Multi-threaded performance rocks, single threaded stays behind a little bit, compared to Intels i7. Not much though.
I will soon® test this with a proper video card. And also with the auto OC enabled. I bet differences will be much smaller than and unnoticeable during gameplay.
I also have to underline that performance can also be held back a bit by the chipset. Everything is brand new, compared to Intel's seasoned chips and chip sets. Maybe future updates will increase overall performance.
Overall it is a punch but not a knockout many hoped for. It will put them on the map again. And that alone is a huge achievement.
AMD does offer an unmatched price performance for the enthusiast PC builders.
The 6900K loses the battle against the RyZen 1800X
But for pure gaming performance the i7 7700K still rocks.
For me the difference is too small to favor the 4 core Intel over the 8 core AMD.
What did dissappoint a bit is AMD multithreading. It can literally drop gaming performance by 30% or more.
Especially with non multithreaded optimized games.
I really want to see game comparisons with optimized multithreaded performance.
There is also the rumor that was earlier said, that Intel plays dirty sometimes. Some reviewers might favor Intel a little bit.
But IMO these reviews were genuine and place the RyZen right up with intels best i7's
What left is the OC capacity of the 1800X. The benchmarks that emerged last week, showed a 1700X at 4Ghz and 1800X was rumored to do 4.4 on air. And 5.1 on LN2.
With the RyZen hitting 75 degrees at 3.7ghz on an AIO watercooler and the 4Ghz was barely hit at this Gamer Nexus test.
And you can assume that the chips they get are binned ones. Or were they engineering samples? The memory support might indicate to that.
I might have a better cooling solution for that, btw.
Question remains; did i order the R7 1800X too soon® ? Yes, probably.
Would i change it now with the knowledge of today? No.
RyZen does deliver and makes the 6900K blush
Same performance for half the price, as advertised.
And game performance will still be a lot better than what i have now and up to par with current Intel i7. If needed, i will switch off the AMD HT, or whatever it is called (Edit: SMT). And i might be able to get it stable at 4Ghz+
Like i mentioned, driver optimization will make their multi threaded solution work. BIOS optimizing will increase overall performance.
None of the reviewers has mentioned this*. They simply compare them as they are now.
Maybe in software support, game support and W10 optimizing can be a lot gained too. I expect a lot of movement in the upcoming months.
*Edit; i have to make a small correction there. None of the video reviews mentioned EFI optimization, but in the extensive Gamers Nexus article this was mentioned. Also that the Mobo manufacturers only had a few weeks to create the initial EFI BIOS.
Note carefully that EFI version can heavily impact performance in some cases
Intel still wins when it comes to general support throughout the industry. But the RyZen is a battleship to be reckoned with.