Footnotes:

1. AMD product warranty does not cover damages caused by overclocking, even when overclocking is enabled via AMD hardware2. VR capability differs depending on processor. Check with your VR headset manufacturer on their compatibility requirements

*Testing by AMD Performance labs as of March 3, 2017 on the following systems: Socket AM4: Ryzen 7 1800X processor, with NVIDIA GTX Titan X 12B graphics adapter, 1GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 RAM, Windows 10 RS2operating system, Graphics driver 21.21.13.7633 :: 12/11/2016. Socket 2011: Strix X99 Gaming, Core i7-6900K processor, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB graphics adapter, 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 RAM, Windows 10 RS2operating system, Graphics driver 21.21.13.7633 :: 12/11/2016Video Encoding: Compared to the Ryzen 7 1800X, the Core i7-6900K achieved 92% the video encoding performance in Handbrake and 97% the performance in Adobe Premiere CC, for an average video encoding performance of 94% relative to the Ryzen 7 1800X. Content Creation: Compared to the Ryzen 7 1800X, the Core i7-6900K achieved 91% the performance in POVRay, 98% the performance in Blender, and 92% the performance in Cinebench, for an average content creation performance of 94% relative to the Ryzen 7 1800X. Simultaneous Game Streaming: The Ryzen 7 1800X dropped less than 1% of frames, while the Core i7-6900K dropped less than 1% of frames. VR Performance: Both the Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-6900K dropped less than 1% of frames in the Price of Freedom, Serious Sam, and Raw Data game benchmark tests. Results are estimates only. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. PC manufacturers may vary system configurations yielding different results. RZN-38

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