Allen
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Joined: Oct 1999
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Ohio USA
Originally Posted by Jedi Master
TBH, I find overclocking unnecessary now. .. Kaby Lake has been a big "so what" release...
Agree.
A little information (supposedly test based) on the AMD Ryzen 6core/12thread which competes well with the mid priced 4 core Intel part. Interesting that they are touting the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X as AMDs best gaming chip (based on "bang per buck", no doubt). As an aside, I don't expect too many "thoughtful" folks to spring $500 for the 1800X like I did -- you can get almost the same performance for under (to well under) $100 less than I paid. But, so far, I'm not sorry I paid it
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..AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i5-7600K Benchmarks Released – Annihilates The Intel Chip in Multi-Threaded Scores With 69% Better Performance at $15 More – AMD’s Best Chip For PC Gamers?
Performance numbers for the flagship 6 core and just amazing in the sense that the beat out the similar priced Core i5-7600K from Intel by 69% in multi-threaded tests. Sure, Kaby Lake will have advantage in the Single-threaded performance due to higher clock speeds but Ryzen comes with XFR and some decent OC capabilities that will put it on par (worst case scenario) or beyond (best case scenario) the Intel chip. The difference lies in the price. Intel is asking $242 US for a quad core, non-hyperthreaded chip while AMD is asking $259 US for a hexa core, hyperthreaded chip...
