How are you guys liking your R7s?

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Peh said:

Burning Typhoon said:

I've just finished getting my build together.  Now, I'm going to download windows 10.  I still have my i7 4790k build.  I have plans to sell it,  but I'm not 100% certain yet.  Next week, I'm getting a GTX 1080TI, so, sadly, there wont be any Switch for me for a while.

However, I went ahead and got the Ryzen 7 1800X.  I know the deal was the weaker CPUs, but I wanted the best.  I want this PC to last me at least 3 years.  My 4790k didn't even make it two.  Four cores weren't enough, and I wasn't sppending over $1000 to get thhe cpu I really needed.  Glad I didn't do that.

I just can't wait to see how much more fantastic this new CPU is.  What about everyone else?

If your main focus is playing games, then keep away from Ryzen. It's bad according to these benchmarks here :

https://www.computerbase.de/2017-03/amd-ryzen-1800x-1700x-1700-test/3/#abschnitt_spiele_full_hdhd

It's in german, but the AMD Ryzen R7 1800x is just 4% better than my current I7 3770K which I have for 3 years now.

edit:

Here is another one in english

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/03/amd-ryzen-review/

Same here. R7 Games performance is a bit underwhelming, though it shows stout minimums in many cases.

They are not bad, but clearly there is no need for anything above the R7 1700 as its wasted money.

Proof, clock for clock at 3.9Ghz (1800x vs 1700) nearly identical : https://youtu.be/V5RP1CPpFVE?t=80

That's a HUGE Price difference. Save the $170.

I have a feeling the real value will be in the R5 6 cores, which with better overclocking headroom over the R7 could prove a real stalemate or win over the i5 in games.

A 6700K  or 7700K is a better choice for purely gaming framerates perspective. Both which are $259 and $299 at Microcenter BTW.  

So from a gamer's perspective, the value proposition is not the same vs the productivity side of the argument. Tech City's review shows the 7700K with a sizeable lead streaming Dota 2 as well, which i found interesting.

I have a 3770K at 4.5Ghz w/ 16Gb of 2400Mhz....which probably compares to a stock 4790K or 6700K in many of those gaming tests. I paid $249 at Microcenter for that i7  3.5 years ago. Not bad.

So this launch has me more interested in the next consumer Intel revision than any of these Ryzen chips since the IPC delta will continue to grow. For now any money itching to rebuild is better served at throwing it at GPU power, specially playing at 1440p-4K.