FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

AMD Ryzen 1800X

Post Date: 2017-04-14
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Alci View Drop Down
Groupie
Groupie


Joined: 16 Apr 2010
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 250 		  Quote Alci Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: AMD Ryzen 1800X
    Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 10:49am
Would any of the computer gurus here consider equipping a new gaming system with the 1800X instead of an Intel chip? I've never considered using an AMD chip but I just saw an article on  futuremark that states it competes very well with Intel's 6950x at < 1/3 of the price. What gives? Am I missing something?
Back to Top
bprat22 View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!)
Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 08 Jun 2011
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 11:02am
What's missing in the equation is that for gaming, the 7700k with its much better clock speeds,  beat the larger cores and threads the Ryzen chips offer.   More cores and threads don't matter much in gaming and benches I've seen show the Intel 7700k beating the 1800x by 20-30 % and even higher in games.

Some think the more money you spend and the more cores the better it is for everything.  Not so.   Not for games. 

The Ryzen are for multi core applications that would make use of the AMD strenghs.

As AMD tweaks their new chips I'm sure performance will improve but Intel still rules in gaming for a lot less money than the 1800x.

Big%20Smile


Edited by bprat22 - 14 Apr 2017 at 11:04am
Back to Top
Alci View Drop Down
Groupie
Groupie


Joined: 16 Apr 2010
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 250 		  Quote Alci Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 17 Apr 2017 at 10:59am
Thanks for the insight. 
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.03125 seconds.