Today we compare the R5 1600 AF and the R7 2700X. Of course the R7 2700X is faster in applications, but how is it with gaming? Let's find out if the extra charge is relevant for gamers or not. 1. We are starting with a quick glance at the basics of each Ryzen CPU: ⬩How many cores and threads ⬩The base clock and boost clock ⬩The size of the L3 Cache ⬩What process was used to produce the CPU ⬩What socket it fits and ⬩Finally, the TDP shows how many Watts your PSU should supply. The test setup was made up of 16GB of DDR4-3200 CL14 RAM and an Nvidia RTX 2080Ti graphics card. 2. Then we'll look at the Application Performance: ⬩ 7-Zip (32 MB Dictionary compressed and decompressed) ⬩ V-Ray v. 4.10.3 ⬩ Corona (1.3) ⬩ Blender Open Data ⬩ Cinebench R20 3. Finally, we take a look at the Gaming Performance: ⬩ Assassin's Creed Odyssey ⬩ Battlefield V ⬩ Shadow of the Tomb Raider ⬩ The Division 2 ⬩ Far Cry New Dawn ⬩ Hitman 2 ⬩ Total War: Three Kingdoms What is your key take-away from this comparison? Please leave a comment below and share your thoughts. #1600af #2700x #amd