4.9M views · Jul 7, 2019 · 14:31 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2019
Linus Tech Tips reviews AMD's third-gen Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X at launch, testing gaming and workstation performance against Intel.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN mostly references it for launch benchmarks comparing Ryzen and Intel, rather than recommending it outright.
“did their benchmarks with current patches to everything”
Benchmarks with current security mitigations applied
The new Ryzens perform very well, it's even more impressive considering that the Intel chips did not have the Fallout/Zombieload mitigations applied[1], that come with significant performance degradations. LinusTechTips, that used to somewhat favor Intel, did their benchmarks with current patches to everything: this video [1] link
“Ryzen came ahead in basically all tests except one related to high-end gaming”
Ryzen vs Intel comparison
If you don't mind watching a video, Linus Tech Tips compared Ryzen 7 & 9 with similar (but more expensive) consumer Intel chips and Ryzen came ahead in basically all tests except one related to high-end gaming: this video Price/performance of the AMD chips was ahead in everything.
“So overall, Intel still wins.”
You're talking about this video: this video ? On CSGO, AMD wins on average FPS, ties on 95%, and loses on 99%. On Rainbow Six: Seige, AMD wins on average FPS, but loses on 95% and 99%. On the other 3 games (Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro: Exodus, and Battlefield V), Intel wins all 3 categories. So overall, Intel still wins.
