intel doesn't have running Ryzen silicon in their Labs right now.

[ddalex]

As I used to work for Intel, I can tell you: absolutely not - this would expose Intel to far too great risks on antitrust level.

However they do pay 3rd parties to run parallel benchmarks on both their silicon and competitors, and get access to detailed reports. And probably they will buy silicon off the market when it's available commercially.