AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire RGB LED Cooler - YD1700BBAEBOX

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And AMD says this 14nm process has already been "density optimized" by the company's manufacturing partner, Global Foundries.

Can AMD's entry-level Ryzen 7 chip take down Intel's mainstream Core i7 flagship, with its latest-gen "Kaby Lake" architecture and higher 4. We run the built-in benchmark using a 4K resolution and the same settings as the 1080p test ( Ultra quality preset, Async Compute enabled). But on the single-core test, the Kaby Lake Core i7-7700K is still king, with an edge of roughly 25 percent over the AMD chip.Assuming that the mid-to-high-60s temperature reading for Ryzen 7 1700 is accurate, based on AMD's sensor design, I would have no worries about operating under these temperature levels for extended usage periods. But of course if you do invest in a powerful cooler, you may be able to achieve higher clock speeds than what XFR offers via overclocking, if you're willing to take the usual risk of voiding your warranty and/or frying your chip if you don't pay close attention to your thermals and voltages.

AMD has suggested that updates and patches will come from game developers, and there's also a slim improvement to performance when disabling SMT, but that doesn't deter from the point that the 7700K is a faster gaming chip in today's environment.

Of course, developers may better utilise the additional threads of Ryzen 7 in the future, and there is also a higher proportion of the CPU horsepower in reserve for multi-tasking whilst also gaming (compared to the 7700K).