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

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We use a Platinum-rated Seasonic 760W PSU and install a GTX 1070 video card that uses very little power. This all sounds good, to the extent that it can be parsed and appreciated without a computer engineering degree. However, the reported temperature reading with the Ryzen 7 1700 overclocked brings into question the operation of AMD's temperature sensor and/or offset value for the Ryzen 7 1700 (which should be operating around 20°C lower than reported, similar to 1700X and 1800X levels, if it has no offset reporting coded in). But, at least with this first round of Ryzen 7 chips, the XFR boost is locked at just an extra 100MHz.

At 4K, where graphics horsepower is taxed and pushed to the forefront, Ryzen 7 1700 offers effectively the same performance as other modern Intel CPUs, including the i7-7700K.The differences between the 1700 and other Ryzen 7 SKUs come in the form of out-of-the-box frequency, TDP, and XFR headroom. AC:O along with other AC games are known for heavy core usage so again why even ask why your old i5 quad was sucking wind topping out at %100. As we highlighted in our review of the 1700X, it is not uncommon for AMD to release multiple processor SKUs to market which are all essentially the same silicon.

If you plan on attaching a powerful cooler and are willing to shoot the overclocking dice, or you want a powerful but reasonably affordable CPU for heavy-duty computing tasks and some gaming on the side with a powerful card at 1440p or 4K, the Ryzen 7 1700 is a very good choice.But when overclocked, the Ryzen chip positively stomps the Kaby Lake i7 in the All CPU test, by more than 63 percent. We run the built-in benchmark using the DirectX 12 mode, a 1080p resolution, and the Ultra quality preset. Ryzen 7 1700's multi-threaded performance would suggest that it has more to offer in gaming scenarios. AMD aimed the Ryzen 7 1700 at the Core i7-7700K, which makes sense given that the two chips have similar pricing.

Skill Trident Z 2x8GB 3200MHz has worked fine with four different Ryzen 7 CPUs, even if the ASUS motherboard can be a little temperamental from a cold boot. AMD's FX CPU architecture (which went under the successive names of "Bulldozer," "Piledriver," and "Steamroller") hasn't been able to match the silicon in Intel's Core i7 chips for quite some years now, going back to the initial release of the AMD FX-8150 in 2011.That's an important metric for many prosumers who pay for electricity or users who want to squeeze a high-performance CPU into a SFF chassis with limited thermal budget.