Core i7 8700K vs. Ryzen 7 2700X - CPU Comparison For Britannia

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7 8700K on Ubuntu Linux for gaming. Tests for a future article. Cost table: Ryzen 7 2700X - $319, Core i7 8700K - $349, GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition - $549, Radeon RX Vega 64 - $599.

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Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64
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June 11 2018
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Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64
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Core i7 8700K vs. Ryzen 7 2700X - CPU Comparison For BritanniaProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay DriverCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0616 BIOS)Intel Device 3ec216384MB525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GAAMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MBRealtek ALC1220DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 18.044.17.0-041700-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.28.1X Server 1.19.64.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (git-bad7332f7c) (LLVM 7.0.0)GCC 7.3.0ext43840x2160NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz)NVIDIA 396.244.6.0AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) (0509 BIOS)AMD Family 17hAMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MBAMD Device aaf8Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek Device b8224.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (git-bad7332f7c) (LLVM 7.0.0)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz)NVIDIA GP104 HD AudioNVIDIA 396.244.6.0OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performanceSecurity Details- Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection- Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection- Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp Protection- Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp Protection

Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%110%120%130%140%A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA2560 x 1440 - Extreme1920 x 1080 - Extreme1920 x 1080 - High2560 x 1440 - High2560 x 1440 - Low1920 x 1080 - Low

Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080Per Dollar Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%113%125%138%150%A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAPerformance / Cost - 1920 x 1080 - ExtremePerformance / Cost - 2560 x 1440 - ExtremePerformance / Cost - 1920 x 1080 - HighPerformance / Cost - 2560 x 1440 - LowPerformance / Cost - 1920 x 1080 - LowPerformance / Cost - 2560 x 1440 - High

Core i7 8700K vs. Ryzen 7 2700X - CPU Comparison For Britanniathronesofbritannia: 1920 x 1080 - Lowthronesofbritannia: 2560 x 1440 - Lowthronesofbritannia: 1920 x 1080 - Highthronesofbritannia: 2560 x 1440 - Highthronesofbritannia: 1920 x 1080 - Extremethronesofbritannia: 2560 x 1440 - ExtremeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080200.13147.47110.0787.2342.0724.80234.77176.73119.13102.6754.7034.33194.97146.4795.6783.6740.8024.60211.67172.17101.1091.8754.3034.10OpenBenchmarking.org

A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Backs up old preferences (in ~/.local/share/feral-interactive/) for the run. NOTES for cross-platform comparisons: TODO See notes in install.sh for a few small tweaks including disabling the CPU governor check when testing for it's effects Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: LowCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108050100150200250SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 3.60, N = 3200.13234.77194.97211.67MIN: 3.3 / MAX: 444.4MIN: 3.1 / MAX: 498.3MIN: 2.1 / MAX: 397.3MIN: 2.2 / MAX: 425.9
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: LowCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10804080120160200Min: 197.3 / Avg: 200.13 / Max: 202.2Min: 232.2 / Avg: 234.77 / Max: 236.1Min: 193.5 / Avg: 194.97 / Max: 197.1Min: 205.8 / Avg: 211.67 / Max: 218.2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame TimeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108080160240320400Min: 2.3 / Avg: 4.98 / Max: 285.4Min: 2.1 / Avg: 4.31 / Max: 288.2Min: 2.7 / Avg: 5.17 / Max: 425.3Min: 2.3 / Avg: 4.58 / Max: 453.8

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: LowCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10804080120160200SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3147.47176.73146.47172.17MIN: 3.2 / MAX: 353.2MIN: 3.4 / MAX: 458.9MIN: 2.2 / MAX: 306.7MIN: 2.2 / MAX: 411
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: LowCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080306090120150Min: 145.8 / Avg: 147.47 / Max: 148.5Min: 175.8 / Avg: 176.73 / Max: 177.8Min: 144.1 / Avg: 146.47 / Max: 148.9Min: 170.6 / Avg: 172.17 / Max: 174.7

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame TimeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108080160240320400Min: 3 / Avg: 6.86 / Max: 303.3Min: 2.2 / Avg: 5.69 / Max: 288Min: 3.5 / Avg: 6.83 / Max: 443.7Min: 2.5 / Avg: 5.86 / Max: 449.2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.97, N = 3110.07119.1395.67101.10MIN: 3.2 / MAX: 198.5MIN: 3.3 / MAX: 229.4MIN: 2.1 / MAX: 178MIN: 2.2 / MAX: 187.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108020406080100Min: 109.6 / Avg: 110.07 / Max: 110.7Min: 117.5 / Avg: 119.13 / Max: 122.3Min: 95.3 / Avg: 95.67 / Max: 96.2Min: 97.6 / Avg: 101.1 / Max: 104.4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Total Frame TimeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108080160240320400Min: 5.1 / Avg: 9.12 / Max: 308.2Min: 4.6 / Avg: 8.51 / Max: 280.1Min: 6.2 / Avg: 10.47 / Max: 448Min: 5.3 / Avg: 9.58 / Max: 442.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: HighCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108020406080100SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 387.23102.6783.6791.87MIN: 3.3 / MAX: 138.1MIN: 3.2 / MAX: 215.1MIN: 2.1 / MAX: 148.8MIN: 2.2 / MAX: 171.8
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: HighCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108020406080100Min: 86.6 / Avg: 87.23 / Max: 87.9Min: 102.2 / Avg: 102.67 / Max: 103Min: 83.2 / Avg: 83.67 / Max: 84.5Min: 90.5 / Avg: 91.87 / Max: 93.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Total Frame TimeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108080160240320400Min: 7.2 / Avg: 11.55 / Max: 284.3Min: 5.3 / Avg: 9.78 / Max: 296.3Min: 7.1 / Avg: 12.02 / Max: 474.8Min: 6.1 / Avg: 10.69 / Max: 464.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: ExtremeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10801224364860SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 342.0754.7040.8054.30MIN: 3.6 / MAX: 93.2MIN: 3.5 / MAX: 122.2MIN: 2.2 / MAX: 85.3MIN: 2.2 / MAX: 100.9
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: ExtremeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10801122334455Min: 42 / Avg: 42.07 / Max: 42.1Min: 54.4 / Avg: 54.7 / Max: 54.9Min: 40.6 / Avg: 40.8 / Max: 40.9Min: 54.2 / Avg: 54.3 / Max: 54.4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame TimeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108080160240320400Min: 11.2 / Avg: 23.74 / Max: 280.2Min: 8.2 / Avg: 18.23 / Max: 286.1Min: 11.9 / Avg: 24.43 / Max: 444.8Min: 9.9 / Avg: 18.44 / Max: 434.2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: ExtremeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080816243240SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 324.8034.3324.6034.10MIN: 3.4 / MAX: 94.5MIN: 3.4 / MAX: 97.6MIN: 2.3 / MAX: 84.4MIN: 2.3 / MAX: 93
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: ExtremeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080714212835Min: 24.7 / Avg: 24.8 / Max: 25Min: 34.2 / Avg: 34.33 / Max: 34.5Min: 24.3 / Avg: 24.6 / Max: 24.9Min: 34.1 / Avg: 34.1 / Max: 34.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame TimeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 108080160240320400Min: 10.9 / Avg: 40.01 / Max: 281.8Min: 10.2 / Avg: 29.14 / Max: 284.3Min: 12.2 / Avg: 40.1 / Max: 433Min: 11.6 / Avg: 29.3 / Max: 442.9

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Dollar, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAPerformance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: LowCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10800.05850.1170.17550.2340.29250.210.260.210.241. Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: $948 reported cost.2. Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: $898 reported cost.3. Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: $918 reported cost.4. Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: $868 reported cost.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Dollar, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAPerformance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: LowCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10800.0450.090.1350.180.2250.160.200.160.201. Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: $948 reported cost.2. Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: $898 reported cost.3. Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: $918 reported cost.4. Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: $868 reported cost.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Dollar, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAPerformance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10800.02930.05860.08790.11720.14650.120.130.100.121. Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: $948 reported cost.2. Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: $898 reported cost.3. Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: $918 reported cost.4. Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: $868 reported cost.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Dollar, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAPerformance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: HighCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10800.02480.04960.07440.09920.1240.090.110.090.111. Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: $948 reported cost.2. Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: $898 reported cost.3. Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: $918 reported cost.4. Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: $868 reported cost.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Dollar, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAPerformance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: ExtremeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10800.01350.0270.04050.0540.06750.040.060.040.061. Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: $948 reported cost.2. Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: $898 reported cost.3. Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: $918 reported cost.4. Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: $868 reported cost.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Dollar, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAPerformance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: ExtremeCore i7 8700K + RX Vega 64Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 10800.0090.0180.0270.0360.0450.030.040.030.041. Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: $948 reported cost.2. Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: $898 reported cost.3. Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: $918 reported cost.4. Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: $868 reported cost.