AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Review: The New King of Price To Performance Ratio

[4960X]

 

 

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A few weeks ago AMD released the first three models of its highly anticipated, high-performance AMD Ryzen processor. AMD Ryzen processors come in three series; Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3. The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 1700 are 8 core offerings with 16 threads and are fully unlocked. AMD's Ryzen 7 processors come in a very attractive pricing; $500 for the 1800X, $400 for the 1700X and $330 for the 1700. The hype for Ryzen has been unprecedented since its first mention and people have waited for AMD to break Intel's CPU monopoly for a long time. Intel has been dominating the market from the budget segment and all the way up to the most expensive enthusiast segment. AMD's Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X and 1700 processors finally bring true competition to the CPU market that's been dominated by Intel for the past 6+ years.

 

Review link

http://www.relaxedtech.com/reviews/amd/ryzen-7-1700/1

 

 

Why are people buying the 1800x when the 1700 costs less and overclocks to the same performance as the 1800x? I think it is time for me to ditch my 4960X and get a 1700.

[Thony]

I think its time for you to do lot more research until u realise your 4960X is still a better CPU.

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, Thony said:

I think its time for you to do lot more research until u realise your 4960X is still a better CPU.

Better by how much?

[4960X]

Just now, Thony said:

I think its time for you to do lot more research until u realise your 4960X is still a better CPU.

haha I was just joking. I got this CPU from my rich cousin. I want to get DDR4 tho.

[Morgan MLGman]

3 minutes ago, Thony said:

I think its time for you to do lot more research until u realise your 4960X is still a better CPU.

It's not.

 

As for the thread itself, this is a much more accurate source of the claim:

 

I suggest you edit the thread and paste the link to this video in it.

[stealth80]

Gonna throw this in the pot as well

 

 

[Shiv78]

Why are you acting so surprised...?

Lots of people aren't willing/don't know how/don'tcare/don't know you can OC, and that is why the 1700X and 1800X exist...

Also, FPS comparisons to a 6900K are kinda useless as that is not a gaming-focused chip

[HelplmChoking]

Good to see people comparing the r7 chips to the correct Intel counterparts. People comparing a big 8 core workstation CPU to a smaller gaming focused SKU is getting really old. I know the r7's are priced around 7700k levels, but they're not a direct competitor.  The smaller 4/6c Ryzens will likely overclock better and compete more directly, especially with fast RAM.

[HelplmChoking]

2 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Why are you acting so surprised...?

Lots of people aren't willing/don't know how/don'tcare/don't know you can OC, and that is why the 1700X and 1800X exist...

Also, FPS comparisons to a 6900K are kinda useless as that is not a gaming-focused chip

 

Plus business users are going to want to run a CPU at the speed the chip maker tested it for, and will pay for it.

Also, the 6900k is a direct r7 competitor, both of them being similar sizes and speeds. The 1700/1700x/1800x are not gaming focused either, wait for r3/r5.

[Daniel644]

2 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Why are you acting so surprised...?

Lots of people aren't willing/don't know how/don'tcare/don't know you can OC, and that is why the 1700X and 1800X exist...

Also, FPS comparisons to a 6900K are kinda useless as that is not a gaming-focused chip

I didn't know how to OC my 6700k, then I watched a video or 2 and then I knew how, NOT knowing how is a STUPID excuse to pay 170 dollars more

[HelplmChoking]

3 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

I didn't know how to OC my 6700k, then I watched a video or 2 and then I knew how, NOT knowing how is a STUPID excuse to pay 170 dollars more

 

What if they don't know about OC'ing at all? They just see higher numbers = higher performance.

[KuJoe]

I don't plan on overclocking my 1700, I specifically bought it for the lower TDP so quiet and cool is my objective and not to squeeze every last megahertz I can out of it.

[ZeusXI]

25 minutes ago, Thony said:

I think its time for you to do lot more research until u realise your 4960X is still a better CPU.

did you know the 4960X is like 2800$ USD?

[Morgan MLGman]

1 minute ago, ZeusXI said:

did you know the 4960X is like 2800$ USD?

Though the statement itself is bullshit cause the 4960X is still an Ivy Bridge 6 core CPU, a Ryzen R5 would be a better choice with lower power consumption and higher IPC...

[ZeusXI]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

Though the statement itself is bullshit cause the 4960X is still an Ivy Bridge 6 core CPU, a Ryzen R5 would be a better choice with lower power consumption and higher IPC...

true true. Id wait for R5 as well. Im interested in the 1500X IMO

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, ZeusXI said:

true true. Id wait for R5 as well. Im interested in the 1500X IMO

The 1500X is a quad-core, no point changing your 4790K cause the 1500X won't be better... Though a 1600 would be sort of an upgrade if you do a lot of productivity and workstation-related stuff

[ZeusXI]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

The 1500X is a quad-core, no point changing your 4790K cause the 1500X won't be better... Though a 1600 would be sort of an upgrade if you do a lot of productivity and workstation-related stuff

never said i was upgrading my 4790k  im more interested in the 1500X because it is a quad core 8 thread. if its on par with my 4790k, id say cool   but 4.4Ghz on 4790k, and not knowing if the R5 will boost that high is a different matter

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, ZeusXI said:

never said i was upgrading my 4790k  im more interested in the 1500X because it is a quad core 8 thread. if its on par with my 4790k, id say cool   but 4.4Ghz on 4790k, and not knowing if the R5 will boost that high is a different matter

If you plan on overclocking, it's probably better to get the 1500 unless the price difference is marginal as you might get a bit higher OC on the 'X' chip

[Guest Kloaked]

Yet the 900000000000th thread on Ryzen and how it's a good buy.

[cj09beira]

1 hour ago, 4960X said:

 

 

 

Review link

http://www.relaxedtech.com/reviews/amd/ryzen-7-1700/1

 

 

Why are people buying the 1800x when the 1700 costs less and overclocks to the same performance as the 1800x? I think it is time for me to ditch my 4960X and get a 1700.

acording to silicon lottery 1800x is better binned

[Citadelen]

1 hour ago, Morgan MLGman said:

It's not.

Spoiler

As for the thread itself, this is a much more accurate source of the claim:

 

I suggest you edit the thread and paste the link to this video in it.

 

 

1 hour ago, TheRandomness said:

Better by how much?

How can you seriously think he was being serious?

 

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Citadelen said:

 

How can you seriously think he was being serious?

 

Was pointing out (to everyone else) his non-seriousness 

[DrMikeNZ]

1 hour ago, KuJoe said:

I don't plan on overclocking my 1700, I specifically bought it for the lower TDP so quiet and cool is my objective and not to squeeze every last megahertz I can out of it.

I really don't see any real advantage myself. My R7 1700 runs at 3.2GHz on all cores stock. Increasing to 3.6 on all cores required no voltage increase, and no significant change in power draw. Increasing to 3.8 GHz required more voltage and power (95W), which was manageable and inaudible with the stock cooler, but the performance at 3.8 was barely an improvement over the stock 3.2 GHz.  I found it was more stable overclocked than stock (possibly linked to FMA3 bug, which I expect to get fixed with a BIOS update).

[cj09beira]

12 minutes ago, cj09beira said:

acording to silicon lottery 1800x is better binned

here is a nice graph i made from silicon lottery's data

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JmupyJ7NaVUevjYxUY-KNllKn6HwP4cG2XCuowrnTzg/pubchart?oid=2002362242&format=interactive

[sgloux3470]

"THE NEW KING OF X" is getting pretty annoying. 

 

Especially when we're talking about computer hardware where the newer thing is almost always going to be better than the old thing.

 

Nvidia prints it on their stupid reviewer pamphlets every year and everyone constantly uses it to title their clickbait.