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FreeBSD exhibits similar problems as Linux with Zen.

Apple was probably right to stick to Intel for now.
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AMD confirmed the problem and said Epyc and Threadripper are not affected.

There's a potential solution.
 
AMD has a very high competition especially in low-end market.

Core i3 8100 will have 4Cores/4Threads, will cost 119$, and will be clocked at 3.6 GHz@65W TDP.

And AMD does not offer low-power CPUs.
Core i3 8100T with 4C/4T and 3.0 GHz@35W TDP can cost the same 119$.

Threadripper benchmarks:
Cinebench R15:
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Geekbench 4 clocked at 4.1 GHz.
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This is 1000$ CPU.
All it has to do in efficiency figures is to be just below 7900X, which draws almost 230W under load:
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Those are CPU only figures...

One more thing:
https://gfxbench.com/device.jsp?D=A...ga+Graphics&os=Windows&api=gl&benchmark=gfx40
 
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And it starts...

He also tested local mode, but I think not Game Mode, which in addition only enables half the cores:

 
TR:

- Some 1920X boost better than some 1950X
- Some games might run better at stock than overclocked at 4GHz because TR can XFR 4 cores
- Game mode might fix glitches (or refusal to run) in some games, and they might perform better or worse
- Local mode does not affect some applications too much if you want to minimize switching
- If you want to stream gaming, it would be better to get a 7700K and a separate streaming box
- To stream gaming to only one service, the best deal is to just get one Ryzen 7 system
- Skylake-X does not support ECC
 
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I once built a mini-ITX Atom UTM about a fourth the size, and I think heat quickly killed it:

 
I just finished a more budget oriented Ryzen 1700 build this week. 4 days so far. 4 days of liking Ryzen.
 
The Area 51 lacks a transparent side panel (with LED) and Vega Limited.
 
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Threadripper does not seem to be a hit on Amazon Europe. Probably too expensive.

It looks like AMD underestimated the impact of EU VAT.
 
~ £780 (1920X) for CPU quite too much for home PC

motherboard ~ £350 for "cheap" Gigabyte

ASUS ROG ~ £520 expensive....
 
The 1900X launches at the end of the month for $549.

I agree that we need to see cheaper X399 motherboards.
 
cube said:
The 1900X launches at the end of the month for $549.

I agree that we need to see cheaper X399 motherboards.
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1900X for $549(no tax) it will be ~ £549(with 20% tax)

I bought few days ago 8-Cores i7-5960X for £460 and it's quite nice
 
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It actually did well in efficiency.
16 core CPU - 180W of power consumption.
10 core CPU - 230W of power consumption.
Efficiency of Zeppelin dies is out of this world.
 
Which motherboards have additional power connectors for the PCIe slots?

I know the X370 Titanium has one 6-pin.

My 970 AM3+ motherboard has 2 Molex.
 
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From the TR4 motherboards, it seems only the Gigabyte and the two cheapest ASUS don't have any auxiliary PCIe power connector.
 
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