AMD has always and will continue to be a royal pain in intel's ass. AMD is going to wipe intel again shortly after intel releases their next over priced item.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-review-benchmarks
My husband just put his new upgrade together today and he is really impressed with it.
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core, 16 Threads Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler | Socket AM4, 3.0GHz Base/ 3.7 GHz Boost, 14nm, 65W
GIGABYTE GA-AB350-Gaming 3 Socket AM4 AMD B350 Chipset | Dual Channel DDR4 3200(O.C.), PCI-E 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, M.2 | USB 3.1, HDMI, DVI-D, ATX Motherboard, RGB Fusion
G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Dual Channel Memory Kit 1.35V
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC 8GB (GV-N1070WF2OC-8GD) | 1556 MHz Base/1771 MHz Boost , 8008 MHz Memory | PCI-E 3.0, 1xDVI-D, 1xHDMI 2.0, 3xDP