Ryzen 7 1700X may be a good alternative Core i7-7700K – especially now, when it is available at a lower price, than during the premiere.
In early March, debuted top processors AMD Ryzen, which caused quite a stir in the PC market. The new system works well, so they were used in the assembly of the modern configuration – and with a decrease in prices, they will become even more popular.
Special attention should model Ryzen 7 1700X, which is already in the standard works with high frequencies, and thus available for very attractive price - in large stores, you can buy less, than 478 dollars – Consequently, on 50 долларов дешевле, than offered by manufacturers in the opening day. Even cheaper, you can buy a model Ryzen 7 1700, but its standard clock rate is markedly lower.
| Model | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | Intel Core i7 7700K |
| Generation | 14 nm Summit Ridge | 14 nm Summit Ridge | 14 nm Summit Ridge | 14 nm Kaby Lake |
| Stand | AMD AM4 | AMD AM4 | AMD AM4 | Intel LGA1151 |
| Cores / Threads | 8/16 | 8/16 | 8/16 | 4/8 |
| The basic clock frequency | 3,6 GHz | 3,4 GHz | 3,0 GHz | 4,2 GHz |
| Boost clock frequency | 4,0 GHz | 3,8 GHz | 3,7 GHz | 4,5 GHz |
| Clock frequency XFR * | 4,1 GHz | 3,9 GHz | 3,75 GHz | – |
| L2 memory | 8x 512 KB | 8x 512 KB | 8x 512 KB | 4x 256 KB |
| L3 memory | 2x 8 MB | 2x 8 MB | 2x 8 MB | 8 MB |
| memory controller | DDR4 2667 (2-canal) | DDR4 2667 (2-canal) | DDR4 2667 (2-canal) | DDR4 2400 (2-canal) |
| unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TDP | 95 AT | 95 AT | 65 AT | 91 AT |
| price | 592 dollar | 478 dollars | 395 dollars | 407 dollars |
* XFR is only available when the optimal CPU cooling
Manufacturer boasted, that Ryzen 7 1700X предлагает огромную производительность, allowing it to compete with the Intel Core i7-7700K model. So if it comes out in practice?
Yes Games said processor shows similar performance as the Intel Core i7-7700K, but if we are talking about programs that provide an order of magnitude better opportunities. for example, in video encoding performance increase of 82%, and for video transmission boasts less 1% lost frames (конкурент имеет аж 18% lost frames).
