Today we bring you the epic battle betw Ryzen 7 2700X and Core i7-8700K that many have asked for. According to AMD, the Ryzen 2700X contains 8 cores and 16 threads clocked between 3.7 and 4.3 GHz, depending on the workload. From Intel, the Core i7-8700K offers two fewer cores for a 6/12 thread configuration, but what's missing in the cores, it compensates in clock speed, running between 3, 7 GHz and 4.7 GHz.
Both processors are unlocked, which means that they can be overclocked and we suspect a lot of you are interested in overclocking, so that 's what we did too . However, it should be noted that the 2700X is at the limit and that overclocking all 4.2 GHz cores has only boosted gaming performance by 5%, so this is not the case. it's really not worth it. That said, in our tests, we have minimized the performance of both processors, so everything is fine.
To test the Core i7-8700K, we set up a platform featuring the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 with 16GB of Samsung B-die DDR4-3400 memory using Stilts timings. The processor has been overclocked at 5 GHz and cooling at this frequency is the Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 inside the Corsair Crystal 570X.
Then, for the rigging Ryzen 7 2700X, we have the Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII with 16GB of memory DDR4-3400 Samsung B-die, again using the Stilts timings. The 2700X has been overclocked at 4.2 GHz and this time we use the Corsair Hydro H150i Pro inside the Corsair Crystal 570X.
In total, we have 35 games on the menu and each game has been tested in 720p, 1080p and 1440p using the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.
Benchmark Games Games
ARMA 3, Ashes of the Singularity, Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six Siege, Battlefield 1
First we have AR, MA 3 and here the 8700K was 13% faster at 720p and 1080p when comparing the average frame rate. Once we reached 1440p, the GTX 1080 Ti starts to become the performance limiting component and, as a result, the margin drops to just 8% in favor of the 8700K.
For Singularity ash calibration, Crazy quality parameters were used and this imposes a serious bottleneck at the GPU, even in 720p. This being the case both processors were able to maximize the GTX 1080 Ti at the three resolutions tested.
Getting rid of the city of Alexandria in Assassin's Creed Origins saw the Core i7-8700K deliver up to 7% performance in addition to 720p but oddly enough 10% more in 1080p and then 11% to 1440p. It is extremely rare to see the margin of a performance increase as we increase the resolution, but ACO is sometimes a strange animal.
Then we have Rainbow Six Siege and here the 8700K was 12% faster at 720p for a low result of 1% and 9% faster for the average frame rate. The margin almost erodes dramatically at 1080p, here the Core i7 processor was just 5% faster. Then, at 1440p, we see identical pean performance with both processors, allowing extreme performance.
Test with Battlefield 1, we find a fairly even fight, although sometimes it is advantageous Intel. At the low resolution of 720p, the 8700K was up to 12% faster because the 2700X seems to cap at 116 fps for a 1% result.
By switching to 1080p, we find similar margins for frame time performance, here Intel was 11% faster. That said, it was interesting to see the 2700X get closer to the 8700K for the average frame rate, typically the average Intel scroll rate.
Then finally at 1440p we are main, ly related to the GPU, even with the GTX 1080 Ti and here the 8700K and 2700X deliver an identical experience.