Amd ryzen 7 2700x review in Spanish (full analysis)

The time has come, finally the NDA of the AMD Ryzen 2000 processors is lifted, with this we can already offer you our analysis of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and our impressions on the new top-of-the-range model of the company.

The most notable enhancements of this second generation are TSMC's 12nm FinFET manufacturing process, lower latencies and better support for DDR4 memory. Will they be enough to consider a change from first generation to second?

Don't miss our review! Here we go!

First of all we thank AMD for the trust placed in leaving us the sample for analysis.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X technical features

Unboxing and design

AMD has kept the presentation that premiered with the first generation of Ryzen, this means that the new Ryzen 7 2700X comes in an orange and gray cardboard box, in this sense there has been no news.

On the side we see a heatsink with many colors. Will it be your new Wraith Prism? RGB seems to be all the rage on any PC component.

Once we open the box we find the processor in a blister and the documentation. A detail to be appreciated is that all Ryzen 2000s come with a heatsink as standard. And in this case quite, quite good.

On this occasion, the AMD Wraith Prism heatsink has been included, which has a very careful design and appears to be of great quality. This heatsink has no less than four copper heatpipes with direct contact technology with the processor's IHS, this means that the heat transfer will be optimal.

A 92mm fan is placed above the radiator , which is surrounded by a halo of RGB LED lighting that joins the lighting of the fan itself and will look great once turned on.

AMD has strived to offer a good cooling solution as standard, which is much appreciated as it will save us from having to spend money on a third party heatsink.

As for the Ryzen 7 2700X processor, it looks exactly the same as its predecessors, with the "RYZEN" logo screen-printed on the IHS. The second generation of Ryzen processors maintains the AM4 socket, and is compatible with 300 series motherboards, excellent news. This has been made possible by having included the same pin configuration, which are on the processor and not on the motherboard, a difference from its rival Intel. Despite this, the new X470 chipset has been launched which allows you to take better advantage of some of its features such as XFR2.0 and Precision Boost 2.

The Ryzen 7 2700X is a processor with eight physical cores and sixteen processing threads thanks to SMT technology, these cores are divided into the two CCX complexes that make up the processor so that we have a 4 + 4 core configuration. This processor has 16 MB of L3 cache, 4 MB of L2 cache and 512 KB of L1 cache. All with a die size of 209.78 mm2.

Thanks to TSMC's 12nm FinFET manufacturing process, a base frequency of 3.7 GHz and a turbo frequency of 4.3 GHz are achieved with a tight TDP of 105W, slightly higher than Ryzen's first generation 95W. Using this manufacturing process enables AMD to offer a higher 300 MHz operating frequency than the first generation, a lower 50 mV voltage, and a 4.2 GHz overclocking capability on all cores. Of course there will be some chips that are better than others that will be able to overclock somewhat higher, something that happens in all processors.

Thanks to the new Precision Boost 2 algorithm and XFR 2.0 technology, the operating frequency of the Ryzen 7 2700X will be higher than 3.7 GHz base speed when using more than one physical core, it will also allow to sustain higher frequencies for more time versus the first generation of Ryzen. We highlight that all Ryzen 2000s come with the multiplier unlocked for overclocking.

The 12nm FinFET manufacturing process allows the processor to consume 11% less power, at the same operating frequency as the same 14nm processor. It also allows performance to be 16% higher with the same power consumption.

Another important improvement is found in the cache memory system and the DDR4 memory controller. AMD has managed to reduce the latency of the L1 cache by 13%, the latency of the L2 cache by 24% and the latency of the L3 cache by 16%, this has caused the IPC of these processors to have increased by a 3% approximately compared to the first generation. In addition, support for the JEDEC DDR4-2933 memory standard has been added.

Thanks to all of this, the Ryzen 2700X is approximately 12% faster than the Ryzen 7 1800X in multi-threaded scenarios.

Beyond the above, there are no changes in the Zen microarchitecture of these second-generation Ryzen processors, we therefore go to see the performance tests to see if everything the company promises is really fulfilled.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Base plate:	Asus Crosshair VII Hero Wifi
RAM:	16 GB G.Skill Sniper X 3400 MHz
Heatsink	Stock sink
HDD	Samsumg 850 EVO.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti
Power supply	Corsair RM1000X

To check the stability of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X processor in stock and overclocked. All our tests have been stressing the processor with AIDA64 and with its air cooling as standard. The graphic that we have used is the Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti, without further delay, let's see the results obtained in our tests with a monitor of 1920 x 1080, 2560 x 1440 and 3840 x 2160.

WE WILL UPDATE DATA COMING SOON BY ADDING THE I7-8700K. PATIENCE…

Benchmarks (Synthetic tests)

• Cinebench R15 (CPU single-threaded and multi-threaded).Aida64.3DMARK Fire Strike.3DMark Time Spy.PCMark 8.VRMark.Wprime 32M7-ZipBlender

Game testing

• Far Cry 5: Ultra TAADoom 2: Ultra TSSAA x 8Rise Of Tomb Raider Ultra Filters x 4DEUS EX Mankind Divided Ultra with x4 filterFinal Fantasy XV Benchmark

Games 1920 x 1080

2560 x 1440 sets

3840 x 2160 sets

Overclocking

We have managed to reach 4250 MHz with a voltage of around 1.38v to 1.40v with the Asus Crosshair VII Hero. All this with memories set at 4250 MHz. We leave you the results obtained with Cinebench R15:

and AIDA 64:

We also leave you the performance difference that exists in the game Far Cry 5 with and without overclock (CPU and RAM):

Consumption and temperature

In stock tests we have used the AMD Wraith Prism heatsink with very good results: 23ºC at rest and 69ºC at full load. To test the overclocking well we have used a Corsair H115i PRO compact liquid cooling. We reach 4250 MHz with temperatures of 30ºC at rest and 63ºC at maximum power. As we have already seen, the performance difference is significant?

The low consumption in stock speed is very surprising. We find those 48W unbeatable for an 8-core processor with SMT (16 threads). At maximum load it goes up to 199W, which is logical since the Ryzen 7 1800X exceeds 202W quickly.

Final words and conclusion about AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X ranks as AMD's flagship for multitasking processors. Ideal for those users who need a Gaming device and additionally make the most of it with design or rendering applications.

In games we have already seen that there is a slight improvement over the 1800X. This is because its frequency rises to 4200 MHz as standard, although when we overclock all its cores at 4250 MHz, the difference increases. Compatibility with DDR4 memories at +3000 MHz is a reality and we have been able to set the Sniper Xs up to 3400 MHz and CL16 without any problem.

The tests in games in FULL HD resolution can see the difference in favor compared to the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X of the previous generation. Where sinned in previous generations (low frequency) they have been able to “fix” this deficit a little.

Its price in online stores ranges from 325 euros. We believe that it is a good price and that at the level of competition with the 8700K it is more than justified. Being able to use an X370 motherboard (via BIOS update) is great news. Good work but we really expected a more important improvement in terms of frequency. Although the palaces things go slow?

ADVANTAGE	TO IMPROVE
+ IMPROVEMENT IN FREQUENCY AND CONSUMPTION	- WE EXPECTED MORE THAN JUST A FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
+ IDEAL AS A MULTITASKING TEAM
+ DEFENDS BETTER IN GAMES THAN IN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS
+ REACHING 4.2 GHZ MUST NOT BE AN ODYSSEY.
+ HIGH QUALITY HEATSINK INCLUDED IN THE HEATSINK.

The Professional Review team awards you the platinum medal and recommended product:

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

YIELD YIELD - 90%

MULTI-THREAD PERFORMANCE - 90%

OVERCLOCK - 91%

PRICE - 90%

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