Amd threadripper 3990x, spec performance increased by 200%
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AMD officially launched the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, which is the most powerful desktop processor in X86 history with 64 cores and 128 threads and a 4.3 GHz frequency. It is powerful and luxurious, but it faces some software limitations.
AMD Threadripper 3990X, SPEC performance increased by 200% after update
For such a 'monster' CPU, there is an embarrassing problem in reality: Not all software can support 64 cores and 128 threads, and some tests do not support the performance of the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
The SPECworkstation tool also had this problem. In the current version 3.0.2, the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is not optimized enough. Testing by multiple means in the past has shown that its performance is not as good as the 32 core Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor.
Now that the problem is resolved, Rober Hallock, AMD's director of global technical marketing, shared the results of the SPECworkstation version 3.0.4 test, which has greatly increased performance compared to the current version of 3.0.2.
As shown in the graph, orange represents the new version of performance. The performance of the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has been greatly increased in various projects such as media / entertainment, product development and life sciences, and has increased from 100% to 200%.
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The other tests were basically the same, and there was a slight decrease in some areas, but the new SPEC workstation software as a whole saw Ryzen Threadripper 3990X performance noticeably improve.
We hope that in the future we can see more applications that can unleash the full performance of those 64 cores, in productivity, editing and gaming tools. We will keep you informed.
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