AMD Lists Threadripper 3000 CPU with 32 Cores, Possible New Socket

Re:AMD Lists Threadripper 3000 CPU with 32 Cores, Possible N... by adrian_b on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:27AM (#21280548)

A few years ago, when Intel had no competition, going for more than 6 cores meant that you had to sacrifice single-thread performance.

Now, if you want more than 8 cores, single-thread performance is not a reason to use less than 16 cores (AMD @ 4.7 GHz) or 18 cores (Intel @ 4.8 GHz).

You may want to use less cores for cost reasons, but not for performance reasons.

We do not know yet the frequencies for the 24-core Threadripper to be launched next month.

If they would succeed to have a 4.8 GHz single-core turbo, then ST performance would not be the reason to use less than 24 cores.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AMD Lists Threadripper 3000 CPU with 32 Cores, Possible N... by vbezhenar on Thursday October 17, 2019 @09:32AM (#21281829)

I can get 5.2 GHz from Intel using 8 cores. That's like 10% extra performance.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AMD Lists Threadripper 3000 CPU with 32 Cores, Possible N... by chris11 on Thursday October 17, 2019 @11:01AM (#21282763)

I'd compare CPUs using benchmarks. I don't think clock speed is as good as a measurement, especially between AMD and Intel.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AMD Lists Threadripper 3000 CPU with 32 Cores, Possible N... by vbezhenar on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:55PM (#21285251)

In this case I'm comparing Intel with Intel. AMD did not release Threadripper numbers yet.

[ Parent | on HN ]