Re:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Review
by wtallis on Thursday November 14, 2019 @11:35AM
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> Instead we get feeble excuses like "it doesn't make sense to compare a two-year-old-generation to this one," well yes it does if I'm considering an upgrade.
The main limiting factor on how far back our benchmark database goes is software updates. When we have to update the OS or CPU microcode for Spectre, Meltdown, etc., or update GPU drivers, that invalidates results, and re-testing a large pile of older hardware takes a long time. Historically this has mostly been a problem for GPUs since their drivers are such a moving target, but the past two years of CPU vulnerabilities have been a hassle.
Re:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Review
by davidy123 on Thursday November 14, 2019 @01:17PM
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That's great to see, thanks. I thought I had asked about it some time ago to no avail. Still, if the interest is moving the front forward, making it available as cc-by would be nice, so people could use and contribute their own analysis around it.
You don't get that excuse from AnandTech. We do our best to keep a long history of benchmark data for users to peruse: https://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU-2019/2224
The main limiting factor on how far back our benchmark database goes is software updates. When we have to update the OS or CPU microcode for Spectre, Meltdown, etc., or update GPU drivers, that invalidates results, and re-testing a large pile of older hardware takes a long time. Historically this has mostly been a problem for GPUs since their drivers are such a moving target, but the past two years of CPU vulnerabilities have been a hassle.