AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Review

Take a look at the Ryzen 7 1800X! This Desktop processor from AMD's high-end range is a real game-changer. Launched in 2017, it boasts 8 cores and 16 threads. With a base clock speed of 3.6GHz, a max speed of 4GHz, and a power rating of 95W, it's all set to supercharge your gaming setup. The Ryzen 7 1800X is a proud member of the powerful Summit Ridge 14nm family and the legendary Ryzen 7 series.

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is another epic drop from Team AMD, cranking things up in the neverending AMD vs Intel CPU war. But hey, core count ain't everything, especially for playing the hottest PC games. Single-core performance gotta be on point too.

Can the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X finally dethrone the king of mainstream CPUs, the Core i7-7700K? It's a maybe. The Ryzen 7 1800X doesn't quite reach the same single-core performance as its rival, but more games are starting to use all those threads, so who cares!

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is an absolute monster, just like its 8 cores, 16 threads, and hefty price tag suggest. This is the top dog of mainstream processors, the king you've been waiting for. Games, video editing, 3D work – the Ryzen 7 1800X handles it all with ease. Bow down to the king!

Heads up though, there are still a few tasks where the Core i7-7700K might perform a bit better. Think super old, single-threaded games like World of Warcraft. But even that gap is closing in fast. catching up!

The past few years, AMD has been clawing its way to the top of the desktop CPU game, and with the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, they've finally reached the peak. Move over Intel, there's a new sheriff in town!

AMD just unleashed its Zen architecture, raising the stakes in the high-stakes battle for desktop PC dominance against Intel. This new lineup of chips pushes core counts and raw power to crazy high levels, threatening Intel's reign for the first time in a decade. Buckle up, it's about to get intense!

Introducing the Ryzen 7 1800X, the high-performance counterpart to the award-winning Ryzen 7 1700. Both are built on the same 14nm Zen platform, but the Ryzen 7 1800X cranks the power up to a toasty 95W for those extra cores and threads. We're expecting big things from this one, just like its lower-powered sibling! 'sChoiceHype

Heads up, with a simple overclock, the Ryzen 7 1700 can actually perform almost as well as the Ryzen 7 1800X, even when the Ryzen 7 1800X is overclocked too. But the Ryzen 7 1700 is $70 cheaper! Don't get us wrong, the Ryzen 7 1800X is still a beast and offers more overall performance than Intel's Core i7-7700, but if you're on a budget, the cheaper sibling might be the better call.

The Ryzen 7 1800X is the more expensive version of the Ryzen 7 1700, and it shows with its higher base and boost clock speeds: 3.6 GHz and 4 GHz, respectively. That's a nice boost in speed, but the real game changer is the higher power delivery (PPT). This lets the motherboard pump more juice (up to 142W) to the Ryzen 7 1800X compared to the Ryzen 7 1700's limit of 65W. This extra power allows the Ryzen 7 1800X to crank up the boost clocks even more aggressively, on both single and multiple cores. That means the performance gap between these two CPUs might be bigger than what the specs on paper suggest.

Alright, listen up. When it comes to pure gaming performance, Intel still holds the crown. If squeezing out every last frame per second is your top priority, then a Intel CPU might be the better choice. But here's the thing: that advantage shrinks at higher resolutions or if you pair the CPU with a less powerful graphics card. mattersToo

But for most gamers who also do other stuff on their PC besides gaming, the Ryzen 7 1800X is a better overall choice. It offers double the threads compared to the similarly priced Core i7-7700K, and those extra threads come in handy for tasks like editing and encoding videos. The Ryzen 7 chips have always been great for these workloads, and AMD's recent improvements to AVX performance are super impressive.

For gamers on a budget who aren't afraid of a little overclocking and have decent cooling, the Ryzen 7 1700 is a solid option. You can get pretty much the same performance as the Ryzen 7 1800X (especially for gaming) by overclocking it a bit. Plus, it's cheaper! This is why we gave the Ryzen 7 1700 an Editor's Choice award.

The high number of threads (over 7!) in the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X makes it a monster for tasks that use all the cores at once (multi-threaded workloads), especially for the price. If you edit a lot of videos or work with giant spreadsheets, the Ryzen 7 1800X will give you a noticeable performance boost.

For gamers, both the Core i7-7700K and Ryzen 7 1800X are great choices. They're neck and neck, with a slight edge to the Intel CPU if you don't overclock it. The Ryzen 7 1800X's base performance can be achieved with cheaper RAM (around $90), whereas the Core i7-7700K needs faster RAM ($110-$120) to hit the frame rates we showed. The price difference is small though, and with anything less than an RTX 2070 or Vega 64 graphics card, your GPU will bottleneck your performance anyway. BottleneckAtPlay

Today's review is on the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, a 8-core desktop processor launched in Feb 2017. AMD sells the Ryzen 7 1800X without integrated graphics, making it perfect for systems with a dedicated graphics card. It costs $499 and is a great option for those who already have a GPU.

One of the best things about the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is that it comes with a free CPU cooler! You can grab the Ryzen 7 1800X for $499 without having to spend extra on cooling.

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X comes with a basic heatsink cooler, nothing fancy. But it gets the job done for this low-power CPU (TDP of 95W). You won't need a fancy aftermarket cooler unless you want to overclock it.

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is a decent performing chip for $499. The main competitor at this price point is the Core i7-7700K, a 4-core unlocked processor with integrated graphics, which costs $339.

If you don't care too much about overclocking and max boost speeds, then the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a good option for $329. It also has 8 cores and 16 threads, but with slightly lower clock speeds (3GHz base and 3.7GHz boost).

The launch of Ryzen 7 wasn't perfect. Some gamers experienced performance issues and the CPUs ran a bit hot. But after a month of optimizations, driver updates, and BIOS fixes, Ryzen 7 seems to be running smoothly now.

Can you game on AMD's Ryzen 7 CPU? Absolutely! We got a solid 82% score in our gaming benchmarks.

The Ryzen 7 1800X is a great choice for both gaming and content creation, thanks to its high performance (1.022%) and at least 12 threads. Live streaming, eSports, and uploading gameplay videos are becoming increasingly popular, and this CPU can handle it all.

The Ryzen 7 1800X boosts up to the advertised 4 GHz, and with AMD's software you can push one core even higher to 4+0.1 GHz. But don't expect much beyond that without a serious cooler upgrade and manual voltage tweaks.

Building on the success of mainstream Ryzen 7 CPUs, AMD is now attacking the high-end market with the Ryzen 7 1800X processors, available since Feb 2017.

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is priced at $499, which is a great deal compared to the almost $339 Intel Core i7-7700K. With 8 cores, the Ryzen 7 1800X will outperform Intel's 4 core CPU in tasks that use multiple cores. While you don't get integrated graphics like Intel, most enthusiast gamers building a cheap PC won't need it anyway.