AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

[W1zzard]

We're using gameplay, not the benchmark. I also vaguely remember that SOTTR received a patch and suddenly performance improved A LOT for Ryzens, maybe they didn't install that patch.

It seems unlikely that so many Ryzens beating Intel is due to a measurement error/random event

 

[dirtyferret]

We're using gameplay, not the benchmark. I also vaguely remember that SOTTR received a patch and suddenly performance improved A LOT for Ryzens, maybe they didn't install that patch.

It seems unlikely that so many Ryzens beating Intel is due to a measurement error/random event

I'm not doubting your finding with tomb raider but several sites did have the 9700k outperforming the 3700x on benchmarks. I can't recall seeing a game have such a drastic difference between benchmark results and gameplay

kit guru has a large gap between CPUs

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X & Ryzen 7 3700X ‘Zen 2’ CPU Review - KitGuru

AMD has launched its Zen 2 architecture in the form of the Ryzen 3000 processors. Slotting directly

www.kitguru.net

forbes (their reviewer also reviews for bit-tech) had the 9700k about 8% ahead of the ryzen 3700x (but close to 18% increase on 99th%)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X Review: Old Ryzen Owners Look Away Now

AMD knocks it out the park with 3rd Gen Ryzen, but there are some catches

www.forbes.com

 

[Magistar]

Any guess as to why it would outperform in the first place? AFAIK IPC is similar between AMD and Intel and so I see no logical reason how a 4.25 Ghz fixed 3700X with 8c/16t would beat a 9900K that is probably running at x46+ with an identical core/thread count.

 

[Papahyooie]

Any guess as to why it would outperform in the first place? AFAIK IPC is similar between AMD and Intel and so I see no logical reason how a 4.25 Ghz fixed 3700X with 8c/16t would beat a 9900K that is probably running at x46+ with an identical core/thread count.

Average IPC is "similar" perhaps, but not the same. Also keep in mind that IPC isn't a static number. A processor doesn't have a single IPC number, that's a fundamental misunderstanding of the concept. It depends on what you're doing and what program you're running.