I... I'm amazed at some of the replies here. I did not think trying to explain the concept could create a discussion like this.
I was going to go through some of the more recent comments and heck wrote half of it out, but It’s honestly beyond the scope of my time and effort to add (or muddy) to the conversation.
If anything, you’re all arguing about different parts of Steve’s methodology that you don’t agree with (what measurements/data points and how they are compared) rather than the main point that is being presented/defended in this article, which is minimizing the effect of other variables, specifically the GPU’s performance to attempt to only test the CPU. I’m not saying that several points made are not without merit (though most are grasping at straws or are painting situations so specific that it is impossible to reasonably test), but they are beyond the scope of this particular explanation for why Steven did what he did regarding his GPU choice. That and testing different resolutions is his attempt at showing the relationship between CPU power and GPU power, and when one becomes the more demanded resource over the other.
All the hubbub aside, I still think Ryzen is starting out quite strong (thank god honestly, I don't think AMD can weather another dud), regardless of how other users seem to be interpreting the results.
I was going to go through some of the more recent comments and heck wrote half of it out, but It’s honestly beyond the scope of my time and effort to add (or muddy) to the conversation.
If anything, you’re all arguing about different parts of Steve’s methodology that you don’t agree with (what measurements/data points and how they are compared) rather than the main point that is being presented/defended in this article, which is minimizing the effect of other variables, specifically the GPU’s performance to attempt to only test the CPU. I’m not saying that several points made are not without merit (though most are grasping at straws or are painting situations so specific that it is impossible to reasonably test), but they are beyond the scope of this particular explanation for why Steven did what he did regarding his GPU choice. That and testing different resolutions is his attempt at showing the relationship between CPU power and GPU power, and when one becomes the more demanded resource over the other.
All the hubbub aside, I still think Ryzen is starting out quite strong (thank god honestly, I don't think AMD can weather another dud), regardless of how other users seem to be interpreting the results.