> Well, for multi core workloads AMD is a clear winner. Actually not really. It's actually slower in x265 encoding than a 7900X, and it doesn't really pull a

> Well, for multi core workloads AMD is a clear winner. Actually not really. It's actually slower in x265 encoding than a 7900X, and it doesn't really pull away much in x264 or Blender rendering either (10-25% over a 7900X). Also, it appears to perform pretty badly at some compilation workloads too, like a 1950X barely beats a 6900K at Chromium compiling using MSVS. At most you can say that you really need to look at the specific task. Of course there may still be some tuning, but right now it's certainly not the slam-dunk that everyone assumed it would be. http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-and-1920x-review/10 http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripp... http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-and-1920x-review/8 http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripp... http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-and-1920x-review/11 http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripp... https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_x399_rog_zenith_extreme_and_ryzen_1950x_threadripper_review/7 https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_x399_... https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_x399_rog_zenith_extreme_and_ryzen_1950x_threadripper_review/10 https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_x399_... Not a particularly great showing overall for a processor with 60% more cores. Despite AMD's attempted pushback it appears Intel's smack-talk was correct and Infinity Fabric is not a magic panacea for NUMA performance problems. It also pulls an absolutely absurd amount of power to do it, literally more than a 7900X. The onboard package-power measurement appears to be drastically undershooting the power as measured at the wall. Even factoring out PSU efficiency losses, measuring inside the case something is eating at least 130W that isn't showing up as package power. https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_x399_rog_zenith_extreme_and_ryzen_1950x_threadripper_review/3 https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_x399_... http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-and-1920x-review/19 http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripp...