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#5758325 Posted on: 02/07/2020 03:20 PM
Favorite quote of the article: "I mean if you spend 3990 USD on a 64-core processor to play games, then you're pretty much an idiot."
Guess I won't be buying this, but man quite the beast.
Nice review Hilbert.
Favorite quote of the article: "I mean if you spend 3990 USD on a 64-core processor to play games, then you're pretty much an idiot."
Guess I won't be buying this, but man quite the beast.
Nice review Hilbert.
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#5758327 Posted on: 02/07/2020 03:26 PM
No afraid not, I have been looking at that and can not isolate what is happening there, we post what we measure though. We might phase out handbrake, they will not update their software for more cores so there's a point right now it is slowly becoming a less significant benchmark.
do you have any explanation about the 3970x result in handbrake ? it's way above the 3960x and 3990x
No afraid not, I have been looking at that and can not isolate what is happening there, we post what we measure though. We might phase out handbrake, they will not update their software for more cores so there's a point right now it is slowly becoming a less significant benchmark.
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#5758328 Posted on: 02/07/2020 03:28 PM
That really depends on your requirements and workloads tbh. I mean as I mentioned in the conclusion, load up proxmox and you can create 16 virtualized quad-core servers on just one proc, that's golden. Same for hard-core content renderers that support this many threads.
the 3970x seems the better deal overall
That really depends on your requirements and workloads tbh. I mean as I mentioned in the conclusion, load up proxmox and you can create 16 virtualized quad-core servers on just one proc, that's golden. Same for hard-core content renderers that support this many threads.
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#5758332 Posted on: 02/07/2020 03:32 PM
awesome game perf for 128t
awesome game perf for 128t
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#5758338 Posted on: 02/07/2020 03:56 PM
thank you HH for another detailed, amazing in depth review.
thank you HH for another detailed, amazing in depth review.
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#5758339 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:00 PM
Nice review, pretty much what we expected from this beast.
Well Intel now is your turn.
Nice review, pretty much what we expected from this beast.
Well Intel now is your turn.
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#5758340 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:16 PM
Subtle piece of hardware:p
Subtle piece of hardware:p
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#5758344 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:22 PM
Was Windows 10 Pro used for this review?
The performance difference in some benchmarks between Pro/Pro (with SMT off) and Enterprise is pretty significant with this processor.
I don't expect reviewers to test under three different conditions but I am curious to compare certain benchmarks with Enterprise ones if possible.
Was Windows 10 Pro used for this review?
The performance difference in some benchmarks between Pro/Pro (with SMT off) and Enterprise is pretty significant with this processor.
I don't expect reviewers to test under three different conditions but I am curious to compare certain benchmarks with Enterprise ones if possible.
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#5758347 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:32 PM
Any chance of running the new 7zip 20.00 alpha or WinRAR beta with more core support?
Would love to see how much difference they make.
Any chance of running the new 7zip 20.00 alpha or WinRAR beta with more core support?
Would love to see how much difference they make.
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#5758348 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:32 PM
But... they haven't even come up with a reasonable response to the 3970X yet.
Well Intel now is your turn.
But... they haven't even come up with a reasonable response to the 3970X yet.
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#5758352 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:38 PM
What did it lose to where it should have won? Also, compare this to dual-socket Xeons and this CPU is a total bargain.
For a $4000 CPU, it blows. It lost in things that it should’ve won at! It can’t game either. For the price, it’s a rip off. It is what it is.
What did it lose to where it should have won? Also, compare this to dual-socket Xeons and this CPU is a total bargain.
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#5758354 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:43 PM
You have to use a slower encoding preset in the video tab in order to see a difference. Using 4k hevc (h.265) instead of h.264 would also make the differences more visible with more cores but the main thing is to use the slower encoding preset or for the 3990x even the very slow preset in the video tab.
The other option is of course running concurrently more instances of handbrake with the same setting your are using now.
No afraid not, I have been looking at that and can not isolate what is happening there, we post what we measure though. We might phase out handbrake, they will not update their software for more cores so there's a point right now it is slowly becoming a less significant benchmark.
You have to use a slower encoding preset in the video tab in order to see a difference. Using 4k hevc (h.265) instead of h.264 would also make the differences more visible with more cores but the main thing is to use the slower encoding preset or for the 3990x even the very slow preset in the video tab.
The other option is of course running concurrently more instances of handbrake with the same setting your are using now.
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#5758358 Posted on: 02/07/2020 04:55 PM
Might have to do with Windows 10 Pro being used. Anandtech ran into some issues with Windows 10 Pro, because the OS has problems with CPUs with more than 64 threads. Windows 10 Enterprise/Workstation removes that limitation.
edit : do you have any explanation about the 3970x result in handbrake ? it's way above the 3960x and 3990x
Might have to do with Windows 10 Pro being used. Anandtech ran into some issues with Windows 10 Pro, because the OS has problems with CPUs with more than 64 threads. Windows 10 Enterprise/Workstation removes that limitation.
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#5758363 Posted on: 02/07/2020 05:03 PM
841W at 3.8Ghz on 64cores and 128threads really isn't that bad to be honest. Great review. Halo product doing halo product things. Your move "big blue".
841W at 3.8Ghz on 64cores and 128threads really isn't that bad to be honest. Great review. Halo product doing halo product things. Your move "big blue".
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the 3970x seems the better deal overall...
edit : do you have any explanation about the 3970x result in handbrake ? it's way above the 3960x and 3990x