First performance test of an AMD Ryzen processor in games, with the Sniper Elite 4, which would outperform the i7 6900K, with both two RX 480 graphics cards and a 4K resolution.

Until now, all the performance data we had on the new AMD Ryzen processors came from synthetic software specifically designed for rendering and video editing. These benchmarks simply show that more cores equal more performance. What we were missing was the gaming performance of the new AMD processors, and it's finally here. Jarred Walton from MaximumPC has uploaded a video comparing the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and the Intel i7 6900K in Sniper Elite 4.

The two processors are characterized by having eight cores and sixteen processing threads. The Ryzen 7 1800X has a TDP of 95W and has XFR technology, which increases the frequency of the processor in steps of 25MHz, which has a base frequency of 3.6GHz and a Boost mode of 4GHz. The Intel i7 6900K has a TDP of 140W and a base frequency of 3.2GHz and a Boost mode of 4GHz. The Intel processor costs about € 100-1200, while the AMD processor would cost between € 550-600, about half that of the Intel processor.

We do not know the amounts of RAM, motherboard or storage units used, but to move the Sniper Elite 4 an AMD CrossFireX with two RX 480 has been used. The highest possible accuracy has been sought and the test begins at the same point, with the avatar in the same position and the camera more or less in the same place. In both cases the game has been moved with 4K resolution. The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X processor achieves a performance improvement, hovering around 6.7% overall. An interesting improvement for a cheaper processor.

This game is ported to DirectX 12. It should be noted that currently games are not programmed directly in DirectX 11, this is due to the fact that there is a time for adaptation and improvement in DirectX 12 programming by programmers and developers and it should still be It will take me about a year to start seeing games developed entirely in DX12, right now they are programmed in DX11 and ported to DX12. Despite this, we know that currently AMD benefits from games in DX12, because Polaris graphics support this technology without problems.

Source: YouTube