GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: Core i7 7700K vs. Ryzen 7 1800X Linux Gaming Performance

In our other non-Steam Linux gaming benchmarks, the Core i7 7700K was faster.

Tomb Raider ended up being the only game tested where it experienced better performance with the Ryzen 7 1800X over the Core i7 7700K. As a reminder, the Core i7 7700K retails for about $350 USD while the Ryzen 7 1800X will set you back $500. Hopefully we'll see Ryzen become more competitive for Linux gaming in future BIOS updates and other maturing of the support around these AMD Zen processors, but a big part of the poor Ryzen gaming performance showing is due to most Linux games not scaling up past ~4 cores. When we see Linux games that can make full use of eight CPU cores, perhaps we'll see Ryzen take the lead.