AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

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Intel has been hitting a development wall for some time now, or at least hasn't been focused nor pressured into delivering larger gains in raw processing power. This might afford AMD a chance to catch up even further. In the short term we expect Intel to adjust prices and you can expect the company to continue scrambling as AMD turns up the heat with four and six-core Ryzen CPUs.

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Last revision on April 22, 2018

Editors Liked

Great multi-core performance
Excellent value for most applications
Trades blows with Intel's Core i7-6900K at half the price
Solid power draw
Smooth gaming with strong minimum frame rates
Attractive new AM4 platform
Easy-to-use Ryzen Master software
Huge performance leap over previous generation AMD FX processors

Editors Didn't Like

Still behind in gaming
Not great overclockers
Single core performance lags behind competing Intel "Kaby Lake" chips
Chipsets don't have as many PCI Express/SATA ports as Intel's offerings

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By TechSpot on October 18, 2017

Wrapping up with the 720p data first, these low-res results are important for a few reasons, though for some they can be a bit misleading. They're important because they show us the true difference between CPUs in these games. With any speed limits...

By TechSpot on March 02, 2017 90

By topnewreview.com on April 02, 2018 90

Stunning multi-core performance, solid single-core support, advanced feature set and good TDP, but at an insane price.9 Total ScoreAMD Ryzen 7 1800X ReviewStunning multi-core performance, solid single-core support, advanced feature set and good TDP, but...

By techPowerUp! on March 17, 2017 86

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X currently retails for $499. AMD processors are competitive again Outstanding performance in heavy multi-threaded apps Cheaper than Intel HEDT processors Single-threaded performance improved Low power draw and excellent power...

By reviewstudio.net on March 03, 2017 94

AMD launched a new CPU generation after a long time using a totally new architecture. To be honest everyone is expecting Ryzen from at least 4 years, but AMD cooked it slowly and it is obvious they did a great job afterall.Ryzen 7 1800X is an 8-core /...

By HardwareCanucks on March 02, 2017 95

However, after seeing what the 1800X can accomplish excitement for those six and four core derivatives. But what is clear right now is that Ryzen is indeed the real deal and Intel has been put on notice that AMD is back in the game.

By TechRadar on March 02, 2017 90

AMD really has nailed it with this core. Pricing, performance, and featureset are all there. In AMD's most disruptive move since the Athlon 64 days, Ryzen is set to shake the consumer stage.

By Guru of 3D on March 02, 2017 100

Any of the Ryzen 7 series processors will be fine for whatever you want to do with it. Even the cheapest of them all (the Ryzen 7 1700) which we have not reviewed but hopefully will test in the coming weeks, will offer you a nice gaming experience and...

By Computer Shopper on March 02, 2017 90

With the $499 Ryzen 7 1800X, AMD makes a Godzilla-size step back into the battle for consumer-CPU supremacy. We measured speeds on par with Intel chips that cost twice as much. Plus, the chipset/motherboard platform packs most of the features we want,...

By HotHardware on March 02, 2017 80

It's not all good news, though. With some legacy apps, audio encoding, lower-res gaming, and platform level tests, Ryzen trailed Intel – sometimes by a wide margin. There is obviously still optimization work that needs to be done – from both AMD and...

By gizmodo.com.au on October 10, 2017

This is a question I keep mulling over. If you're building a brand new PC and investing in a new motherboard then the 8th Generation Intel Coffee Lake processors are worth a look. Particularly if you game...

By LanOC Reviews on October 05, 2017

So I think most people will admit that AMD has had a lot of wins this year with all of the Ryzen launches. As I found out in our 1700v7700K coverage the 7700K was still a great performing CPU, especially when looking at gaming performance. But with...

By Tech ARP on August 30, 2017

The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is definitely a far more powerful processor than the Intel Core i7-6700K. It has twice as many cores, and far more memory bandwidth. It was fantastic in 3D rendering and video transcoding, delivering 70-85% better performance....

By custompcreview.com on July 28, 2017

Having spent the past few months with the Ryzen 7 1800X as my production platform, I'd have to say that the Ryzen 7 series in general is very impressive and a solid offering from AMD. In my real world testing, the Ryzen 7 1800X was able to handle...

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