Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X in review

AMD's new desktop APUs Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 5 2200G brought a breath of fresh air to the low-budget segment. The second generation is supposed to succeed in the performance market as well, and to these ends AMD has released two brand-new Ryzen CPUs. Let's find out whether or not they can compete at eye level with Intel's Coffee Lake.

Sebastian Bade, 👁 J. Simon Leitner, ✓ Felicitas Krohn (translated by Martin Jungowski), Published 04/19/2018 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...

Higher IPC at identical power consumption levels

For AMD, last year was all about its successful and surprisingly fast Ryzen CPUs. Their new Zen microarchitecture succeeded the older 32 and 24 nm architectures, and AMD has managed to improve the manufacturing process once more and refers to the new 12 nm process as Zen+ architecture. Compared to the older 14 nm process AMD claims up to 16% more performance at identical levels of power consumption.

This would in theory allow for a higher base clock frequency as well as higher turbo boost frequencies (Precision Boost 2) which would also no longer be limited to just two cores. In addition, AMD claims to have lowered cache latencies, which should in theory result in higher IPC (instructions per cycle).

AMD’s new top model is the Ryzen 7 2700X. Compared to the Ryzen 7 1800X the newcomer has a 15 W higher TDP (now 105 W), which should allow for a more consistent turbo boost frequency. Its smaller sibling, the Ryzen 5 2600X, profits from the exact same architectural improvements and features a higher base frequency as well as improved turbo boost capabilities. However, this hexa-core CPU comes with the same 95 W TDP as its Ryzen 5 1600X predecessor. Both new CPUs feature SMT/Hyper-Threading, which means that they can work on 12 and 16 threads simultaneously, respectively.

Compared to last year’s launch prices the Ryzen 2000 series’ price has dropped quite significantly. Most importantly, this puts a lot of pressure on Intel given that with its price tag of $350 the Core i7-8700K offers just six instead of eight cores.

The included Pinnacle Ridge generation stock coolers have also been upgraded. The top model Ryzen 7 2700X now includes a Wraith Prism LED cooler with RGB lighting while the Ryzen 7 2700 has to make do with a Write Spire with unicolor lighting and the Ryzen 5 models don’t have any LEDs on their Wraith Spire coolers at all.

Model	Cores - Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency	XFR-Overclock	L3-Cache	TDP	Launch Price
Ryzen R7 2700X	8-16	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz	up to 7 %	16 MB	105 Watts	$329
Ryzen R7 2700	8-16	3.2 GHz	4.1 GHz	-	16 MB	65 Watts	$299
Ryzen R5 2600X	6-12	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz	up to 7 %	16 MB	95 Watts	$229
Ryzen R5 2600	6-12	3.4 GHz	3.9 GHz	-	16 MB	65 Watts	$199

Ryzen R7 1800X	8-16	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz	100 MHz	16 MB	95 Watts	$559
Ryzen R7 1700X	8-16	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz	100 MHz	16 MB	95 Watts	$439
Ryzen R5 1600X	6-12	3.6 GHz	4.0 GHz	100 MHz	16 MB	65 Watts	$280

We have chosen the following system for our benchmarks and tests:

Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 Wi-Fi (BIOS T2b, Default Settings, XMP 1 for DDR4-3400)
MSI X470 Gaming M7 AC (BIOS 1.11T3, Default Settings, XMP 1 for DDR4-3400)
Antec 1200 Watts power supply
G-Skill Siper X DDR4-3400 memory kit 2 x 8 GB, set to DDR4-3400
SanDisk Ultra II 240 GB
XFX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64

Motherboard, memory, and CPUs have been provided by AMD.

CPU Benchmarks

As expected, the Ryzen 7 2700X dominated the multithread benchmarks. After all, unlike Intel’s six-core i7-8700K it offers eight cores, and its performance has been noticeably improved over last year’s Ryzen 7 1800X. In fact, even the Ryzen 5 2600X was capable of beating the 1800X quite a few times. Single-core performance, however, was still dominated by Intel’s Coffee Lake CPUs, and the i7-8700K was up to 13% faster in Cinebench R15 single-thread and Geekbench 4.1/4.2.

Ryzen 5 2600X

Ryzen 7 2700X

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	43.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	40 pt
Intel Core i7-8700K ^-2! 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	39.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X ^-3! 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	36.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	35.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X ^-4! 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	35.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	34.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 ^-6! 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	33.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X ^-1! 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	31.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 ^-5! 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	18.9 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	199 Points +22%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	176 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	164 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	163 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	158 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	157 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	152 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	150 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	148 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	147 Points -10%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1801 Points +34%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1647 Points +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1537 Points +15%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1405 (1375.04^min - 1405.28^max) Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1341 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1143 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1125 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	856 (824.96^min - 856.42^max) Points -36%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	818 Points -39%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	581 (509.25^min - 581.32^max) Points -57%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	825 Seconds * -136%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	550 Seconds * -57%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	350 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	264 Seconds * +25%

wPrime 2.10
32m
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	10.8 s * -134%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	6.9 s * -49%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	6.9 s * -49%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5.77 s * -25%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5.2 s * -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4.62 s *
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4 s * +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	3.8 s * +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3.484 s * +25%
1024m
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	333 s * -149%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	210.6 s * -57%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	198 s * -48%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	149 s * -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	133.8 s *
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	118.6 s * +11%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	109.8 s * +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	103 s * +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	96.6 s * +28%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	232 (229^min - 233^max) fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	226.7 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	207.4 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	195 fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	184 (183.76^min - 184.87^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	177 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	177 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	174 fps -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	171.6 (162.5^min - 180.43^max) fps -17%
Pass 2
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	104.5 fps +30%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	95 fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	89.5 fps +11%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	87.4 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.5 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	68.7 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	49.5 fps -39%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	47.95 (47.59^min - 49.17^max) fps -40%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	39.7 (39.63^min - 39.8^max) fps -51%

WinRAR - Result
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	7120 KB/s +55%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4779 KB/s +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4599 KB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4120 KB/s -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	3910 KB/s -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	3846 KB/s -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	3687 KB/s -20%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	3457 KB/s -25%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	3229 KB/s -30%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	3040 KB/s -34%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	10.6 GB/s +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	9.6 GB/s +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	8.6 GB/s +8%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	8 GB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	6.7 GB/s -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5.3 GB/s -34%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	5.2 GB/s -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4.9 GB/s -39%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	3.1 GB/s -61%
Twofish Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.6 GB/s +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1.5 GB/s +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1.4 GB/s +17%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1.4 GB/s +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.2 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1 GB/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1 GB/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	0.808 GB/s -33%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	0.744 GB/s -38%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	0.476 GB/s -60%
Serpent Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1 GB/s +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	0.945 GB/s +21%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	0.892 GB/s +14%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	0.793 GB/s +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.78 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	0.655 GB/s -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	0.649 GB/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	0.5 GB/s -36%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	0.465 GB/s -40%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	0.304 GB/s -61%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5937 Points +26%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4999 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4706 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4459 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	4268 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	4148 Points -12%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	25919 Points +20%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	25223 Points +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	21616 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	15252 Points -29%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	13653 Points -37%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	11266 Points -48%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	15025 Points +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3600 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	14150 Points +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12074 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3200 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	11164 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3500 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	9566 Points -21%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	8241 Points -32%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	7061 Points -42%

* ... smaller is better

Throttling is a big issue for mobile gamers. However, neither the Ryzen 5 2600X nor the Ryzen 7 2700X showed any signs of performance throttling whatsoever, as can be seen in the two graphs below. Thus, both have passed our stress test with flying colors.

This serves to prove once again that AMD’s included stock cooler (Wraith Prism LED, Wraith Spire) do a fantastic job.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Cinebench R15 CPU Multi loop

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Cinebench R15 CPU Multi loop

Gaming Performance

Both new processors have profited immensely from their architectural improvements when it comes to gaming performance. Particularly those games that are not yet optimized for multi-core processors tend to benefit from higher clock speeds. The new generation also scores with its architectural improvements: The Ryzen 7 2700X managed to keep a rock-solid 4 GHz turbo boost under load.

The higher the resolution the less influence CPU performance has, and the bottleneck shifts from CPU to GPU. This can be seen in our gaming benchmark results where the difference between the two Ryzen CPUs is quite significant in lower resolutions and becomes negligible in higher resolutions. In 4K, the Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X only differ by a few percent.

Compared to the competition by Intel the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X did very well, and it can thus be considered a viable alternative.

Both our test systems were equipped with an AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 and thus offered plenty of performance to run all current games in 1080p at maximum settings. Gaming in UHD, however, will require some compromises and reduced details here and there.

Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-2! AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	99.5 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-2! AMD Ryzen 5 1600	98.7 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-3! Intel Core i7-8700K	98.2 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-2! AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	95.3 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	82.4 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	82.1 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile ^-2! Intel Core i7-8700K	75.2 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile ^-2! Intel Core i5-8600K	71.2 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	13.6 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ^-1! AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	11.6 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	38154 Points +22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1600	37727 Points +21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	37616 Points +20%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	31265 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	29285 Points -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile Intel Core i7-8700K	26912 Points -14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile Intel Core i5-8600K	24873 Points -20%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	5475 Points -82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	4317 Points -86%

3DMark
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	9444 Points +39%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	9353 Points +37%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1600	9182 Points +35%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	7183 Points +5%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	6815 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	1085 Points -84%
1280x720 Sky Diver Graphics
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	73929 Points +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	72885 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	12013 Points -84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	9699 Points -87%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i7-8700K	157012 Points +24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	136949 Points +8%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	127011 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile Intel Core i5-8600K	124847 Points -2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile Intel Core i7-8700K	124077 Points -2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	120426 Points -5%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	20848 Points -84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	18177 Points -86%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1600	27499 Points +28%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	27381 Points +27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i7-8700K	26515 Points +23%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	22338 Points +4%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	21547 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile Intel Core i7-8700K	20909 Points -3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile Intel Core i5-8600K	18935 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	3476 Points -84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	2901 Points -87%

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile ^-43! Intel Core i7-8700K	100 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	97.7 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-38! AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	94.3 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	92.3 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-42! AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	91 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-42! AMD Ryzen 5 1600	88.7 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-42! AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	80.8 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ^-35! AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	32.4 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ^-33! AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	27.2 pt

BioShock Infinite
1280x720 Very Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	308.4 (29.9^min - 784.2^max) fps +3%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	299.1 (29.9^min - 767.3^max) fps
1366x768 Medium Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	289.1 (59.7^min - 743.3^max) fps +6%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	274 (59.5^min - 723.1^max) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile Intel Core i7-8700K	181.2 fps +10%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	170.7 (58.8^min - 296.1^max) fps +4%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	164.4 (57.2^min - 282.2^max) fps

Rise of the Tomb Raider
1024x768 Lowest Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	263.7 (256^min - 276^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	262.2 (252^min - 300^max) fps
1366x768 Medium Preset AF:2x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	178.5 (166^min - 197^max) fps +2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	174.7 (162^min - 200^max) fps
3840x2160 High Preset AA:FX AF:4x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile Intel Core i7-8700K	50.6 fps +13%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	50.4 (45^min - 57^max) fps +13%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	44.6 (40^min - 50^max) fps

Battlefield 1
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	199.1 (182^min - 201^max) fps +10%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	181.4 (141^min - 194^max) fps
1366x768 Medium Preset AA:FX
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	197.5 (188^min - 201^max) fps +20%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	164.7 (150^min - 187^max) fps
3840x2160 High Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	65.2 (58^min - 71^max) fps +6%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	61.4 (56^min - 64^max) fps

Battlefield 4
1024x768 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	200 (190^min - 202^max) fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	200 (192^min - 201^max) fps
1366x768 Medium Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	200 (179^min - 202^max) fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	200 (195^min - 201^max) fps
3840x2160 High Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	77 (70^min - 92^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	76.4 (69^min - 91^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	76.4 (69^min - 91^max) fps 0%

Assassin´s Creed Origins
1280x720 Very Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	76 fps +12%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	68 (34^min - 93^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	41 (15^min - 66^max) fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	38 (16^min - 62^max) fps -44%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	71 fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	64 (27^min - 93^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	23 (11^min - 40^max) fps -64%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	20 (12^min - 38^max) fps -69%
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	34 (25^min - 55^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	33 fps -3%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	145.6 (94^min - 177^max) fps +9%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	133.6 (88^min - 191^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	31.3 (25^min - 39^max) fps -77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	27 (21^min - 33^max) fps -80%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	88.2 (58^min - 118^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	87.7 (62^min - 118^max) fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	16.4 (7^min - 22^max) fps -81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	13.7 (10^min - 19^max) fps -84%
3840x2160 High Quality
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	41 fps +48%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	27.9 (20^min - 42^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	27.9 (20^min - 42^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	27.7 (13^min - 43^max) fps

Star Wars Battlefront 2
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	198.3 (108^min - 201^max) fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	198.3 (190^min - 201^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	70 (49^min - 83^max) fps -65%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	160.7 (145^min - 187^max) fps +7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	150.8 (134^min - 173^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	23.1 (18^min - 27^max) fps -85%

Deus Ex Mankind Divided
1280x720 Low Preset AF:1x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	115.9 (34.5^min - 180.5^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	114.5 (80.2^min - 178.2^max) fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	50 (38^min - 68^max) fps -57%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	48.9 (24.4^min - 65.4^max) fps -58%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	42.5 (19.4^min - 58^max) fps -63%
1366x768 Medium Preset AF:2x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	122.6 (83.3^min - 191.2^max) fps +12%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	109.1 (69.7^min - 165.9^max) fps
3840x2160 High Preset AF:4x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	37.5 (29^min - 47.2^max) fps +4%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	36.2 (29.3^min - 45.7^max) fps

Far Cry Primal
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:SM
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	114 (85^min - 138^max) fps +8%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	106 (76^min - 128^max) fps
3840x2160 High Preset AA:SM
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	49 (45^min - 54^max) fps +2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	48 (44^min - 52^max) fps

For Honor
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	285.6 (158.1^min - 368.9^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	271 (193^min - 400^max) fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	263.8 (104^min - 311^max) fps -8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1600	250 (187^min - 317^max) fps -12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	230 (187^min - 300^max) fps -19%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	185 (149^min - 230^max) fps -35%
3840x2160 High Preset AA:T AF:8x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	78.2 (63^min - 91^max) fps +55%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	77.8 (63^min - 89^max) fps +54%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1600	77.1 (62^min - 89^max) fps +53%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	77 (62^min - 91^max) fps +53%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	50.4 (42.4^min - 58.1^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	49 (40^min - 58^max) fps -3%

Ghost Recon Wildlands
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	127.6 (109^min - 146^max) fps +16%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	110 (95^min - 126^max) fps
3840x2160 Very High Preset AA:T AF:8x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	37.6 (27.6^min - 42.9^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	36.7 (28^min - 42^max) fps -2%

Kingdom Come: Deliverance
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	152 (111^min - 195^max) fps +20%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	126.3 (88^min - 160^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	50.6 (41^min - 57^max) fps -60%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	36.8 (25^min - 44^max) fps -71%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	128.4 (107^min - 149^max) fps +15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	111.4 (74^min - 151^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	22.3 (18^min - 26^max) fps -80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	18.3 (16^min - 21^max) fps -84%
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	36.5 (31^min - 40^max) fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	34.6 (29^min - 38^max) fps

The Division
1280x720 Low Preset AF:1x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	236.1 fps +15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	205.3 fps
1366x768 Medium Preset AF:4x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	185.1 fps +8%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	171.4 fps
3840x2160 High Preset AF:8x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	50.9 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	50.6 fps -1%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	318.2 (289^min - 352^max) fps +23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	297 (267^min - 336^max) fps +15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	258.5 (219^min - 295^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1600	254 (237^min - 292^max) fps -2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	250 (226^min - 287^max) fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	247 (226^min - 273^max) fps -4%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	222.3 (196^min - 246^max) fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	201.1 (176^min - 227^max) fps

Watch Dogs 2
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	115.7 (87^min - 146^max) fps +18%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	98.3 (14^min - 133^max) fps
1366x768 Medium Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	102.4 (76^min - 131^max) fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	92.3 (65^min - 121^max) fps
3840x2160 High Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	36.9 (32^min - 42^max) fps +2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	36.2 (32^min - 40^max) fps

F1 2017
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	230 (178^min - 266^max) fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	208 (167^min - 238^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	101 (86^min - 115^max) fps -51%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	85 (72^min - 94^max) fps -59%
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	95 (81^min - 112^max) fps +4%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	91 (79^min - 108^max) fps

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	125 (99^min - 171^max) fps +2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	122 (97^min - 162^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	115 (90^min - 157^max) fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	49 (45^min - 58^max) fps -60%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	43 (38^min - 51^max) fps -65%
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	110 (89^min - 142^max) fps +4%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	106 (86^min - 144^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	105 (83^min - 143^max) fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	23 (17^min - 28^max) fps -78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	20 (17^min - 26^max) fps -81%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	51 (44^min - 61^max) fps +16%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	44 (37^min - 56^max) fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	44 (38^min - 56^max) fps

Ryzen 5 2600X

	low	med.	high	ultra	4K
BioShock Infinite (2013)	299.1	274	245.9	164.4
Battlefield 4 (2013)	200	200	200	139.5	76.4
The Witcher 3 (2015)	258.5	201.1	127	73.3	47.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	262.2	174.7	108.5	91.3	44.6
Far Cry Primal (2016)	120	106	95	89	48
The Division (2016)	205.3	171.4	121.8	101.7	50.9
Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)	115.9	109.1	97	49.3	36.2
Battlefield 1 (2016)	181.4	164.7	148.9	135.2	61.4
Watch Dogs 2 (2016)	98.3	92.3	83	65.7	36.2
For Honor (2017)	285.6	168.9	161.7	126.3	50.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)	110	81.1	79.8	52.3	37.6
F1 2017 (2017)	208	183	167	133	91
Assassin´s Creed Origins (2017)	68	64	63	57	34
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)	198.3	150.8	130	108.1	42.7
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	133.6	88.2	58.9		27.7
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)	126.3	111.4	86.1	63.9	34.6
Far Cry 5 (2018)	122	106	100	98	44

Ryzen 7 2700X

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
BioShock Infinite (2013)	308.4	289.1	266.6	170.7
Battlefield 4 (2013)	200	200	200	142.5		77
The Witcher 3 (2015)	318.2	222.3	132.3	77		49.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	263.7	178.5	113.6	91.5		50.4
Far Cry Primal (2016)	127	114	103	96		49
The Division (2016)	236.1	185.1	126	102.3		50.6
Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)	114.5	122.6	104.9	54.9		37.5
Battlefield 1 (2016)	199.1	197.5	162.1	145.1		65.2
Watch Dogs 2 (2016)	115.7	102.4	92.3	68.2		36.9
For Honor (2017)	263.8	170.3	163	127.7		49
Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)	127.6	95	89.8	53		36.7
F1 2017 (2017)	230	211	186	144		95
Assassin´s Creed Origins (2017)	76	71	70	63		33
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)	198.3	160.7	140.6	121.2		42.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	145.6	87.7	58.5			27.9
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)	152	128.4	98.2	72.9		36.5
Far Cry 5 (2018)	125	110	104	99		44
Monster Hunter World (2018)	116.1	107.4	103.9	85.2		28.9
F1 2018 (2018)	141	123	102	86		49
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	107	105	100	85		29
FIFA 19 (2018)	322.5	320.5	294.2	287.8		161.4
Forza Horizon 4 (2018)	200	158	150	121		62
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey (2018)	73	66	61	50		29
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)	252.9	186.3	174.2	166.2		58.8
Hitman 2 (2018)	91	89.7	82.7	78.2		47.4
Fallout 76 (2018)	60	60	59.8	59.8		49.3
Battlefield V (2018)	194.4	165.4	145.7	138.7		60.3
Farming Simulator 19 (2018)	189.7	140.6	118.7	100		41.5
Darksiders III (2018)	190.1	123.2	109	99.4		35.8
Just Cause 4 (2018)	115.7	108	93.2	92.3		36.4
Apex Legends (2019)	144	144	133	131	93	52.1
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	110	97	93	85	79	47
Metro Exodus (2019)	144.5	95.4	68.4	56.4	45.7	45.7
Anthem (2019)	107	94	94	93	73	40.9
Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)	202.8	160	141.2	89.7	69.3	41.5
The Division 2 (2019)	157	126	98	78	58	32
Anno 1800 (2019)	97	93	80	33.1	24.1	14.8
Rage 2 (2019)	228	125	109	106	69	33.5
F1 2019 (2019)	245	202	170	124	93	54

Application Performance

Both Ryzen systems performed very well overall and managed to outperform Intel’s Core i7-8700K in PCMark 10 by 19% and 26%, respectively. Application performance has certainly benefitted from the higher clock speeds, most importantly in multi-core load scenarios where frequencies now managed to remain high on all cores. Compare that to the Ryzen 7 1800X, where the third core ran at a reduced frequency of just 3.7 GHz already.

That being said, we were much more impressed by the Ryzen 5 2600X’s performance, especially considering its price tag of just $230.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7764 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7337 Points
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	6150 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5235 Points -29%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	4160 Points -43%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	4011 Points -45%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4891 Points +3%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4821 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4750 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4557 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4511 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4431 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4324 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	4297 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	4283 Points -10%
Creative Score Accelerated v2
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	8446 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8217 Points +3%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	8110 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7948 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	5053 Points -36%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	4952 Points -38%
Home Score Accelerated v2
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4746 Points +8%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4648 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4647 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4483 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4437 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4392 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4350 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	3711 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	3638 Points -17%

Temperatures

We have tested both included coolers in our test system with Prime95 to determine their capabilities at maximum load. The Ryzen 5 2600X reached 71 °C at a stable 3.9 GHz while the Ryzen 7 2700X managed 3.95 GHz at just 70.5 °C.

According to AMD the Wraith Prism cooler is supposed to be more powerful than the default cooler designed for a TDP of 95 W. Using the Noctua NH-D15S supposedly improves the Ryzen 7 2700X’s performance even further, albeit just by 3%.

Temperatures - CPU Temperature Prime95
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	84 °C +18%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	80 °C +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	71 °C
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	70.5 °C -1%

Noise

Both included coolers were very quiet when the system was idle. Under load, however, they became pretty noisy. We did notice that both increased their revs for short periods of time regularly even though we left the fan settings unchanged and had all BIOS settings set to “normal”. If you happen to be bothered by this behavior you will have to adjust the fan settings manually either in your motherboard’s BIOS setup or using the various tools motherboard manufacturers offer these days in order to reduce fan noise in medium load scenarios.

If, however, you are interested in an even quieter system we suggest getting a different cooler instead, for example pre-assembled all-in-one liquid coolers that are both effective and quiet.

Fans of RGB lighting will love the new Wraith Prism LED cooler - we have to admit that it did look pretty darn good indeed.

Wraith Prism LED (Ryzen 7 2700X RGB cooler)

Power Consumption

With no load whatsoever the power consumption was 71 W and 74 W for the Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X, respectively (entire system without display). Running Cinebench R15 the Ryzen 7 2700X shoots up to 219 W while the Ryzen 5 2600X remains at a more manageable 165 W. The results were similar when running Prime95: 211 W for the Ryzen 7 2700X and 171 W for the Ryzen 5 2600X.

We also took a closer look at gaming loads and discovered that while running The Witcher 3, the Ryzen 5 2600X consumed 13 W more. We would like to emphasize the fact that we were measuring at the wall and these numbers therefore include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64.

Power Consumption
Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (Idle: 74.3 W)	219.2 Watt * -33%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	164.4 (159.3^min - 165.75^max) Watt *
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	421 Watt *
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (Idle: 74.3 W)	408 Watt * +3%

* ... smaller is better

Overclocking

In order to squeeze out more performance many users run their processors at clock speeds higher than those specified by the manufacturer. Both X-models feature an unlocked multiplier, which means they are overclockable by default. That being said, their overclocking potential was fairly limited - something we have already encountered in the Ryzen 7 1800X.

We have chosen the Ryzen 7 2700X in order to determine the maximum clock speeds achievable with the stock cooler as well as an all-in-one liquid cooler by a company called be quiet!.

Using the Wraith Prism LED cooler our Ryzen 7 2700X managed a stable 4.15 GHz on all cores, and thus it was just 200 MHz more than out of the box. Another 0.05 GHz more was doable with the all-in-one liquid cooler. In other words: The new Ryzen CPUs have rather limited overclocking abilities and will require a custom-built high-performance water-cooling solution.

Power consumption while overclocked at 4.15 GHz rose from 219 W to 262 W in Cinebench R15. This constitutes a significant increase in relation to the performance gains, and we would thus advise against overclocking.

Cinebench R15 Multi @ 4.15 GHz power consumption

Cinebench R15 Multi @ 4.2 GHz (be quiet AIO)

Verdict

AMD's new desktop class CPUs: Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X

AMD’s revised Zen architecture is more than just a simple refresh. The Zen+ architecture has been improved significantly and is now capable of achieving higher performance levels at virtually unchanged energy requirements. The Ryzen 7 2700X is the new flagship in town and successor to the Ryzen 7 1800X. Both new CPUs are very competitively priced and up to the task to compete with Intel’s current line-up for the best price-performance ratio. They have already won the battle for multithreaded workloads hands down, but for single-threaded workloads the i7-8700K remains king of the hill.

Even the non-flagship Ryzen models constitute a significant improvement over their predecessors and are around 10% faster. With its six cores the Ryzen 5 2600X offers adequate performance for its price of just $230.

The new Ryzen CPUs have improved in both single and multithreaded performance. With its new Zen+ processors, AMD is able to close the gap to Intel’s Coffee Lake. However, there are no clear victors in this battle for processing superiority as both competitors have their distinct pros and cons.

An X470 motherboard is not a requirement for the new CPUs per se, but it is recommended due to its support for XFR2 Enhanced and Precision Boost Overdrive, both of which allow the Ryzen CPUs to clock a little bit higher and run that extra little bit faster. If, however, you decide to stick with the X370 platform a BIOS update will be mandatory in order to support the new processors. Some hardware vendors will even offer to flash the BIOS for you prior to purchase so that your new hardware will be ready to go when you receive it.

Overall, both Ryzen CPUs offered a more than decent performance, and both are recommendable for gamers as well. The fact that AMD again includes a very good cooler that even offers RGB lighting in the case of the flagship model is highly commendable.

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