Linus Torvalds Switches To AMD Ryzen Threadripper After 15 Years Of Intel Systems

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  • phoronix
    Administrator
    • Jan 2007
    • 67395

    Linus Torvalds Switches To AMD Ryzen Threadripper After 15 Years Of Intel Systems

    Phoronix: Linus Torvalds Switches To AMD Ryzen Threadripper After 15 Years Of Intel Systems

    An interesting anecdote shared in today's Linux 5.7-rc7 announcement is word that Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds switched his main rig over to an AMD Ryzen Threadripper...

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  • zxy_thf
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2012
    • 621

    #2
    I moved to 3900x after realizing I had to work for home for another a few months, and everything is blazing fast!
    The only disadvantage is, there is no coffee break any more from compiling...

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    • CommunityMember
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2019
      • 1381

      #3
      Originally posted by zxy_thf View Post
      I moved to 3900x after realizing I had to work for home for another a few months, and everything is blazing fast!
      The only disadvantage is, there is no coffee break any more from compiling...
      Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/303/

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      • danmcgrew
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2016
        • 402

        #4
        Is there really that much difference between the Threadripper and Intel's latest offering?
        Does Intel have anything in the works to counter with?

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        • gorgone
          Phoronix Member
          • Sep 2018
          • 60

          #5
          Originally posted by danmcgrew View Post
          Is there really that much difference between the Threadripper and Intel's latest offering?
          Does Intel have anything in the works to counter with?
          no not realy until end 2021

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          • Templar82
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2018
            • 264

            #6
            Originally posted by danmcgrew View Post
            Is there really that much difference between the Threadripper and Intel's latest offering?
            About 14 cores difference, unless I'm missing something above the i9-10980XE.

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            • ryao
              Gentoo Developer
              • Jun 2012
              • 1196

              #7
              Originally posted by Templar82 View Post
              About 14 cores difference, unless I'm missing something above the i9-10980XE.
              They have a 28 core Xeon for those willing to spend $3000 on a CPU:

              https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/189452/intel-xeon-w-3175x-processor-38-5m-cache-3-10-ghz.html

              That being said, AMD has a 64 core model that is not much more expensive:

              https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/...adripper-3990x
              Last edited by ryao; 24 May 2020, 08:57 PM.

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              • Moscato
                Junior Member
                • Nov 2018
                • 12

                #8
                Originally posted by ryao View Post

                They have a 28 core Xeon for those willing to spend a small fortune:

                https://www.engadget.com/2018-10-08-...-xeon-cpu.html
                For 40% of that price tag, you can have 64 cores on amd

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                • ryao
                  Gentoo Developer
                  • Jun 2012
                  • 1196

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Moscato View Post

                  For 40% of that price tag, you can have 64 cores on amd
                  I updated my post to link to the $3000 Intel model. AMD’s 64 core model actually costs a little more:

                  https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-Thr.../dp/B0815SBQ9W

                  There really is no reason to go with Intel at this price range though. You get double the performance per dollar with AMD.

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                  • DanL
                    Senior Member
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 3126

                    #10
                    I don't care what distro/desktop/CPU/whatever Linus prefers any more than I care what mouse Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel uses. What nonsense.

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