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. Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0616 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-041700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (git-bad7332f7c) (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0616 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-041700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) (0509 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: AMD Device aaf8, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek Device b822 OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-041700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (git-bad7332f7c) (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) (0509 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GP104 HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek Device b822 OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-041700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 200.13 |==================================== Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 234.77 |========================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 194.97 |=================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 211.67 |====================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 2 AVG: 5 MAX: 285 Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 288 Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 425 Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 2 AVG: 5 MAX: 454 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 147.47 |=================================== Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 176.73 |========================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 146.47 |=================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 172.17 |========================================= A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 3 AVG: 7 MAX: 303 Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 2 AVG: 6 MAX: 288 Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 4 AVG: 7 MAX: 444 Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 3 AVG: 6 MAX: 449 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 110.07 |======================================= Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 119.13 |========================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 95.67 |================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 101.10 |==================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 5 AVG: 9 MAX: 308 Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 5 AVG: 9 MAX: 280 Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 6 AVG: 10 MAX: 448 Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 5 AVG: 10 MAX: 442 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 87.23 |==================================== Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 102.67 |========================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 83.67 |================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 91.87 |====================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 284 Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 5 AVG: 10 MAX: 296 Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 475 Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 6 AVG: 11 MAX: 465 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 42.07 |================================= Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 54.70 |=========================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 40.80 |================================ Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 54.30 |=========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 11 AVG: 24 MAX: 280 Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 8 AVG: 18 MAX: 286 Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 12 AVG: 24 MAX: 445 Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 10 AVG: 18 MAX: 434 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 24.80 |=============================== Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 34.33 |=========================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 24.60 |=============================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 34.10 |=========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 11 AVG: 40 MAX: 282 Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 10 AVG: 29 MAX: 284 Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . MIN: 12 AVG: 40 MAX: 433 Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... MIN: 12 AVG: 29 MAX: 443 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 0.21 |==================================== Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 0.26 |============================================ Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 0.21 |==================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 0.24 |========================================= A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 0.16 |=================================== Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 0.20 |============================================ Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 0.16 |=================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 0.20 |============================================ A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 0.12 |========================================= Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 0.13 |============================================ Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 0.10 |================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 0.12 |========================================= A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 0.09 |==================================== Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 0.11 |============================================ Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 0.09 |==================================== Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 0.11 |============================================ A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 0.04 |============================= Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 0.06 |============================================ Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 0.04 |============================= Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 0.06 |============================================ A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Core i7 8700K + RX Vega 64 . 0.03 |================================= Core i7 8700K + GTX 1080 ... 0.04 |============================================ Ryzen 7 2700X + RX Vega 64 . 0.03 |================================= Ryzen 7 2700X + GTX 1080 ... 0.04 |============================================