As you’ll see in the video we have posted here, the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is approximately 9% faster than the Core i7-6900K running Cinebench R15’s multi-threaded test, at about half the cost. And in another direct comparison, Dr. Su puts the 8-core Ryzen 7 1700 up against the quad-core Core i7-7700K, converting a 4K 60 FPS video down to 1080P and the Ryzen CPU outpaces the Core i7 but about 10 full seconds. Though the Ryzen 7 1700 is at a significant clock speed disadvantage versus the 7700K, its four additional cores are more than enough to make up for the deficit in a multi-threaded workload like the Handbreak test.

Pricing for the three initial Ryzen 7 series processors will undercut competing Intel processors by significant margins. The Ryzen 7 1800X will arrive at $499, the Ryzen 7 1700X at $399, and the Ryzen 7 1700 at $329. Throughout its presentations, AMD has compared the Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, and 1700 to the Core i7-6900K, i7-6800K, and i7-7700K, respectively. Based on current street prices, Ryzen will be between 20% - 50% lower priced. But the kicker is, AMD is claiming performance that’s significantly better than Intel in some instanced -- especially when comparing the 8-core Ryzen 7 1700 to the Core i7-7700K.Ryzen motherboard pricing is also relatively affordable. Most of AMD's board partners have an array of Ryzen motherboards on the way, with prices ranging from about $90 - $95 at the entry-level to roughly $230 - $260 at the high end.