This gave us a clear picture of the architectural refinements Intel’s achieved while stuck on their 14nm process.
For testing the FX-8350, we’re using the Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 with DDR3-2400 CL11-13-13-31 memory.
Then for comparison we have theRyzen 7 1800X,2700X,3800Xand5800X.
With the exception of the 1800X, we limited all CPUs to 4 cores running at 4.2 GHz.
Then finally all CPU configurations were tested with the Radeon RX 6900 XT.
The experience playingAssassin’s Creed Valhallais very different, at least with the FX-8350.
The 1800X boosted 1% low performance by almost 60% and this provided a significantly better gaming experience.
It seems the more you leverage the FX processors, the more they fall apart.
But playing Battlefield V using the preferred DX11 API for this title, the FX-8350 crumbles.
That means the Ryzen 9 5950X is offering 415% more performance than the FX-8350, wow.
F1 2020isn’t the most demanding title and it also supports DirectX 12.
So here the FX-8350 does reasonably well and certainly enables an enjoyable and very playable gaming experience.
When we see a rather substantial 24% increase from the 3800X to the 5800X, hitting 266 fps.
Hitman 2is far more CPU intensive than F1 2020 and this causes issues for the FX-8350.
Shadow of the Tomb Raideris another DX12 title that’s very CPU demanding.
Here the FX-8350 kind of delivers playable performance, depending on your standard.
So yeah, it’s a bit faster.
On average, the FX-8350 was good for 70 fps with a 1% low of 47 fps.
However you slice it, 1st-gen Ryzen was a monumental upgrade for AMD.
Then from Zen to Zen+ we see another 10% boost.
This time the 4.2 GHz frequency was more realistic from an out of the box product perspective.
AMD managed a further 15% increase with Zen 2 and then 17% more with Zen 3.
Those are solid clock for clock gains seen across Ryzen generations.
At the time Intel was plucking away with Coffee Lake which architecturally was just Skylake from 2 years prior.
Roughly speaking, the i7-6700K is equivalent to the 3800X when locked at the same frequency and core count.
Given Zen 3 clocks higher and has 12 and 16-core models, the true performance uplift is much greater.
