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The Threadripper CPUs are meant for workstations / high-end desktops (HEDT), not servers. For servers, you'd want the EPYC line. The benchmark selection is some

The Threadripper CPUs are meant for workstations / high-end desktops (HEDT), not servers. For servers, you'd want the EPYC line. The benchmark selection is somewhat reasonable, though yes, you'd want some Linux tests in there.

thedance 7y ago
You just answered the question. It would be interesting to see TR and EPYC head-to-head in server workloads, to confirm or deny the theory that EPYC is better for them.
- anon73044 7y ago
  Depends on the workload, but EPYC's 8 channel memory support would definitely be an advantage.
  - thedance 7y ago
    Well, maybe. I would not be willing to claim it without showing that some practical workload was bound by memory throughput.
washadjeffmad 7y ago
While some platforms are certainly designed with long term always-on use in mind, "meant to" isn't quite right. We mostly operate sTR4s as HEDTs, but we also have X399 server boards with IPMI and 10GbE in a board configuration designed to be installed racked. To us, there's only a minor functional difference in role.