Ripping threads with Coreprio and DLM
Owning a Threadripper is not boring, the new architecture offers a variety of interesting challenges to keep your attention. One of these features is the lack of direct memory access for two…
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Podcast #522 – Intel i9-9980XE, Secure HDDs, RTX in BFV, and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #522 - 11/15/18 Join us this week for discussion on Intel's new i9-9980XE, Hardware Encypted HDDs, RTX in BFV and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still...
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Meet the i9-9980XE
The new ~$2000 i9-9980XE is a refreshed Skylake chip, using Intel's 14-nm++ process, with 18 multithreaded cores running at 3GHz with a Boost clock of 4.4GHz. If you were to lift up…
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The Intel Core i9-9980XE Review: Slight Iteration
Shopping for a CPU in 2018 has been a bit of a moving target. Between the launch of AMD's Ryzen 2000 series processors in the beginning of the year, new AMD Threadripper…
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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and 2970WX Review
In general, the rollout of AMD's second-generation Ryzen Threadripper processors has been a bit unconventional. While the full lineup was announced back in August, there has…
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Noctua, for a cool quiet Threadripper
With the arrival of the second generation of Threadripper processors comes Precision Boost 2 and Precision Boost Overdrive which changes the testing process when it comes to heatsinks. PB2 means that your…
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AMD Announces Threadripper 2970WX, 2920X Availability, New Dynamic Local Mode Feature
AMD has provided an update to their continued rollout of 2nd generation Threadripper CPUs, including the 12 and 24-core...
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Podcast #513 – Gaming on Threadripper 2990WX, Huawei Cheating in Benchmarks, and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #513 - 09/13/18 Join us this week for discussion on gaming on Threadripper 2990WX, Huawei Cheating in Benchmarks, and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access...
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New GeForce Driver Fixes Performance Issue: Threadripper 2990WX Tested
Earlier today, NVIDIA released version 399.24 of their GeForce drivers for Windows, citing Game Ready support for some newly released games including Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Call of…
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AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 2950X now available for purchase for $899
Today, AMD's 2nd generation Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has finally reached retail availability. As you might remember from the launch a few weeks ago, the 32-core Threadripper 2990WX has already been on store…
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Vive la différence! Threadripper 2 on Linux and Windows 10
Windows 10 is much better at dealing with multithreaded tasks but Linux has been optimized for both high core counts and NUMA for quite a while, so looking at the performance difference…
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Podcast #509 – Threadripper 2950X/2990WX, Multiple QLC SSDs, and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #509 - 08/16/18 Join us this week for discussion on Modded Thinkpads, EVGA SuperNOVA PSUs, and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you...
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6GHz across 32 cores, ThreadRipping mayhem
The low cost workstation class 2990WX has been verified as running at 5.955GHz on an MSI MEG X399 Creation board, with the help of a lot of liquid nitrogen. The Inquirer has…
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ThreadRipper 2: Die Four Real
The 2950X and 2990WX are both ThreadRipper 2 chips but are very different beasts under the hood. The 2950X has two active die similar to the original chips while the 2990WX has…
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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and 2990WX Review: Moving Forward
Today, we are talking about something that would have seen impossible just a few shorts years ago— a 32-core processor for consumers. While I realize that talking about the history…
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