AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and AM4 Platform Review

Written by Antony Leather

March 2, 2017 | 13:57

Tags: #am4 #amd-ryzen-7-1800x-and-am4-platform-review #best-gaming-cpu #overclocking #ryzen #ryzen-1600x #ryzen-1700x #x370-1800x

Companies: #amd

Ashes of the Singularity

Publisher: Stardock

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We use the built-in benchmark of Ashes of the Singularity, which runs through an automatic play-through scene in the game. We've selected the CPU-intensive benchmark option and used 'High' settings with MSAA disabled, all of which are located in the game's video options and benchmark menus. On startup, we also select the DirectX 12 version, which is only available to use in Windows 10. We use a 30-second Fraps benchmark to obtain the minimum and average frame rate during the benchmark, beginning at the start.

Ashes of the Singularity

DX12 CPU test, 'High' settings

  • Intel Core i7-6900K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6900K
  • Intel Core i7-7700K (5GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6850K
  • Intel Core i7-6850K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (4GHz)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
    • 51
    • 55
    • 46
    • 53
    • 41
    • 45
    • 40
    • 44
    • 42
    • 46
    • 39
    • 43
    • 31
    • 34
    • 31
    • 33
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  • Minimum
  • Average

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Publisher: Square Enix Holdings

We test using the 'Ultra' preset and at these settings it is currently one of the toughest games to run smoothly, presenting a challenge for even flagship graphics cards. We run the built-in benchmark (hidden in the 'Extras' menu) as it is very consistent and makes full use of the engine's features. We also rely on the game's own frame rate counter since FRAPS does not currently work with this game when using DirectX 12. We've actually found that your experience in-game will typically be with frame rates actually a little higher than the average frame rate from the benchmark, but even so it's the minimum frame rate that we focus on and that you should really take into consideration because it's in the most challenging parts of the game that you'll really feel the slowdowns, and it's no good having a sub-par experience in the heat of battle.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

1920 x 1080, DX12, 'High' settings

  • Intel Core i7-6900K (4.2GHz)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (4GHz)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
  • Intel Core i7-6850K
  • Intel Core i7-6850K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    • 58
    • 71
    • 58
    • 70
    • 57
    • 70
    • 57
    • 70
    • 57
    • 70
    • 57
    • 69
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70
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  • Minimum
  • Average

Fallout 4

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Our Fallout 4 benchmark is a 30-second FRAPS recording of a manual playthrough, where our character runs forward through a woodland area just outside the Corvega Automation Plant. The scene is very challenging relative to the rest of the game, with massive draw distances and complex volumetric lighting. This means the results below are not representative of typical gameplay, but rather of the most challenging points in the game. We test at the game's 'Ultra' preset, the highest available, and v-sync is disabled in the game's .ini file.

Fallout 4

1,920 x 1,080, DX11, 'High' settings

  • Intel Core i7-6850K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6850K
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (4GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6900K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6900K
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
    • 78
    • 90
    • 78
    • 89
    • 77
    • 89
    • 77
    • 89
    • 77
    • 89
    • 76
    • 88
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10
20
30
40
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90
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  • Minimum
  • Average

3DMark Time Spy

Publisher: Futuremark

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3DMark recently added Time Spy, a DirectX 12 benchmark that runs at 1440p. It is designed to properly utilise the advantages of the DirectX 12 API. The benchmark is available for free, but you'll need to pay to change any of the settings, including the resolution. Nonetheless, it still serves as a useful at-a-glance comparison of performance in this increasingly important API.

3DMark Time Spy

2,560 x 1,440, DX12, default settings

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
  • Intel Core i7-6850K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6900K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6900K
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (4GHz)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
    • 9788
    • 8525
    • 8423
    • 7601
    • 6956
    • 6450
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  • Score

VRMark

Publisher: Futuremark

VRMark is another synthetic GPU benchmark from Futuremark, this time specifically designed to assess a system's ability to handle VR gaming, with no VR headset is required. The Orange Room test assesses whether a system is capable of meeting the current minimum requirements for an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive VR headset. We run the test with its default settings, so users can easily compare scores here to the free version of this benchmark where settings cannot be changed.

VRMark - The Orange Room

2,264 x 1,348, default settings

  • Intel Core i7-6850K (4.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-6850K
  • Intel Core i7-6900K
  • Intel Core i7-6900K (4.2GHz)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (4GHz)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
    • 6021
    • 6015
    • 5976
    • 5997
    • 5762
    • 5712
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