Recent content by Spank1

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    AMD Ryzen 7 vs Intel Core i7: Benchmark Battle

    The chipset will make a big difference at 4K, on Firestrike Ultra I can get higher scores with crossfired cards with an AMD FX6300 than I can on an i5 4670. 2 x 7850's FX6300 - 1354 points 4670K - 874 2 x 7870's 4670K - 1057 points I tried a single 6870 with both chips...
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    AMD Ryzen: What Gamers Need to Know

    It's a good chip if you don't overclock and want to game at 4K but still not as good as the cheaper 7700K or even cheaper i5 7600K. If you overclock and play at 1080p on my own benches it's about 2.5% faster than an FX6300 and 12.5% slower than an i5 4670K. Take what you will from that but I...