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What's the most interesting Ryzen 7000 CPU?

What's the most interesting Ryzen 7000 CPU?

  • 7600X

    Votes: 1,933 20.8%

  • 7700X

    Votes: 3,457 37.2%

  • 7900X

    Votes: 1,189 12.8%

  • 7950X

    Votes: 2,719 29.2%
  • Total voters
    9,298
  • Poll closed .
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With Ryzen 7000 reviews out, we're wondering, which of the four models would you buy?
 
I bought the 7700x as it appears to be strong in gaming and single core workloads (office/photoshop/etc.) among the group.

MT performance certainly wasn't the reason as the 12700k already is better, and I'm pretty sure the 13700k will essentially will act like a 12900k/ks and obliterate the 7700x. Probably gaming too.

Hmm. Why did I buy it?

At least I can have my own war stories from the early AM5 days. Back in my day we had 30+ second posts and we loved it.
 
None of them would be a nice option as well - I am looking forward to the next gen AM5
 
MicroCenter offers free 32GB DDR5 memory kit with AMD Ryzen 7/9 7000 CPUs

«MicroCenter is now making a compelling offer on Ryzen 7000 CPUs, but only in the United States and only with in-store pickup. The company is offering a free 32GB memory kit with purchases of any Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 9 7000 processors. The kit is dual 16GB configuration of DDR5-5600 memory with CAS Latency of 36. This is a G.Skill Flare X5 series with built-in EXPO profiles.»

Essentially at least -$150! (actual G.Skill cost around $189)

plus

-$20 US Off from the M/B also

AMD-Ryzen-7000-Desktop-CPUs-Microcenter-Free-DDR5-Memory.png


Edit: For example if you choose ASRock X670E Phantom Gaming Lightning it will be equivalent to the below:

Ryzen 7 7700X $329.90
ASRock X670E PG Lightning $169.90
G.Skill Flare X5 32GB DDR5-5600 $139.90

or with different price breakdown:

Ryzen 7 7700X $299.90
ASRock X670E PG Lightning $199.90
G.Skill Flare X5 32GB DDR5-5600 $139.90

Let the comments begin!
 
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The 7700X feels the most applicable to me, in that I'm pretty much exactly the (perceived) target audience: someone who uses their PC for a good amount of professional production work (in the form of audio engineering/sound design for film, video, and broadcast) but also enjoys some gaming here and there - enough to where relatively high, consistent framerates and visual fidelity are a significant consideration.

That said, seeing as I upgraded to a Ryzen 5800X just at the beginning of the year (from an older i7-7700 build), I don't see much reason to upgrade for a while. Planning on just waiting until the next AM5 generation, when motherboards and DDR5 are hopefully a bit cheaper anyway.
 
Voted for 7700x since it's one CCD.

Would anyone that owns a 7700x put it in ecomode and post the performance? The power consumption is higher this gen over last gen by a considerable margin. I'm on the fence about whether to skip this gen or not.
 
kilo said:
Voted for 7700x since it's one CCD.

Would anyone that owns a 7700x put it in ecomode and post the performance? The power consumption is higher this gen over last gen by a considerable margin. I'm on the fence about whether to skip this gen or not.
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I ran some tests you requested, and posted them here:

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Post your Cinebench R23 Score

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Being mostly a gamer, I'm gonna wait to see when exactly the X3D chips are coming out. Likely going to go with the 7600x for the interim.
 
7950x.
besides that it seems like this is mostly a dud as ADL is just better (even moreso since it can still use DDR4); except it doesnt have anything that can beat the 7950x's corespam.

and if you're going for (gaming) value, 5600(x)-b450's gonna be king for another year or three still so yeah
 
Whatever 3D one they launch would have my vote, of the existing crop, I suppose the 7950x
 
Basically all of them are interesting for different reasons.
7600X - I wouldn't buy it but worth it in order to move into AM5 platform and easily upgrade to X3D, Zen 5 etc.
7700X - I would buy it if I didn't have the 5800X3D. It's overall the best cpu in the market for gaming/general usage in a platform that will last for years.
7900X - The least interesting of them all to me but ok.
7950X - The no compromise cpu. A worthy successor of the 5950X.
 
Basically, the CPU`s not listed are the most interesting: 3D version for max gaming FPS (58003D is still the king) and non X version for better value with no compromise at all with performance (because of the high cooling demand).
ZEN 4 as for now is utterly unappealing whatsoever: no way near a budget option and very high platform cost, higher W consumption, higher cooling demand and RL is just around the corner with even or better performance all around for much less $ if you go for B670 with DDR4.
 
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Super Firm Tofu said:
I bought the 7700x as it appears to be strong in gaming and single core workloads (office/photoshop/etc.) among the group.

MT performance certainly wasn't the reason as the 12700k already is better, and I'm pretty sure the 13700k will essentially will act like a 12900k/ks and obliterate the 7700x. Probably gaming too.

Hmm. Why did I buy it?

At least I can have my own war stories from the early AM5 days. Back in my day we had 30+ second posts and we loved it.
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I'd guess for the long term platform support. Don't think I've ever had a new platform that didn't take at least 30 seconds to post. Pretty normal TBH.
 
One that hasn't been released yet: 7800X3D.

AMD has it on their roadmap. It's just a matter of being patient.

By then DDR5 memory should be cheaper, hopefully the motherboards too, and AGESA might be up to snuff.
 
Dirt Chip said:
ZEN 4 as for now is utterly an appealing whatsoever: no way near a buget option and very high platform cost, higher W consumption, higher cooling demand and RL is just around the corner with even or bettre preformance all around for much less $ if you go for B670 with DDR4.
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1. Zen 4 is still more efficient than Alder Lake, especially when power limited.
2. B650 releases shortly
3. Zen 4 has been demonstrated working on $40 coolers with no performance loss. You can go cheaper for a small 1-2% dip in performance.
4. Don't really see the point in pairing RL with DDR4. If you are fine with the performance loss of going with the last-gen RAM you might as well buy a last gen CPU at a massive discount. Both AMD and Intel's newer platforms are expensive. The only people who should be considering these new processors are professionals and enthusiasts. I would typically add eSports gamers but the 5800X3D is currently the best option for that so going last gen is actually a better choice for those individuals.
 
Voted 7700X
 
I voted for the 7700X as it's the middle ground great at gaming and good at productivity whilst the 7600X is good for gaming but a bit underwhelming for productivity work 7900X and 7950X are overkill for gaming but are great in productivity tasks
 
After trying out ECO mode, the 7950X is my top pick. The only issue, is well you paying extra just to match a 5950X, but using less power.
 
None of the above. My 5000 series will easily last until the next gen. is released.
 
I would go for the 7600X, if I have to. :love: (But I would wait for a "X3D" variant for superior gaming FPS & latency.)

Same fast in games as the other 3. The 7700x would be a good choice for some productivity headroom, but I would rather save the 100 bucks and use it for a CPU upgrade 2 years later (9600X).
 
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