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.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection
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
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp Protection
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
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection
Testing initiated at 10 June 2018 16:30 by user pts.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection
Testing initiated at 11 June 2018 10:18 by user pts.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp Protection
Testing initiated at 11 June 2018 12:03 by user pts.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp Protection
Testing initiated at 11 June 2018 11:09 by user pts.