Development of a new version of 3DMark was announced on 14 November 2011 with the final product, simply named 3DMark, released on February 4, 2013. Scores from Windows, Android and iOS can be compared making this version of 3DMark the first to enable cross-platform performance comparisons. Unlike previous versions, 3DMark features separate benchmark tests with each producing its own score. Ice Storm is a DirectX 11 feature level 9 / OpenGL ES 2.0 test targeting smartphones, tablets and entry-level PCs. Ice Storm Extreme is a variant of Ice Storm that uses more demanding settings to provide a suitable test for high-end mobile devices. Sling Shot is a mobile-only test introduced in March 2015 for Android and iOS, which is aimed at recent mobile devices and flagship phones. Cloud Gate is a DirectX 11 feature level 10 test for typical home PC and notebooks. Sky Diver is a DirectX 11 test aimed at gaming laptops and mid-range PCs that cannot achieve double-digit frame rates in the more demanding Fire Strike test. Night Raid is a DirectX 12 test designed for systems using integrated graphics, such as tablets, laptops, and desktops lacking dedicated graphics hardware. Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 test for gaming PCs. Fire Strike Extreme is a variant of Fire Strike used to test high-performance gaming PCs with multiple GPUs. Fire Strike Ultra is yet another variant of Fire Strike, which is meant to test enthusiast-grade PCs that are able to game at 4K resolution. Time Spy is a DirectX 12 test added in July 2016. As it uses DirectX 12, which is only available in Windows 10, it only runs on Windows 10 but not older Windows OS versions. As with Fire Strike Extreme, Time Spy Extreme is a variant of Time Spy used to test high-end gaming PCs.
The Ryzen 7 2700X sits between Core i5-9600K and Ryzen 5 2600X. It is 1.9% lower than the Core i5-9600K while being 1.7% higher than the Ryzen 5 2600X. The Ryzen 7 2700X takes a comfortable 24.3% lead over the Core i7-8700K. In this benchmark, the Ryzen 7 2700X has an impressive performance, which is way ahead of the last generation Ryzen 7 1700X by 17.2%. Again, the Ryzen 7 1700X tumbles down the chart, falling behind its Zen+-based successor. That's a ~17.2% generational speed-up in this title. The Ryzen 7 1700X clearly shows how significantly the high-end Summit Ridge-based CPUs fall behind the Zen+ models. The Ryzen 7 2700X's performance earns it the 17th place. AMD's Ryzen 7 2700X notches a small win over the Ryzen 7 1700X, but opens up an impressive lead over the stock Core i7-8700K. Overall, the Ryzen 7 2700X is an average performer with its 8-cores and 16-threads in this benchmark.
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AMD's eight-core Ryzen 7 2700X shines for workstation apps and multitasking, and gamers who pair it with a high-end video card should get better 1080p gaming than with first-gen Ryzen. That's a ...
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. First let’s do a little history lesson and look at the differences between both CPUs. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X was launched on April 19, 2018. The Ryzen 7 2700X was a refresh of the Zen architecture that the previous Ryzen 7 1700X was based on.
The Ryzen 7 2700X is a perfect example of all of this: not only does it outperform the original Ryzen chips, but it even topples the mighty Intel Core i7-8700K. Read more: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Ryzen 7 2700X would seem to suggest a Ryzen 7 1700X replacement. However, it actually replaces the flagship Ryzen 7 1800X. AMD claims that its 2700X offers up to 12% more performance than Ryzen 7 ...
The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is AMD’s flagship CPU. Built using a new 12nm manufacturing process, it’s basically just a speed-bumped version of last year’s AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, but there are a couple ...
AMD rates its Ryzen 7 2700 at a much lower 65W thermal design power than its 105W Ryzen 7 2700X. That's partly why the 2700's base frequency is a much more conservative 3.2 GHz, while its maximum ...
The top-end Ryzen 7 2700X includes the new Wraith Prism cooler, which features programmable RGB lights for the fan, logo, and fan cowling, as well as switchable performance modes. The default "L ...
The Ryzen 7 2700X also has a feature called Pure Power which is a technology that lets the Ryzen chips, as well as other variants of Ryzen, to function effectively and adequately as possible. Another feature that the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X has is the Store MI Technology. It’s a really good feature for the processor since it combines great speed ...
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X review: Zen pusher. That makes the Ryzen 7 2700X AMD’s latest flagship processor, and thus brings with the full set of AMD’s updates.