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This is a review on the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU manufactured by AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) and its capabilities for gaming computers and overall performance. AMD has been suffering for the past couple of decades trying to keep up with Intel since their first CPU was introduced in 1991. There is no doubt that Intel has released superior CPU’s compared to most of AMD’s, but now Intel has met their match. AMD has managed to dig themselves out of a hole with the new introduction of the Ryzen series that was made to combat the Skylake, and Kaby Lake Processors from Intel, and I have to say… it has done a very good job at it. The 1800X is the top of the line in the Ryzen series and its performance is amazing, for a much smaller price than most of Intel’s expensive, mediocre processors. Its the CPU that will destroy graphics, and not your game.
AMD was founded in 1969 and their headquarters is located in Sunnyvale California. They didn’t get into the CPU business until 1991 with their AM386 processors. (Wikipedia) AMD has come along way with their architecture and their computing capabilities, but they have always been reasonable on prices which makes AMD perfect for budget worried PC fanatics. I found the 1800X on Toms Hardware and decided to test it myself. I was blown away by the performance of the chip giving the same; if not higher, frame rate and graphics quality. The new Zen architecture makes the Ryzen series exchange blows with Intels I-5s and I-7s. The 1800X can be found on Newegg for $499.99.
Ryzen 7 1800X Specs:
- Socket :AM4
- Operating Frequency: 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz O.C)
- L3 Cache: 16 MB
- L2 Cache: 4MB
- L1 Cache: 768KB
- DDR4 Support
- Unlocked Processor
- Thermal Design Power 95W
- # Cores: 8
- # of Threads: 16
Ryzen Has really made a great comeback with the Ryzen Chips, and have made themselves a superpower to fear by Intel now. The Ryzen chips are cheaper than their Intel counterparts and even out performs them in a lot of areas. The Ryzen 1800X has overclocking capabilities, and its multiple cores allow for easy multitasking and multiple threading. The Ryzen 1800X is the best price for its performance and is overall is great in any PC build. The Overall Benchmark of the 1800X on Passmark is 15421. (the highest CPU Mark is 27428 and the lowest is 79).
Here are some reviews of the 1800X:
- Toms Hardware: “Ryzen 7 does deliver”
- TechPowerUp: “It brings the company back to competitiveness against behemoth Intel”
- TechRadar: ” absolutely decimating the competition when it comes to price versus performance.”
Note: This review is part of a classroom project.
References:
- https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_7_1800X/16.html
- https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+7+1800X
- https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113430
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices
- http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-cpu,4951.html
- https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-1800x
- http://www.techradar.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-1800x/3
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