Testseek.co.uk have collected 503 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz Socket AM4.
April 2018
(88%)
503 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(97%)
243 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
