AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs. Ryzen 7 2700 vs. Core i7 8700K Linux gaming benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.com.
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, 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 Protection
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) (0509 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GP102 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek Device b822
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Security Notes: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB Protection
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) (0509 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, 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: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads).
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 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GP102 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek Device b822
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a benchmark of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Dawn of War III Mad Max 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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
F1 2017 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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Dawn of War III Mad Max 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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Rise of the Tomb Raider 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: Due to the extreme demands of "Very High" 4K Texture Detail on all platforms, which can need ~6GB+ of VRAM, the "Very High" graphics preset on Linux only sets Texture Detail to "High". Nvidia ambient occlusion modes are not featured on the Linux version (HBAO+ and VXAO). 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.
F1 2017 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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Rise of the Tomb Raider 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: Due to the extreme demands of "Very High" 4K Texture Detail on all platforms, which can need ~6GB+ of VRAM, the "Very High" graphics preset on Linux only sets Texture Detail to "High". Nvidia ambient occlusion modes are not featured on the Linux version (HBAO+ and VXAO). 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.
This is a benchmark of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Rise of the Tomb Raider 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: Due to the extreme demands of "Very High" 4K Texture Detail on all platforms, which can need ~6GB+ of VRAM, the "Very High" graphics preset on Linux only sets Texture Detail to "High". Nvidia ambient occlusion modes are not featured on the Linux version (HBAO+ and VXAO). 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.
Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a benchmark of Serious Sam 3: BFE with the Fusion 2017 update. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own the game. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized test. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a benchmark of Valve's Portal game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account and have Steam installed for the system. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Dawn of War III Mad Max 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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a benchmark of Serious Sam 3: BFE with the Fusion 2017 update. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own the game. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized test. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 18 May 2018 17:42 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, 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 Protection
Testing initiated at 18 May 2018 21:10 by user phoronix.
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) (0509 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GP102 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek Device b822
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, 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 Protection
Testing initiated at 19 May 2018 07:57 by user phoronix.
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) (0509 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, 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: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), 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 Protection
Testing initiated at 19 May 2018 10:07 by user phoronix.
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 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, 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: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), 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 Protection
Testing initiated at 19 May 2018 12:42 by user phoronix.
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 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GP102 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek Device b822
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.9-041609-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, 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 Protection
Testing initiated at 19 May 2018 17:51 by user phoronix.