AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X 32-core Waves Hello from 3DMark Database
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cryohellinc
Meanwhile at Intel HQ
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RooiKreef
This CPU must be a creators dream!
airbud7
Silva
wavetrex
I didn't imagine we would move so quickly from the weak quad cores (maybe 6 in the HEDT) that Intel got us used to for so many years ... to something like this !
People are complaining that software is not designed for so many cores, that single thread performance is still so important.
Well, there's a reason for that. WHY BOTHER ?... when most people have low-core CPU's.
Now with affordable 8-cores and up to 32 possible for home users (assuming they have the $$$), I'm quite sure software vendors will start thinking more seriously on how to multi-thread their products better !
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Personal note: I bought my 6800K (6 cores) just 2 years ago, as the 8 and 10 cores were completely out of my budget (900+ euro for 8, and over 1600 euro for 10-core Broadwell-E). At that time the only alternative was Skylake K, basically a quad core that clocks higher than mine.
Even so the platform itself (X99) was quite expensive !
No way in hell I thought that soon there will be 16-core CPU's available for just 750 euro !!!
AMD really shook the market from it's foundation !
Rx4speed
I'll upgrade soon, and it is between the 8700K and 2700X. I play Battlefield, which a multi-core CPU game. Performance in BF1 is about a wash. I also Sim Race in VR. I may have CrewChief, VoiceAttack, Telemetry software, Oculus software, my wheel software and say Project Cars2 all open and using CPU cycles. And, in VR, its all about keeping FPS above 90. A fellow racer tested both CPU's in PCars2(VR) and while the 8700K had a higher average framerate than the 2700X, the 8700K dropped below 90 way more often with 20+ cars on the track and weather such as rain, than did the 8700k. I think we are now at the point where the single core higher clock argument for gaming has become a wash, at best. Throw recoding or streaming on top of this and we've crossed the line. G-sync/Freesync technologies have moved this line in the same direction because you can now enjoy lag/tear free gaming on say, a 144hz monitor at 120FPS instead of being forced to have an FPS above 144 and get tearing.
PolishRenegade
BangTail
Really impressive stuff from AMD, keep it coming :P
Pinscher
Pinscher
cryohellinc
nevcairiel
Aura89
Witcher29
I am not a intel fanboy but amd is still the slower of them two, even with 32 cores they still cant match intels faster 6 core in gaming.
So yeah ? best bang for buck i think so. Good for folk that want a budget cpu and decent game fps resulsts.
Venix
Aura89
Witcher29
Venix
LocoDiceGR
warlord
If they surpass Intel in gaming or catch them with more cores by revealing Zen 2, I cannot imagine Intel's reaction. It will be a disastrous age for blue team. 2019 will be the most important year for Intel's future. Shrinkage or evolution incoming?