System Overview & Testing Procedures
For testing we will be using three different test systems. First let’s talk about our Ryzen system. It is made up of the following components.
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Heo
Memory: 32 GB Crucial DDR4
Storage: OCZ VX500 512GB SSD
Power: Corsair AX860i
Cooling: Corsair H100i
Case: HighSpeed PC Top Deck Tech Station
We will be testing the Core i7-7700K, Core i7-6700K, and Core i3-7350K in our Z170 test bench. Kaby Lake processors are compatible with Z170 motherboards with the appropriate BIOS installed that adds support for these processors. This test bench is comprised of the following items.
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K / i7-6700K / i3-7350K
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB
Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A
Memory: 32 GB Crucial DDR4
Storage: OCZ VX500 512GB SSD
Power: Corsair AX860i
Cooling: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme
Case: HighSpeed PC Top Deck Tech Station
Finally we wanted to see how Ryzen would compare to our Intel HEDT system, which is comprised of the following components.
Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-Ultra Gaming
Memory: 32 GB Crucial DDR4
Storage: OCZ VX500 512GB SSD
Power: Corsair HX1200i
Cooling: Corsair H80i GT
Case: Lian Li PC-T80
For testing the processors everything will be set to auto in the BIOS. The reason we do is because most people will have this setup on their own PC. This is the default mode if you do not go into the BIOS and change anything. The Ryzen 7 1700 will run around 3.2 GHz at idle and will boost up to 3.7 GHz under load.
We we also be including other Intel processors in our CPU-specific tests. Here are the specifications of all four processors we will be testing today.
Ryzen 7 1700: 3.2 GHz / 3.7 GHz
Core i7-5960X: 3.0 Ghz / 3.5 GHz
Core i7-7700K: 4.2 Ghz / 4.5 GHz
Core i7-6700K: 4.0 Ghz / 4.2 GHz
Core i7-5775C: 3.3 GHz / 3.7 GHz
Core i7-4790K: 4.0 GHz / 4.4 GHz
Core i7-4770K: 3.5 GHz / 3.9 GHz
Here are the tests that we will be running:
CPU Testing
AIDA64
– CPU Queen
– CPU PhotoWorxx
– CPU ZLib
– CPU AES
– CPU Hash
X264 HD Benchmark 5.0
Sisoftware Sandra
– Processor Arithmetic
– Processor Multimedia
Handbreak
– Encoding test
POV-Ray 3.7
CINEBENCH R11.5 64-Bit
Graphics & Gaming
3DMark Time Spy
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra
Ashes Of The Singularity
The Division
Batman Arkham Origins
