Today’s shoot out is between theRyzen 7 1800XandCore i7-7700K.
But before we get into it, some disclaimers.
The 95 watt TDP 1800X is a better Ryzen 7 representative, if we could only pick one.
This made the Ryzen 7 1700 a more direct competitor as it was priced at just $330.
As part of our test we’re also overclocking both Core i7 and Ryzen 7 processors.
We’ve tested 9 games at two resolutions, stock and overclocked, along with a few program benchmarks.
Let’s get into it.
Still when fully utilized it’s dump the 7700K is no match for the 1800X.
Here’s the other side of the story: single core performance.
The Core i7-7700K is 22% faster out of the box and when overclocked.
This gives the Intel CPU a significant advantage in lightly threaded workloads.
Moving on we have a benchmark that’s of particular importance to creators and video editors.
I use Premiere Pro almost on a daily basis so I directly relate.
The R7 1800X is 43% faster in this test, taking 508 seconds out of the box.
So for content creators the 8-core CPU is the obvious choice.
Likewise the 1800X was welcomed with open arms by 3D modeling professionals.
Gaming Benchmarks
Time for some games.
So in this instance the average frame rate can be misleading as the 1800X provides the smoother experience.
Previously when testing the 7600K it really struggled in this title and was noticeably slower than the R5 1600.
Once again we see that Far Cry is a title where Ryzen CPUs tend to struggle.
Here the 7700K was a whopping 24% faster out of the box and 31% faster once overclocked.
Naturally the margins are reduced at 1440p and here the 7700K was up to 8% faster.
Needless to say both CPUs enabled an excellent gaming experience.
The higher clocked 7700K did sustain a higher 1% low result, offering around 12% more performance.
What Did We Miss?
For modern games the Core i7-7700K and Ryzen 7 1800X are evenly matched overall.
Meanwhile, in the more demanding titles the 7700K is starting to find its limits.
When the CPU was completely tapped out the 1% low performance suffered in particular.
We found a similar situation when testingBattlefield 1.
Performance was smooth with the Ryzen processors while every now and then the quad-core 7700K had a small hiccup.
These were rare but it was something we didn’t notice when using the 1800X and 1700X.
It’s also worth noting that we are testing extreme gaming performance here with the Titan XP at 1080p.
Ryzen looks more competitive at 1440p, and certainly so when paired with aGTX 1070orFury X.
We’ve brought up the platform compatibility card many times before, but for good reason.
