AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X Review: Retaking The High-End
by Ryan Smith & Gavin Bonshor on September 26, 2022 9:00 AM ESTGaming Performance: 720p and Lower
All of our game testing results, including other resolutions, can be found in our benchmark database: www.anandtech.com/bench. All gaming tests here were run using a variation of 720p resolutions and at minimum settings.
We are using DDR5 memory on the Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X, as well as Intel's 12th Gen (Alder Lake) processors at the following settings:
- DDR5-5200 CL44 - Ryzen 7000
- DDR5-4800 (B) CL40 - Intel 12th Gen
All other CPUs such as Ryzen 5000 and 3000 were tested at the relevant JEDEC settings as per the processor's individual memory support with DDR4.
Civilization VI
World of Tanks
Borderlands 3
Far Cry 5
Grand Theft Auto V
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Strange Brigade (DirectX 12)
Strange Brigade (Vulcan)
When it comes to gaming at lower resolutions such as 720p and 480p, there are more frames for the processor to, well, process, so this is where the CPU can show its limitations more so as opposed to GPU. In Civilization VI at 480p, we see the Ryzen 7950X and 7600X decimate the competition by around 15%.
What's interesting is that in some of our titles including Strange Brigade and Grand Theft Auto V, at least when using lower resolutions, the Ryzen 5 actually out performs its more expensive Ryzen 9 counterpart.
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linuxgeex - Monday, September 26, 2022 - link
All Microsoft customers are QA testers, lol. That's always how it's been. ReplyKangal - Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - link
Isn't that what goes for Linux?The only difference is that you don't pay money, you just pay in time, effort, frustration, and your soul.
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Hifihedgehog - Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - link
Exactly. And you compile your own kernel for 24 hours hoping it will finish successfully. Replyat_clucks - Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - link
Not if you use the latest Ryzen 9 7950X. You may still pray it's successful at the end but God will answer a lot faster :). Replyelforeign - Monday, September 26, 2022 - link
Ah yes, the capitalistic adage of less is more. I'm sorry you guys have to deal with this, as with anyone in the workforce, where the powers that be sit on their ass with their cushy millions and say workers can do less with more and pile on with disregard.On a further note, I have been coming to Anandtech since the mid 00's. While I can understand the expectation surrounding good grammar and flawless articles, some issues are bound to come up now and then. The vitriol you guys receive for some simple grammar or syntax mistake is crazy. Reply
rarson - Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - link
"Ah yes, the capitalistic adage of less is more."This is not a thing. Reply
herozeros - Monday, September 26, 2022 - link
Kind reply, thanks. Hope your week lets you catch up.No more copy editors?! I guess my blonde is all now truly grey . . . sigh Reply
Threska - Monday, September 26, 2022 - link
Outsourced to AI. Replyemn13 - Monday, September 26, 2022 - link
I for one thoroughly enjoyed your article, and appreciate the technical content - a few editing nits don't detract from that.And hey, if I were to whine about embarrassing editing mistakes, rather than focusing on a long article written in limited time due to AMD's schedule, I'd poke fun at the 100 000 000 000 $ company's press slides touting their EXPO tech's openness in the form of public "doucments". 😀 Reply
linuxgeex - Monday, September 26, 2022 - link
So long as you're open to community feedback to correct hasty errors, there's no need for copy editors, and you can push your articles faster, which we'll all appreciate. Saying thanks is much more productive than making excuses. It shows that you appreciate your community. Reply