The embargo for AMD’s new Ryzen 7 2700X has been lifted and various hardware websites have published their reviews. And it appears that the results vary wildly from publication to publication.
For example, in some games like Civilization VI and GTA V, Anandtech reports that the AMD Ryzen 7 27000X is faster than the Intel i7 8700K, whereas Tomshardware claims that the Intel CPU is faster than the latest AMD processor.
In our opinion, however, the most interesting results are those from Guru3D. Guru3D tested its games at 720p; a resolution that basically eliminates any possible GPU limitation. And as we’ve already claimed, we believe that most publications should test their games at that resolution for their CPU benchmarks.
According to Guru3D’s results, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is – more or less – 10fps slower than the i7 8700K, with the exception of Tomb Raider and Far Cry 5.
Now while the new AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is slower than the Intel i7 8700K, it’s crucial to note that this CPU is able to offer constant 100fps in all the tested games, meaning that those who will get these CPUs will be able to enjoy proper and smooth gameplay experiences in all modern-day games.
The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is priced at $329 whereas the Intel i7 8700K is priced at somewhere between $359 to $370 (according to Intel).
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50$ dollar less for something that can be fixed overclocking the CPU 200MHZ.
Im pretty sure those prices for AMD processors will drop faster while Intel still be expensive, so AMD will be the price / performance choice for me.
So sad nobody make this kind of comparatives, like yeah 10 FPS less but you can save those 60$ for buying a better PSU. “Who cares, we are all rich kids here”
Yup.
AMD has always offered better “bang for the buck’ products in the market, as compared to Intel/Nvidia, be it CPU or GPU.
Not sure if i will say “always” in most cases you price the product towards its competition. In some ways a 8400 beats all Ryzen chips in performance per watt in other ways it doesn’t.
So keep my sandy for another year eh?
It’s been like that since 2011 XD
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Sure why not, but an upgrade to a 2600 or 2600x would do wonders for performance.
i game at 1440p. what about that?
0.1% and 1% lows
Considering i got I5 2500 (non k) it really would lol
Stock i7 2600K… yeah, right. You can easily get 30% more performance with OC.
Same ;p
If you look at the stock clocks of the 2700x and the stock clocks of the 8700k from Tom’s Hardware then the difference is small. Possibly margin of error. The difference is a little more in the Warhammer game Tom’s benched.
Some of these reviews are a bit all over the place, as of now. Stock clocks are making less of a difference.
I’ve read Hilbert Hagedoorn’s review as well, but no one actually games on 720p, to be honest, but yeah at least we are free from any kind of GPU bottleneck.
But it seems Spectre and Meltdown patches are also making a difference, as some systems lack the latest latest patch.
On 1080p INTEL CPUs are still doing great, but RYZEN offers more value for money, and it’s good to see IPC gains, and less MEM latency as compared to previous gen.
My current i7 4790 CPU is more than enough for high-end gaming, so I’m still happy with this 4’th Gen platform.
DDR4 MEMORY prices are still high in the market, and these Ryzen chips really need a high frequency memory kit, 2933 or 3200, to get the best possible performance out of it.
So, the upgrade path will depend on a lot of factors. I would rather wait for next GEN of chips to arrive (next node die shrink).
Yup, I know that.
Most people will use a fps lock anyway, variable fps are horrible.
Only in badly programmed games. And most people do NOT use a fps lock, that’s a niche thing that you and some other guy do.
I will not upgrade because of high demanding games. . . . . But high demanding DRM .
My 4790k is still giving me everything I need, let’s see what the 9700k can do.
Think I’ll wait for the next gen CPUs which have that meltdown and spectre crap taken care of in hardware.