Intel’s Fastest CPU Wins World Record Just Because Of Technicality
Our colleagues at TechRadar report How is Intel’s new W9-3495X xeon AMD’s best Ryzen processors Threadripper Pro 5995X in a popular 3D rendering standard, Maxon’s Cinebench R23, thanks to some stunning liquid nitrogen cooling.
However, that doesn’t reflect the more mundane reality of Pros: using the automotive analogy, no one drives drag racing to work, and certainly no creative professionals risk BSOD or locking the system. system by overclocking. The extra performance isn’t unsustainable and certainly not viable long term (not to mention how dangerous it is).
To have a more realistic view of the performance of the two competitors above creative softwaresee content creation preview article Matt Bach from the Puget System (opens in a new tab)a specialist workstation shop, put together.
Xeon vs Threadripper Pro
He pitted against three Xeons “Sapphire Rapids” CPUs versus three Threadripper Pro CPUs across eight popular CPUs benchmark software including Cinebench R23. He noted that the current generation Xeons are 40% faster than the previous generation in single-core performance and about 5% faster (56 cores vs 64 cores) than AMD. work station CPU. Overall, however, 5995WX is about 8.5% faster than the best Xeon (W9-3495X).
And here’s the problem: ThreadRipper Pro isn’t AMD’s fastest CPU. That crown now belongs EPYC 9654, a massive 96-core/192-thread server processor that some vendors – like Broadberry – have started using in workstations. Not only does it provide better IPC (instructions per clock) performance because it uses the newer Zen 4 architecture, but it also has 50% more cores, and since you can run them in pairs, performance offered is unmatched.
Intel only won the Cinebench competition because no new EPYC CPUs were tested by overclocking. Cinebench is also limited to 128 cores (or 256 threads) per instance, which means that Cinebench R24/R25 will have an immediate boost to a 192-core EPYC system when Maxon decides to release it. Currently, dual-socket Cinebench R23 running on two-thirds of its cores scores close to 140,000 without resorting to overclocking (via store reviews (opens in a new tab)).
Cost mind
Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX to launch in March 2022 and EPYC 9654 in November 2022. Could there be a Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX launch before the end of the year? Don’t discount it though we suspect that’s not necessary for now given the fact that it’s currently faster than the fastest CPU Intel has on some benchmarks.
Hypothetically, this CPU could use 64 cores with slightly higher base/max frequency, more cache with higher TDP. Those who want more power can always check out small workstation vendors like Broadberry, ThinkMate, Supermicro, Mediaworkstation and a few others: as long as your budget allows. Expect to pay over $20,000 for a dual-socket AMD EPYC workstation with 192 cores and full DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support. Check the performance of 9654 from our sister site Tomshardware.