The Intel Skylake-X Review: Core i9 7900X, i7 7820X and i7 7800X Tested
by Ian Cutress on June 19, 2017 9:01 AM ESTBenchmarking Performance: CPU Legacy Tests
Our legacy tests represent benchmarks that were once at the height of their time. Some of these are industry standard synthetics, and we have data going back over 10 years. All of the data here has been rerun on Windows 10, and we plan to go back several generations of components to see how performance has evolved.
Benchmarking Performance: CPU Office Tests
Comparing Skylake-S and Skylake-X/SP Performance Clock-for-Clock
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slickr - Tuesday, July 4, 2017 - link
I've been a long time user here and I can SAFELY say you got paid by Intel. How much did they pay you for this ridiculous review?nevcairiel - Monday, June 19, 2017 - link
The Ryzen 7 launch review didn't have gaming benchmarks either.ddriver - Monday, June 19, 2017 - link
That's true, my bad, I didn't remember AT's review in particular, but I remember in most reviews gaming was like 3/4 of the review...Spunjji - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
My thoughts exactly. Not bagging on AT specifically here, just review sites in general. A lot of them are giving out TBD on gaming performance with mentions of it being OK at 4K, whereas with Ryzen it was all "but it games badly at 1080p which people spending $500 on a processor will totally be aiming at".bongey - Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - link
They said it in their conclusion "Gaming Performance, particularly towards 240 Hz gaming, is being questioned,""workstation cpu"
ash9 - Monday, June 19, 2017 - link
Totally agree,I find it disingenuous by this site and many others that there's an INTENTIONAL over look to the fact that the 7900X runs 70W higher (PC Perspective) than the 6950X at load- any blind man could see Intel boosted the clocks on the 7900X for cosmetic benchmark wins and to make this lineup today look relevant. Take the 7900X out of the benches and the lineup today looks anemic. This is the BS that should not go unnoticed
Alexvrb - Monday, June 19, 2017 - link
Reminds me a bit of the pre-Conroe era. Maybe they should have revived the Extreme Edition name...sweetca - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
Some people actually read the reviews here because they are gathering information for an imminent decision.Not everyone wants to wait 3 weeks (maybe delays?), and then to play it safe wait another 3 weeks for the next thing, etc.
I don't post often, but I was surprised how quickly the writer's integrity and honesty were attacked, considering they were making a subjective evaluation; "safe." I guess this is common now.
Timoo - Saturday, July 1, 2017 - link
To be honest: calling the i9 7900X a "safe bet" is not a scientific decision. The platform is far from perfect and the CPU runs hot when OC'd. It has been introduced 2 months in advance of the official release date, to beat TR. To me these 3 facts don't make it a "safe bet", more like a "daring endeavor to save Intel's face".So yes, I do understand the attacks, apart from the FanBoy's FlameBaits...
someonesomewherelse - Saturday, October 14, 2017 - link
It's pretty safe if you can't actually buy it. Just don't buy it and later get a TR :)