You want to DIY assemble high-performance computers players should be eager to move recently, because the sharp decline in graphics card prices and the boom in virtual currency mining in the past, in the near future is a good opportunity to install the machine, and there are actually a lot of options in the choice of CPU, today we come to help high-end e-sports players choose the right CPU.
In the high-end CPU, there are currently two more popular choices, namely Intel's i7-12700K and AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X, in the previous test we have compared the Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel's i9-11900K, the result is that the Ryzen has won the reputation of the king of the game, but in the era of the 12th generation of Core, can the Ryzen maintain its advantage? Ranger network also got these two CPUs, we will mainly compare the two processors of e-sports game performance and cost performance considerations, I hope to let more players know the advantages and disadvantages of these two CPUs, can give players a reference for the installation ideas.
Performance parameters
Intel i7-12700K uses a 12-core hybrid processor architecture, for Intel7's 10nm process, using 12 cores (8 high-performance cores + 4 high-efficiency cores) a total of 20 threads, CPU frequency 3.6GHz, maximum turbo frequency 5GHz, with 25MB of L3 cache.
And AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X for 8 cores 16 threads, using 7nm process ZEN3 architecture, CPU main frequency 3.8GHz, the highest turbo frequency 4.7GHz, although the number of cores is not as large as the number of opponents i7-12700K, but Ryzen™ 7 5800X has a 32MB super large L3 cache, which is very important for games that are sensitive to L3 cache, so we can't make up our minds about two CPUs on the parameters. We can't wait to see the actual game results of these two products.
In order to eliminate the impact of memory performance differences, our tests were carried out using the DDR4 version of the motherboard and the RTX 3080 graphics card, and no other accessories were replaced except for the motherboard, as shown in the test platform as shown in the figure below.
Game testing
Let's first test the most popular e-sports online game for players, domestic players are very enthusiastic about online games, and the user base is also very large, so the performance of online games is very representative of the choice of installed machines.
First, let's take a look at the most popular MOBA game among players, "League of Legends", which is the most popular online game in China, and the number of players is extremely large.
Ryzen 7 5800X still maintains the previous advantage, 1080P resolution with an absolute advantage of 489 frames to defeat the opponent i7-12700K, 2K resolution can also lead the opponent with 443 about 20 frames, in the fierce team battle can also be more than 20 frames more than i7-12700K, in this project Ryzen 7 5800X has always been the advantage.
Test the martial arts chicken eating game "Forever Doomed", this popular online game under NetEase has detonated the domestic and foreign markets as soon as it was launched, and has now exceeded 600W copies of sales.
The Ryzen™ 7 5800X has 222 frames higher than the opponent at 1080P, and the 2K has 162 frames higher than the opponent's 160 frames, both smaller than the i7-12700K, and the game is very friendly to AMD.
Next is the multiplayer shooter games "CSGO" and "Overwatch", these two shooter FPS games in China are also relatively popular, but also an important project of e-sports.
Ryzen 7 5800X in the shooter can also be higher than the i7-12700K frame rate, CSGO's frame rate in each resolution is about 10 frames higher than the opponent, Overwatch 1080P is very close, all around 280 frames, but in general, the Ryzen 7 5800X can always be smaller than the i7-12700K head, so the Ryzen 7 5800X is also very dominant in this round.
In the space shooter game "Star Wars", the i7-12700K is finally a pullback, the 1080P is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5800X at 305 frames, but in 2K resolution the situation is reversed, the Ryzen 7 5800X with 218 frames of small super i7-12700K 214 frames, we speculate that this game may not have a good support for the size of the core architecture, or the core scheduling of the i7-12700K is not fully adapted, It seems that Intel still needs to optimize the new size of the core architecture.
For the single-player game part, let's look at Microsoft's racing game "Forza Motorsport: Horizon 5", which is also the most popular racing game at present.
The results of the two CPUs are relatively close, 2K is above 200 frames, 1080P is around 240 frames, but the overall performance of the i7-12700K is slightly better.
Finally, the popular soul series open world game "Eldon's Ring of Law", produced by the famous Hidego Miyazaki, the world has exceeded 1200W sales, we have also tested, the two CPUs in 1080P and 2K can basically maintain the frame limit of 60 frames, it seems that these two CPUs to cope with the latest game masterpiece is still no problem.
So the comprehensive above results comparison, in general, the advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X in e-sports online games are undoubtedly very obvious, not only against the 11th generation of Core easy to crush, against the 12th generation of Core can also continue to lead, in the single-player game and the opponent i7-12700K has come and gone, 8 core 16 threads against 12 core 20 threads can actually reach this level, which makes people have to lament the strength of the ZEN3 architecture.
Price comparison
After watching the previous game performance comparison, we clearly know the respective advantages of the i7-12700K and the Ryzen™ 7 5800X, so since the performance has come and gone, is the price also almost the same? We inquired about the price of these two CPUs and accessories, and found that the price gap between the two CPUs and accessories is really not small, and then we will analyze why the price gap between the two platforms is so large.
First of all, the CPU boxed separate price, we see that the Ryzen™ 7 5800X on JD.com is currently active, the price has been around 2399 yuan, while the price of i7-12700K remains high, has broken through 3000 yuan, and the price of the CPU alone has been much higher.
The next motherboard choice is also a point that players have to consider, if we use the Ryzen 5000 series processor, then choose the B550 chipset can enjoy the full functionality of the Ryzen 5000 series at a low price, but if you want to use the Intel series processor, then the Z690 motherboard is essential, to know that the price of the Z690 motherboard is much more expensive than the B550, If you use a B660 motherboard, it is certainly not as effective as the Ryzen with the B550.
Taking Asus's snow blowing motherboard as an example, we see that the price of the snow blowing B550 motherboard is only 1299 yuan, but the Z690 snow blowing DDR4 version has reached 2599 yuan, and the DDR5 version has reached 2799 yuan, almost twice as much as B550, and the general player uses the B550 motherboard.
There is also a problem that can not be ignored is that the Ryzen 5000 series has now fully supported the 400 series motherboard and the 300 series motherboard, if the players pursue the ultimate cost performance, they can fully consider these previous generation motherboards, the current price on Jingdong is only about 500 yuan, which will invisibly save a lot of budget.
Not to mention the Z690 DDR5 version also has to be paired with expensive DDR5 memory modules, the current DDR5 technology does not bring a particularly large performance improvement, the price has doubled several times, players if you buy the DDR5 version of the motherboard cost will increase rapidly, such as the same brand of DDR4 and DDR5 memory prices are not an order of magnitude at all, so it will part ways with the cost performance.
So combined with the impact of all other factors, we found that if players use the Ryzen™ 7 5800X platform, the cost is about 3360 ~ 4360 yuan, and the cost of the i7-12700K platform is 5360 ~ 8500 yuan, the total cost is 2000 ~ 4000 yuan than the choice of i7-12700K, and the thousands of yuan saved can be used to purchase high-speed solid-state drives and large-capacity memory to enhance the daily use experience, or to enhance the grade of the graphics card. If the RX 6700XT is upgraded to RX 6800, the game experience directly rises a notch, and it has to be said that it is a very cost-effective choice.
Finally, let's sum up, players in the current installed market to choose the Ryzen™ platform CPU will indeed bring a lot of benefits, preferential prices with cheap motherboard memory cost-effective, how to spend less money to enjoy better e-sports performance, I believe that wise players will make a clearer choice for these two CPUs, in the competitive online game is still leading the 3A masterpiece is not lost at all, the cost is lower, so that the purchase of Ryzen™ 7 5800X installation opportunities become very attractive.