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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 |============================================