AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5
DAKboard CPU v4
What Buyers Say
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5
The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is overwhelmingly praised for its exceptional performance, especially in gaming and productivity, with many users noting significant upgrades from older CPUs. While some mention higher temperatures out of the box, most find that adjusting BIOS settings like PBO and thermal limits resolves this, and many report cool operation with proper cooling. The CPU is seen as a great value, though some advise waiting for motherboard prices to drop.
Pros
- Exceptional gaming performance
- High boost clocks up to 5.7GHz
- Great value for money
- Easy BIOS tuning for temps
- Strong multi-threaded productivity
Cons
- High temps out of the box
- Requires BIOS tweaking
- Motherboard prices high
- No cooler included
- Runs hot with stock settings
DAKboard CPU v4
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | DAKboard CPU v4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | AMD | — |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Cortex |
| Model | 7700X | — |
| Codename | Zen 4 | — |
| Class | desktop | desktop |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 8★ | 4 |
| P-cores | 8★ | — |
| E-cores | 8★ | — |
| Threads | 16★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 8★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 32★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | No data | |
| PassMark Single | No data | |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | DDR5★ | — |
| Max Speed | No data | |
| Channels | 2★ | — |
| Max Memory | No data | |
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | AM5 | BGA |
| PCIe | 5.0 | — |
| PCIe Lanes | 28★ | — |
| TDP | 105★ | — |
| Max Turbo Power | 142★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✓★ | — |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | — |
Pros & Cons
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5
- Strong social proof (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong platform (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong single thread (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
DAKboard CPU v4
- Below average efficiency (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average multi thread (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core AM5 offers 7.2x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 20 of 28 specs.