AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Overview

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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TechSpot Metascore

Based on 32 expert reviews

Excellent:

23
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

2

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Last revision on September 10, 2021

Reviewers 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

Reviewers 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 June 21, 2019

With 3rd-gen Ryzen set to hit stores very soon, we're warming up to that launch by revisiting some heated CPU battles from the past couple of years that can bring further context to current owners of these processors.Today's shoot out is between the...

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 Play3r on June 29, 2017 90

AMD hadn't just announced a new processor architecture, but the dawning of a new manufacturing process in which the chips would be based on, 14nm which was a first for AMD. Not only was their new 14nm FinFET process to be more energy efficient, but...

By liveatpc.com on June 03, 2017 86

Review] AMD Ryzen 1800X: Ryzen to the challengeMore Cores Than You Can Ever WantThe Ryzen 1800X features 8 cores, and now with AMD, they have what they call Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) – basically you can have two logical cores for the price of...

By pcgamesn.com on May 03, 2017 70

I don't love the Ryzen 7 1800X. It's certainly not the processor I would instantly recommend any PC gamer out there buy, yet it's tough to argue against what an important processor it is. With Ryzen AMD haven't taken the CPU market by storm, they...

By hardwarezone.com.sg on April 29, 2017 85

In a nutshell, Ryzen 5's main advantage over Intel's Core i5 range is the higher number of cores and threads it offers while sharing the same price bracket. That's not unlike what AMD offers with its Ryzen 7 CPUs, all of which are 8-core/16-thread...

By HotHardware on March 30, 2017 80

In our initial review of the Ryzen 7 series processors, we saw much lower than expected performance from AMD's new processor line-up than we did with Intel's in the DirectX 12-based Ashes Of The Singularity benchmark. This was especially prominent when...

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 gamingcentral.in on March 10, 2017 85

AMD has delivered on most of its promises with the Ryzen, it seems. Though the gaming performance could use some improvement, let's not forget that these are very early tests and games are not yet optimized for the Ryzen processors. With DX 12, games...

By Expert Reviews on March 08, 2017 80

With Ryzen, AMD is firmly back in the processor market, and I'm beyond excited to see how Ryzen 5 and 3 will compete with Intel's Core i5 and i3 CPUs. Looking at the Ryzen 7 1800X, it's one hell of a product. Granted, it might be outside of most...

By GameAxis on March 07, 2017 80

There's no doubt that the Ryzen 7 1800X is the most exciting processor from AMD in a long while. Intel is clearly already feeling the heat, and it has since slashed the prices across its Kaby Lake and Broadwell-E line-up.However, the 8-core/16-thread...

By techadvisor.co.uk on March 06, 2017 90

Right now, the Ryzen 7 1800X is proof that AMD is back on form. Although it hasn't knocked Intel off the top spot for outright performance – and certainly not for single-core applications - it has set new standards for value and efficiency. It will...

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.

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