**A Comprehensive Review of AMD's Ryzen 1800X and Intel's Core i7-6900K**

AMD's Ryzen 1800X and Intel's Core i7-6900K are two high-performance processors that have been pitted against each other in a battle of wits. In this article, we will delve into the details of these two CPUs and explore their performance in various applications.

**Overclocking Capabilities**

When it comes to overclocking, AMD's Ryzen 1800X proved to be less than impressive. The chip was able to achieve just 3.9 GHz before reaching any instability, which is a far cry from the 4 GHz mark that many enthusiasts were hoping for. In contrast, Intel's Core i7-6900K was able to reach speeds of up to 4.3 GHz without any issues.

**Thermal Performance**

One of the key areas where AMD's Ryzen 1800X struggled was in thermal performance. The chip's temperature diodes were faulty, which made it difficult for monitoring software to accurately report on its thermal status. However, thanks to the expertise of Steve from Gamers Nexus, we were able to sidestep this issue and probe the chip with ease.

**Test Beds**

For our tests, we used two separate setups: one for AMD's Ryzen 1800X and another for Intel's Core i7-6900K. The Ryzen 1800X was paired with a Noctua cooler that was specifically designed for AM4 motherboards, while the Core i7-6900K was paired with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo air cooler.

**Benchmarking Results**

In our benchmarking tests, the AMD Ryzen 1800X proved to be the clear winner in terms of encoding performance. It delivered quick encoding times that would likely be unmatched by a quad-core Intel Core i7-6800K. In contrast, the Core i7-6900K was slower in most cases.

However, when it came to gaming, things were different. The Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 1800X saw a handful of stalemates at lower resolutions (1080p), but the Core i7-6900K took the lead in games that pushed the CPU harder, such as Doom. Additionally, the Core i7-6900K had favorable frame rates in Metro last Light.

**Gaming Performance**

When playing Doom on Ultra at Quad HD while streaming out to 1086 scaled all 16 of our logical cores, the Ryzen 1800X kept up with the Core i7-6900K and delivered fluid gameplay without any dropped frames. This is a significant advantage for hardcore streamers who value encoding capabilities over raw FPS.

**Conclusion**

While AMD's Ryzen 1800X may have lost this battle against Intel's Core i7-6900K, the war is far from over. The upcoming Ryzen parts are expected to offer higher instructions per clock (IPC) rates, which could potentially close the gap between these two CPUs. For now, users interested in gaming should continue looking at Intel's latest offerings, such as the Core i5 and i7 K-series processors.

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Kyle is a tech enthusiast with a passion for testing high-performance CPUs. He runs his own YouTube channel where he reviews the latest gadgets and technology. When not working on content, Kyle can be found tinkering with his own gaming rig or exploring the world of cryptocurrency.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys welcome back so as your YouTube subscription feed will undoubtedly indicate amd's high-end line of8 cor 16 rad ryzen 7 chips have just hit the market comprised of three SKS based on the Zen architecture from lowest to highest they include the r7700 1700x and the 1800 x at their press event last month in San Francisco AMD revealed an aggressive pricing scheme and touted some impressive data against the competition bear in mind of course to always take manufacturer benchmarks with a tiny grain of salt while I won't be able to give an analysis of the R7 lineup in its entirety today AMD did send me home with their Flagship R7 1800x a response to Intel's core i7 6900k for about half the MSRP at just 500 us the price point will be easily confirmed by trusted online retailers so that leaves the proof of performance on the shoulders of the reviewers to see if the 1800x is the disruptive animal AMD claims it to be that said there's still much to discuss about team Red's newcomer before it steps into the octagon with its heavyweight rival to reiterate some of the vital specs the 1800x packs a lower 95 watt TDP than the 6900 K with a base clock of 3.6 GHz and an auto boosting technology that functions similarly to Intel's turbo boost in multi-threaded workloads the ryzen chip will boost all cores to 3.7 GHz a boost to 4 GHz is possible but this only applies to a single core during a single-threaded task during my single core runs in cinebench R15 hardware monitor showed one and sometimes two of the cores boosting to 4.1 GHz while the others remained at their idle State frequencies this extra 100 MHz is courtesy of amd's extended frequency range or xfr technology which bumps the core to 4.1 GHz if cooling conditions allow as far as I know AMD hasn't confirmed exactly how this is defined but clearly my no to a air cooler an ambient temperature of 24c helped xfr reach its threshold since all but one of today's tests utilize multiple cores however xfr and the single core boost feature won't have much of a positive impact on performance so I decided to overclock all cores on both CPUs for today's benchmarks at amd's press event the rep hosting their overclocking demo recommended enthusiasts not push past the 1800 X's stock VC core of 1.35 volts so staying at the base voltage I was able to achieve just 3.9 GHz before reaching any instability suffice to to say if you were hoping for overclocks well beyond the 4 GHz Mark you'll be sorely disappointed unless you keep a tank of L and2 handy the rep did mention that the Silicon Lottery will pay out the occasional 4 or 4.1 GHz part with 4.2 GHz capable chips being more of a Powerball jackpot now given ryzen's low TDP compared to its Intel counterparts I was excited to test thermals today but for starters the chip is still too fresh to be fully recognized in the usual Suite of monitoring apps and even if they were I've been informed by the ever so perspicacious Steve of Gamers Nexus that ryzen temps may not be represented properly via the software due to AMD using similarly faulty temperature diodes as their older FX chips to No One surprise Gamers Nexus has the proper equipment to sidestep this issue so in the description I've linked their ryzen video for those interested to learn more now you probe that chip you hear me Steve you probe it good now we're just about ready to go gloves off with these two but first a quick look at the separate test beds they'll be using you'll notice our 6900k has been overclocked to 4.3 GHz and we're using the same memory capacity and frequency albeit a quadcore channel kit for x99 the nocta cooler on our 1800x was a special AMD Edition that only included an am4 bracket so for the i7 I employed the most similarly speced air cooler I had on hand this Cooler Master hyper 212 Evo both systems are running the GTX 1080 Founders Edition with the latest 37866 Nvidia driver and all games were tested at 1920 x 1080 2560 X 1440 and 3840 X 2160 AKA 4K without dragging this out any longer folks it's finally time to see how these two CPUs Stack Up and who will go home with all the glory assuming they don't tie then I guess they would split the glory it doesn't matter ladies and gentlemen here are the benchmarks all right so as the data shows the 1800x is by far and away the fastest processor from AMD that we have seen in years with the current pricing at the time of publication of this video it's an easy pick over the 6900k for video editors on a quote unquote budget as it delivers some quick encoding times that would likely be unmatched by a quadcore i7 Intel 6 core 6800k may still will be in the running however in game our two contenders saw a handful of stalemates but if you look closely this was a repeatable trend at the higher resolutions of 1440p and 4K indicating a GPU bottleneck at 1080p when the test becomes CPU bound the 1800x falls behind every time suffering the most in Doom apart from having favorable. 1% lows and Metro last Light with concerning .1% lows and 88.5% slower average frame rates now it's been a established that the 7700k is higher IPC often makes it the better gaming chip over the 6900k so this positions the 1800x as a less compelling option for DieHard Gamers especially at a 43% price hike over Flagship K Lake one area where 8 core ryzen appears suited for gaming is when live encoding is thrown into the mix playing doom on Ultra at Quad HD while streaming out to 1086 scaled all 16 of our logical cores and kept up with the 6900k by delivering fluid gameplay and zero dropped frames in this regard the 1800x makes a case for hardcore streamers who might value the encoding capabilities over raw FPS particularly if they'll also be cutting up highlight reels with video editing software additionally users interested in purely gaming should continue looking to the I5 and i7 KB like options for now from a gamer's perspective AMD may have lost this first battle but the war is far from over as we anxiously wait to see if upcoming ryzen parts will offer higher instructions per clock to better compete with KB Lake that's all I got for now guys so let me know in the comments what you think of ryzen so far and how it's measured up to your expectations before you guys go don't forget to toss me a like on this video If you enjoyed it you can also check out my store and get five bucks off if you buy one of each of my two new shirt designs Evolution and Crystal RGB because together we can light up some Crystal as always I am Kyle with bitwit thank you guys so much for watching subscribe to the channel if you haven't already and I will see y'all in the next videowhat's up guys welcome back so as your YouTube subscription feed will undoubtedly indicate amd's high-end line of8 cor 16 rad ryzen 7 chips have just hit the market comprised of three SKS based on the Zen architecture from lowest to highest they include the r7700 1700x and the 1800 x at their press event last month in San Francisco AMD revealed an aggressive pricing scheme and touted some impressive data against the competition bear in mind of course to always take manufacturer benchmarks with a tiny grain of salt while I won't be able to give an analysis of the R7 lineup in its entirety today AMD did send me home with their Flagship R7 1800x a response to Intel's core i7 6900k for about half the MSRP at just 500 us the price point will be easily confirmed by trusted online retailers so that leaves the proof of performance on the shoulders of the reviewers to see if the 1800x is the disruptive animal AMD claims it to be that said there's still much to discuss about team Red's newcomer before it steps into the octagon with its heavyweight rival to reiterate some of the vital specs the 1800x packs a lower 95 watt TDP than the 6900 K with a base clock of 3.6 GHz and an auto boosting technology that functions similarly to Intel's turbo boost in multi-threaded workloads the ryzen chip will boost all cores to 3.7 GHz a boost to 4 GHz is possible but this only applies to a single core during a single-threaded task during my single core runs in cinebench R15 hardware monitor showed one and sometimes two of the cores boosting to 4.1 GHz while the others remained at their idle State frequencies this extra 100 MHz is courtesy of amd's extended frequency range or xfr technology which bumps the core to 4.1 GHz if cooling conditions allow as far as I know AMD hasn't confirmed exactly how this is defined but clearly my no to a air cooler an ambient temperature of 24c helped xfr reach its threshold since all but one of today's tests utilize multiple cores however xfr and the single core boost feature won't have much of a positive impact on performance so I decided to overclock all cores on both CPUs for today's benchmarks at amd's press event the rep hosting their overclocking demo recommended enthusiasts not push past the 1800 X's stock VC core of 1.35 volts so staying at the base voltage I was able to achieve just 3.9 GHz before reaching any instability suffice to to say if you were hoping for overclocks well beyond the 4 GHz Mark you'll be sorely disappointed unless you keep a tank of L and2 handy the rep did mention that the Silicon Lottery will pay out the occasional 4 or 4.1 GHz part with 4.2 GHz capable chips being more of a Powerball jackpot now given ryzen's low TDP compared to its Intel counterparts I was excited to test thermals today but for starters the chip is still too fresh to be fully recognized in the usual Suite of monitoring apps and even if they were I've been informed by the ever so perspicacious Steve of Gamers Nexus that ryzen temps may not be represented properly via the software due to AMD using similarly faulty temperature diodes as their older FX chips to No One surprise Gamers Nexus has the proper equipment to sidestep this issue so in the description I've linked their ryzen video for those interested to learn more now you probe that chip you hear me Steve you probe it good now we're just about ready to go gloves off with these two but first a quick look at the separate test beds they'll be using you'll notice our 6900k has been overclocked to 4.3 GHz and we're using the same memory capacity and frequency albeit a quadcore channel kit for x99 the nocta cooler on our 1800x was a special AMD Edition that only included an am4 bracket so for the i7 I employed the most similarly speced air cooler I had on hand this Cooler Master hyper 212 Evo both systems are running the GTX 1080 Founders Edition with the latest 37866 Nvidia driver and all games were tested at 1920 x 1080 2560 X 1440 and 3840 X 2160 AKA 4K without dragging this out any longer folks it's finally time to see how these two CPUs Stack Up and who will go home with all the glory assuming they don't tie then I guess they would split the glory it doesn't matter ladies and gentlemen here are the benchmarks all right so as the data shows the 1800x is by far and away the fastest processor from AMD that we have seen in years with the current pricing at the time of publication of this video it's an easy pick over the 6900k for video editors on a quote unquote budget as it delivers some quick encoding times that would likely be unmatched by a quadcore i7 Intel 6 core 6800k may still will be in the running however in game our two contenders saw a handful of stalemates but if you look closely this was a repeatable trend at the higher resolutions of 1440p and 4K indicating a GPU bottleneck at 1080p when the test becomes CPU bound the 1800x falls behind every time suffering the most in Doom apart from having favorable. 1% lows and Metro last Light with concerning .1% lows and 88.5% slower average frame rates now it's been a established that the 7700k is higher IPC often makes it the better gaming chip over the 6900k so this positions the 1800x as a less compelling option for DieHard Gamers especially at a 43% price hike over Flagship K Lake one area where 8 core ryzen appears suited for gaming is when live encoding is thrown into the mix playing doom on Ultra at Quad HD while streaming out to 1086 scaled all 16 of our logical cores and kept up with the 6900k by delivering fluid gameplay and zero dropped frames in this regard the 1800x makes a case for hardcore streamers who might value the encoding capabilities over raw FPS particularly if they'll also be cutting up highlight reels with video editing software additionally users interested in purely gaming should continue looking to the I5 and i7 KB like options for now from a gamer's perspective AMD may have lost this first battle but the war is far from over as we anxiously wait to see if upcoming ryzen parts will offer higher instructions per clock to better compete with KB Lake that's all I got for now guys so let me know in the comments what you think of ryzen so far and how it's measured up to your expectations before you guys go don't forget to toss me a like on this video If you enjoyed it you can also check out my store and get five bucks off if you buy one of each of my two new shirt designs Evolution and Crystal RGB because together we can light up some Crystal as always I am Kyle with bitwit thank you guys so much for watching subscribe to the channel if you haven't already and I will see y'all in the next video\n"