Benchmarking A 10-Core Tyan/IBM POWER Server For ~$300 USD

Written by Lauri Kasanen in Computers on 21 March 2019 at 12:00 PM EDT. Page 4 of 8. 106 Comments.
Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks

The Stockfish chess benchmark was another loss.

Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks
Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks

In compilation, POWER8 is performing nicer, actually performing better per core than the low-end ThreadRipper. This the more impressive due to my system using spinning rust and the others using a SSD.

Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks
Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks

C-Ray raytracing again did not go well for this older, SMT8 processor.


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