Hardware Intel Skylake-X Core i9 vs AMD Ryzen 9 'ThreadRipper' CPUs

inthecloudblog · Jun 13, 2017

Enjoying it

eva2000 · Jun 13, 2017

Intel Core i9 release dates http://wccftech.com/intel-core-x-core-i9-7980xe-18-core-october-launch-12-core-august/

The first phase would include 4, 6, 8 and 10 core models. The second phase would include the 12 core chip and the third phase would include the 14, 16 and 18 core models. Intel will begin taking Pre-Orders for their Kaby Lake-X and Skylake-X 4, 6, 8, 10 core processors on 19th of June and they will ship to consumers on 26th of June. The processors will launch alongside the X299 platform and will support both Core-X series families.

Moving on, Intel would release their 12 core, Core i9-7920X processor in August of 2017 for a price of $1199 US. This model will be compatible with all X299 motherboards that will launch earlier this month.

Finally, Intel also plans to release their 14, 16 and 18 core flagship, Core i9-7980XE Juggernaut this year. This puts an end to the previous rumors and confirms that Intel is launching their full high-end lineup in 2017. The higher core variants will be available in October for the X299 motherboard platform.
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Looks like for web hosting at least Intel Core i7 7820X and 7800X would be the sweet spot as a step up from the usual 4 core / 8 thread Intel offerings. Core i7 7820X even manages +0.1Ghz higher clocks with extra 2 cores/4 threads !

eva2000 · Jun 21, 2017

Intel Skylake-X Core i9 & i7 reviews

http://www.anandtech.com/show/11550...ew-core-i9-7900x-i7-7820x-and-i7-7800x-tested

https://hothardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-7900x-and-core-i7-7740x-cpu-review

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-7900x-skylake-x,5092.html

http://wccftech.com/intel-core-x-skylake-x-kaby-lake-x-cpu-review-roundup-x299-platform/

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2017/06/16/intel-core-i9-7900x-and-x299-chipset-revie/1

https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/intel_core_i7_7820x_skylake_x_review/1

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/Intel-Core-i9-7900X-10-core-Skylake-X-Processor-Review

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/8225/intel-core-i9-7900x-series-skylake-cpu-review/index.html

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/107017-intel-core-i9-7900x-14nm-skylake-x/

https://www.techpowerup.com/234422/core-i9-7900x-skylake-x-review-shows-up

eva2000 · Jun 22, 2017

interesting indeed The Intel Skylake-X Review: Core i9 7900X, i7 7820X and i7 7800X Tested

the Intel Core i7 7820X Skylake-X seems be the sweet spot against AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

eva2000 · Jun 22, 2017

Looks like pricing is up

on Amazon for release on June 26, 2017

Intel Core i9 7900X $999

Intel Core i7 7820X $599

Intel Core i7 7800X $389

Intel Core i7 7740X $350

Intel Core i5 7640X $243

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X $439.99

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X $366.66

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $296.71

AMD Ryzen 6 1600X $229.97

AMD Ryzen 6 1600X $209.99

eva2000 · Jun 25, 2017

Everything ain't rosy on Intel Core X i9 Skylake-X The ongoing testing of Intel's X299 and i9-7900X | PC Gamer

Unfortunately, Skylake-X has presented its own set of problems. I mentioned this earlier today talking about Kaby Lake-X, but it bears repeating: this is a brand-new platform with new features, and there are still a few kinks to work out. Par for the course.

After five BIOS revisions, I still don't have firmware that works as expected, at least with Intel's Turbo Boost Max 3.0 (TBM3) technology. The way the i9-7900X is supposed to work is that it can run all 10 cores at up to 4.0GHz, the Turbo Boost 2.0 all-core clockspeed. The base clockspeed is only 3.3GHz—meaning, no matter what you do, the CPU should be able to run at 3.3GHz without any problems—but in practice the chip should run much faster than that. In lighter workloads, Turbo Boost 2.0 says the i9-7900X can run at up to 4.3GHz, and TBM3 takes that a step further and allows the chip to hit 4.5GHz in workloads that only use one or two cores.

What I'm actually seeing on Gigabyte's X299 Gaming 9 motherboard is unfortunately quite different. The Gigabyte BIOS allows you specify clockspeeds for various core counts, so at stock it has a 45X multiplier on the 1/2 core options, then 41 on 3/4 cores, and 40 on all the options for 5-10 cores. Best as I can tell, at present only the 10-core setting is actually in effect, so if I set that to 40 (stock), I'll get 4.0GHz, whether I'm running a single-threaded workload or a 20-threaded workload. On an earlier BIOS, the CPU tended to run at the highest value set on any of the core counts, so 4.5GHz since that's what the 1/2-core loads specified.
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What about overclocking? That's not working as expected either—I set the CPU for a 4.7GHz clockspeed on all cores, and ended up with variable clockspeeds—setting everything to 45 was actually closer to proper 'stock' performance than anything else I've tried. Anyway, I'll save overclocking for next week.

That's why this is a preview of Skylake-X performance, rather than a full review. While I wait for a couple more X299 motherboards to arrive, I'm left with benchmark results that aren't quite matching Intel's specifications. I have an upper bound of 4.5GHz performance, a lower bound of 4.0GHz, and somewhere in between is where moderate workloads should sit.
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eva2000 · Jun 25, 2017

And https://www.techspot.com/review/1433-intel-core-i9-core-i7-skylake-x/

benchmarks look like Intel Core i7 7820X is giving AMD Ryzen 7 1800X a good run for not much in price difference

eva2000 · Jun 27, 2017

Alot of improvements to be made on Intel Core X side still Review: Asus Prime X299-A - Mainboard - HEXUS.net

Intel's decision to introduce LGA2066 CPUs based on multiple architectures with varying PCIe lanes and either dual- or quad-channel memory support muddies the waters somewhat, yet the question mark that currently hangs over X299 motherboards is whether or not any early BIOS issues have been resolved.

A number of board manufacturers have voiced frustration with Intel's accelerated launch, claiming that engineers have not had time to maximise performance and eliminate bugs. Our initial testing with Core i9-7900X confirmed that X299 was rough around the edges and vendors are working quickly to address any remaining niggles. Case in point, Asus has made available three Prime X299-A BIOS updates in a matter of days, taking the version number from 0218 to 0501.
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eva2000 · Jun 29, 2017

Linux benchmarks for Intel Core i9 7900X Intel Core i9 7900X Linux Benchmarks Review - Phoronix

For those not yet familiar with the high-end Core i9 7900X, it features ten physical cores plus Hyper Threading to yield 20 logical cores... This will be going up against AMD's soon-to-release ThreadRipper processors. These ten physical cores are clocked at 3.3GHz, sport a 4.3GHz turbo frequency, and have a 4.5GHz Turbo Boost Max 3.0 (TBM3) frequency. There's also a 13.75MB L3 cache available to these cores. This Skylake-X CPU holds a lot of potential both as a 140 Watt TDP. On the memory front, the Core i9 7900X supports four channels of DDR4-2666MHz memory.

Another exciting fact about the Core i9 7900X is that it supports AVX-512! I am quite excited to run some AVX-512 compiler/Linux benchmarks in the days ahead. There will be articles simply devoted to that as well among other interesting Core-X benchmarks.
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Comparison systems included:

- AMD FX-8350
- AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Intel Core i5 7600K
- Intel Core i7 4790K
- Intel Core i7 4960X
- Intel Core i7 5775C
- Intel Core i7 5960X
- Intel Core i7 6800K
- Intel Core i7 7700K
- Intel Core i7 7740X
- Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
- Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
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bring on AMD ThreadRipper ! For now Intel Core i9 7900X was ~79% faster than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AND ~141% faster than Intel Core i7 7740 Skylake-X.

inthecloudblog · Jun 29, 2017

eva2000 said: ↑

bring on AMD ThreadRipper
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could not agree more!

eva2000 · Jul 14, 2017

Fine folks at STH have more AMD Ryzen Threadripper and Ryzen 3 New Pricing and Launch Dates

Today we finally have AMD Ryzen Threadripper pricing as well as Ryzen 3 release windows. AMD Ryzen Threadripper has a good chance to be this year’s top high-end desktop CPU for those who are not already running Intel Xeon E5 machines. On the AMD Ryzen 3 side, AMD is going to bring a lot of performance to a segment that sorely needs it.
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There will be two models at launch:

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16 core, 32 thread, 3.4 GHz base and 4.0GHz boost clocks. These will retail for $999

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12 core, 24 thread 3.5GHz and 4.0GHz boost clocks. These will retail for $799

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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X at $999 will go right up against the Intel Core i9 7900X Skylake-X at $999

eva2000 · Jul 14, 2017

same info AMD Threadripper 1920X and 1950X CPU Details: 12/16 Cores, 4 GHz Turbo, $799 and $999 with additional info that AMD Threadripper will support up to 1TB of memory !

AMD Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Skylake-SP

AMD Threadripper 1950X vs Threadripper 1920X vs Ryzen 7 1800X

AMD Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i7 7820X vs Intel Core i9 7900X

Cinebench results !

eva2000 · Jul 19, 2017

GCC vs Clang compilers on Intel Core i9 7900X GCC vs. Clang Compilers On The Intel Core i9 With Clear Linux - Phoronix

For those curious about the GCC versus LLVM Clang compilers with Intel's new Core i9 7900X, earlier this month I had ran some compiler benchmarks on this high-end processor.
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In most of our tests done internally, the Skylake-X tuning doesn't lead to any major benefits at this point and using AVX-512 for some benchmarks can lead to slower performance.
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guess that blows my urgency in getting GCC 7.1 support for Centmin Mod seeing as it isn't benefiting the newer cpus at least for Intel Core i9 Skylake-X and AVX-512 instructions. Though would need to see GCC 5.3 and GCC 6.2 results to compare too.

eva2000 · Jul 20, 2017

Intel's 12-core Core i9 might lose the megahertz war to AMD's Ryzen Threadripper

Although Intel hasn’t formally declared the clock speed of its upcoming 12-core Core i9-7920X, the company appears to have inadvertently disclosed it. A price list posted by the company on July 14 shows the $1,200 Core i9-7920X with 16.5MB of cache, 12 cores, 24 threads, and a clock speed of 2.9GHz.

Intel officials declined to comment to PCWorld on the apparent slip.
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eva2000 · Jul 30, 2017

Linux vs. BSD CPU Scaling Up To 20 Threads On The Core i9 7900X - Phoronix

With Intel's recently-launched Core i9 7900X I have carried out some interesting BSD vs. Linux benchmarks when testing out various distributions and comparing each of them at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 20 threads on this $999+ USD processor.

As a reminder, the Core i9 7900X has ten physical cores plus Hyper Threading, 3.3GHz base frequency, 4.3GHz turbo frequency, and natively supports DDR4-2666 memory. I ran these tests on each operating system with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 cores enabled as toggled through the motherboard's BIOS. There was also the full run with 10 cores plus Hyper Threading for showing the full potential of the i9-7900X.
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inthecloudblog · Jul 30, 2017

Time to invest in AMD shares? This is getting interesting

eva2000 · Aug 2, 2017

inthecloudblog said: ↑

Time to invest in AMD shares? This is getting interesting
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yeah it is..

one Aussie retailer is accepting pre-orders for AMD Threadripper but price is scary in AUS $$$ https://www.mwave.com.au/searchresult?w=Threadripper

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920x 12 core = AUD$1,150

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950x 16 core = AUD$1,440

beasts in performance and price

inthecloudblog · Aug 2, 2017

Chew from XS said 1950x packs 2*1800x :O

I hope price drops to get that bad boy

eva2000 · Aug 2, 2017

or equivalent to 4x Intel Xeon E3-12xx cpus !

eva2000 · Aug 6, 2017

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