AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X & 7970X Review: Revived HEDT Brings More Cores of Zen 4
by Gavin Bonshor on November 20, 2023 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
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SPEC2017 Multi-Threaded Results
Note: We are currently running SPEC2017 on the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X, and we will update this page with our results as soon as we have them. As such, this page serves as a placeholder.
Single-threaded performance is only one element regarding performance on a multi-core processor, and it's time to look at multi-threaded performance in SPEC2017.
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thestryker - Monday, November 20, 2023 - link
Forgot to add: these are just the lower SKU workstation parts not a resurrection of HEDTwujj123456 - Monday, November 20, 2023 - link
> the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X ($4999), despite having eight fewer cores than the W9-3495X ($5889), half the memory channels (4 vs. 8) and being ultimately cheaper, it is the better option.Am I reading it wrong? 7980X has eight more cores than W9-3495X not fewer. Don't think it changes the conclusion though.
rUmX - Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - link
You're rightGavin Bonshor - Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - link
Thanks for highlighting that obvious error, edited!bernstein - Monday, November 20, 2023 - link
It remains true, what has been true for every threadripper: if your software allows for computing on more than one node, using 5-10 ryzen servers for the same money gives you more performance, redundancy, more io-bandwith & for many usecases even more total ram.vfridman - Monday, November 20, 2023 - link
There is a lot of so called "professional" use cases that require a lot of RAM on a single machine. It often possible to split calculations across a cluster of machines, but not so with RAM.quorm - Monday, November 20, 2023 - link
A nice increase in performance, but seems like almost everyone would be better off with either desktop ryzen or pro/epyc.Thunder 57 - Monday, November 20, 2023 - link
You should either use bar graphs that show the 14900K's performance when limited to 125W, or you should just change the graphs and list the 14900K as 428W.AMD doesn't get a pass either but at least they are more honest. With these new Threadrippers they are actually spot on. Meanwhile the "350W" Xeon uses just over 500W. At the very least maybe include some efficiency charts?
thestryker - Monday, November 20, 2023 - link
Not that the power consumption is good, but these represent the absolute maximum power draw number seen they do not represent workload power draw. If they were to pick "real" power numbers they would have to measure power consumption for every single test and show that.Oxford Guy - Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - link
Deceptive power usage needs to be stopped.