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April 2018
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502 Reviews
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241 Reviews
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The editors liked
Even more competitive multi-threaded performance
Entire range now arrives with Wraith cooler
Improves on every aspect over previous generation
Faster and better memory support
More aggressive pricing
Precision Boost 2 and XFR2 are much improved
Ide
Solid value
Impressive multi-core performance
All chips unlocked
Lots of motherboard choice
Significant performance boost vs. 1800X
Bundled coolers
Backward-compatible with 300-series motherboards
Indium solder
Better memory and cache performance
Faster and more frugal than before
Excellent all round performance
Improved overclocking
Dramatically improved performance
Reasonably priced
Useful included CPU cooler and software
New 12nm fabrication process
Precision Boost 2 works well
Taking the 2700X over 4GHz out of the box
Memory compatibility does not seem an issue
Lower pricing at launch compared to its predecessor
The editors didn't like
Still lacks single core performance compared to Intel
Struggles in memory intensive applications
105W TDP compared to previous 95W on 1800X
Increased power consumption compared to previous Gen
Single-thread is better but not great
Limited all-core overclocking headroom
Limited overclocking headroom
No value-oriented 400-series motherboards yet
Still slower clock speeds than Intel
Slower than Intel for gaming
Higher TDP than 1800X
Highest-energy draw on load
Marginal improvement to be had over 1700X/1800X
Power draw could be better
Still behind Intel in terms of IPC
Limited overclocking potential due to the effectiveness of Precision Boost 2
Published: 2018-06-26, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Abstract: It is common to find guides to overclocking processors, and indeed pre-overclocked system builds, that rely heavily upon the old ethos of sticking as many volts into the processor as it and your cooling can handle, and stopping when everything is stable...
AMD Second Generation Ryzen 2000 Series Processors -- Find Them At AmazonIf you're looking to build a relatively powerful desktop system without breaking the bank, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen 5 2600 should absolutely be on your short list of considerat...
Published: 2018-06-03, Author: Christopher , review by: gameranx.com
Abstract: When AMD launched their Ryzen processors in 2017, the company gave consumers a worthy alternative to Intel's dominance. Their competitor had little answer to Ryzen's incredible multicore performance and aggressive pricing. Now, the second generation of Ry...
Published: 2018-05-25, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: It's the age-old question that has spurred endless debate: AMD or Intel? Today, that rivalry has reached new heights with AMD's Ryzen 2000 Series, often referred to by users (but not AMD) as "Ryzen 2," competing against Intel's 8th Gen "Coffee Lake" for d...
Published: 2018-05-16, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
Faster than previous-gen Ryzen models, Bundled cooler adds value, Backward compatibility with 300-series motherboards, Indium solder improves thermal transfer,
Needs a better cooler for overclocking, No value-oriented 400-series motherboards yet, Large performance deficit compared to a stock Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD's first-generation "non-X" Ryzen processors were universally hailed as budget champions. That changes with the company's 2000-series CPUs, though. Its Ryzen 7 2700 is only $30 cheaper than the 2700X. Given a choice between them, we'd rather have t...
IntroThe Ryzen 7 2700X is the most high-end CPU from the new second-generation Ryzen family, having eight cores, 16 threads, and 4.3 GHz maximum clock. Let's check if is it faster than its competitor, the Core i7-8700K. Check it out!Recently, AMD launched...
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Published: 2018-04-27, Author: Jeff , review by: Techreport.com
Abstract: Finally. After an eventful week in the world of hardware benchmarking, I've wrapped up our gaming test results for AMD's second-generation Ryzen CPUs. We've taken some extra time to bench each Intel and AMD chip in our test suite with stock RAM as well as...
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Published: 2018-04-24, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: With last week's initial launch-day Linux benchmarks of the Ryzen 5 2600X / Ryzen 7 2700X some found the Linux performance to be lower than Windows. While the root cause is undetermined, a BIOS/AGESA update does appear to help the Linux performance signif...
AMD has refreshed the Ryzen series by launching four new 2nd Generation Ryzen 2000-series processors today. AMD was able to make some adjustments to the original Zen design and successfully move from the 14nm to 12nm manufacturing process. These manufactu...
