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    Intel’s Core-X i9 and i7 series (x299) & Xeon (1P/2P)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dr. AMK, May 12, 2017.

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    Wow, so at 4.7 GHz we would need to get a TR that at 4.0 GHz and scores 3400 at 100% perfect scale to get too 5.33 GHz. I think that horse race is over for a while.
     
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    It took 4 more threads for Intel to make it past the top ThreadRipper, .7ghz more clock, and most likely a lot more power drawn than ThreadRipper, which is really *a lot* of power - and huge cooling - did you see those coolant feed tubes? :)
     
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    Water Cooling Parts from EK for Arctic Panther (X299) Rebuild!
     
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    ( 4546) This is a massive a CINEBENCH score... I never saw that score before.
     
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    We haven't seen max OC'd 7960X on water yet. Same for 7940X
    And maxed clocks with phase cooler as is my preferred desktop cooling. Yeah, TR is cheaper and win the prize race but loose on what's count... High clocks.
     
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    That's just it, high clocks don't count when the price is too high.

    Intel is doomed unless they drop prices, perhaps even below AMD's, otherwise plenty have woken up to Intel's game, time to feed AMD and give AMD a time out :)
     
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    See intel isn't aiming for better power efficiency but maxing out the CPUs potential and want money so badly.
     
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    But, but low clocks ain't fun as bro @ole!!! so nice said :oops: Reminds me too much about today's Mobile i7's :rolleyes:
     
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    yea man for a true PC enthusiast a highly clocked CPU is a must. i notice lag/spike easily and i want non of that, the less the better and it can be achieved with optane SSDs and intel cpu at 5ghz.

    pls give us 6 cores at 5.3ghz thanks intel
     
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    Asus Rampage VI Extreme Motherboard Review

    ASUS ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX Review
    The Best Intel Skylake X Motherboard For Overclocking?
     
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    Coffee Lake Coming With 1151 Socket, But Still Requires 300-Series Chipset
    by Paul Alcorn September 8, 2017 at 1:05 PM
    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/coffee-lake-intel-socket-1151,35418.html

    "Coffee Lake's dam burst, and the trickle of information we've seen over the last month has turned into a flood. The latest information comes from ASRock, which published Intel's imminent Coffee Lake CPUs on a Socket 1151 compatibility list. We grabbed a screenshot, but ASRock later removed the Coffee Lake CPUs from the list.

    We already knew that Coffee Lake requires new 300-series motherboards, as first indicated by ASRock and then later accidentally confirmed by Intel, but sticking with Socket 1151 will make it harder for enthusiasts to stomach the lack of backward compatibility with 200-series motherboards.

    This isn't an entirely new tactic from Intel, but we need a good reason to upgrade from the eight-month old Kaby Lake-era Z270 motherboards, and in contrast to Intel's other transitions, this time around you will gain extra cores in the process.

    That comes with a caveat though, as we would like to see some additional platform capabilities from a new chipset, but all signs point to the 300-series chipset merely being a "Z270 refresh," meaning it will not bring any increased connectivity options. It remains to be seen if the 300-series will support Kaby Lake processors--they do share the same socket after all. But outside of new LED functionality or other third-party additions, that might be a dubious upgrade path if there aren't connectivity improvements."

    Eurocom / MSI are waiting until Coffee Lake "2" in 2H18 to bother making a new motherboard for Coffeelake, at least for their new 17.3" whitebook laptop:
     
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    HP shows us what a real PC workstation looks like with a 56-core, 3TB Z8
    Fully decked out, it will be quite expensive.
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...workstation-looks-like-with-a-56-core-3tb-z8/

    "If you're a demanding computer user, sometimes your 13-inch Ultrabook laptop just won't quite cut it. For those looking for a little more computing power, HP's new Z8 workstation could be just the answer. The latest iteration of HP's desktop workstations packs in a pair of Intel Skylake-SP processors, topping out with twinned Xeon Platinum 8180 chips: 28 cores/56 threads and 38.5MB cache each running at 2.5-3.8GHz, along with support for up to 1.5TB RAM.

    Next year, you'll be able to go higher still with the 8180M processors; same core count and speeds, but doubling the total memory capacity to 3TB, as long as you want to fill the machine's 24 RAM slots.

    Those processors and memory can be combined with up to three Nvidia Quadro P6000 GPUs or AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 parts if you prefer that team. The hefty desktop systems have four internal drive bays, two external (and a third external for an optical drive), and nine PCIe slots. Storage options include up to 4TB of PCIe-mounted SSD, and 48TB of spinning disks. A range of gigabit and 10 gigabit Ethernet adaptors are available; the machines also support 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2. Thunderbolt 3 is available with an add-in card.

    This kind of hardware tends to be thirsty, and, to that end, HP will fit the systems with up to a 1.7kW PSU.

    Prices will start at $2,439 for the bottom spec; we'd expect the top-end configuration to cost 20 times that.

    If you don't need quite as much hardware, the Z6 workstation line offers a single socket, for a maximum of 28 cores, 384GB RAM, and 4TB storage, and the Z4 uses a Xeon W (which is more or less a Xeon-branded version of the high-end desktop chips) and up to 256GB memory."
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    Intel’s Skylake “Scalable Processor” family is a new approach to Xeon
    New chips have metallic branding, wider range of configurations, and integrated features.
    https://arstechnica.com/information...e-processor-family-is-a-new-approach-to-xeon/
     
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    Fast forward to couple of years, @bloodhawk will have these config at his fingertips for rendering.
     
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    ASUS Strix X299-E Gaming Motherboard Review + Linux Test
     
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    Core i3-7360X: dual core processor for Intel's HEDT platform-Notebookcheck.com
    "According to unconfirmed information, Intel is now with the Core i3-7360X but a CPU equipped with only two cores for its own high-end desktop platform. The hyperthreading processor will allow up to four threads to be processed, the clock rate is expected to reach a high level at 4.3 GHz."


    Intel Readies Core i3-7360X, A Dual Core Kaby Lake-X Processor For The X299 Platform – Features 4.0 GHz Clock Speed and 112W TDP-Wccftech.com
     
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    Just for those who thought 4 core/4 thread on X299 for half the cost of a motherboard wasn't strange enough -

    That's a 2 core for 1/3rd (?) the cost
     
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    Intel Z370 Chipset Could Support Kaby Lake - But Intel Will Not Allow It-Guru3d.com

    "According to some board partners the extra pins used on Z370 are merely supported voltage pahs. Ergo, (but not confirmed) perhapsvice versa Coffee lake could have been supported on Z270 as well. But this last bit remains speculation of course. But the reality is, that other processors than Coffee Lake on LGA1151 could have been supported on Z370, yet Intel simply will not allow board partners to support them."

    Other topic...
    Project CARS 2 Benchmarked On NVIDIA, AMD & Intel Hardware – Scales Well With CPU Cores

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    "Moving on to the CPU side of the performance equation you can quickly tell that the game LOVES CPU cores, the more the better. We see very clear scaling from four threads, 8 threads 12 threads and all the way to 16 threads. The scaling is especially evident when looking at the Sandy Bridge i5 2500K, i7 2600K and i7 3970X as well as the AMD Ryzen lineup. This is a massive improvement over the game’s predecessor which was heavily reliant on single-threaded performance." But what with Ryzen? When will it come on level with Intel 4 core i7-6700K? And soon will Intel 6cores(i7-8700K be released.
     
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    13 Game Benchmark - Core i7-7820X - GTX 1080 TI - $4K Build Part 5

    Ghost Recon Wildlands - i7-7820X - GTX 1080 TI - 1440p Benchmark

    World of Warships - i7-7820X - GTX 1080 TI - 1440p Benchmark

    Full Playlist of 7 videos...
     
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    Intel Core i9-7980XE & 7960X, 16-cores is Old News!

    Intel’s 18 CORE EXTREME EDITION!

    Intel 7980XE and 7960X vs AMD 1950X! 18-Core i9 Benchmarks & Review

    Intel i9 7980XE 18 Core 36 Thread HEDT CPU Review

    Intel Core i9 7980XE review - easy overclocking to 4.6ghz !

    Intel 7980XE & 7960X Review - i9 Rips into Threadripper

    Intel i9-7980XE BEYOND 6 GHz (en)

    Intel Core i9-7980XE And Core i9-7960X Review: Intel Attacks AMD Threadripper
    https://hothardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-7980xe-and-core-i9-7960x-review-and-benchmarks?page=6
     
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    Finally find some numberes for Intel's 14 core http://hwbot.org/hardware/processor/core_i9_7940x/

    Edit. Reviews of newest Intel's i9-7960x/7980xe

    tweaktown.com - Intel Core i9-7980XE and i9-7960X
    Bit-Tech.net - Intel Core i9-7980XE
    pcworld.com - Intel Core i9 review: The fastest consumer CPU
    computerbase.de - Intel Core i9-7980XE och Core i9-7960X (tyska)
    hardware.info - Intel Core i9-7980XE och Core i9-7960X (holländsk)
    hardwareluxx.de – Intel Core i9-7980XE och Core i9-7960X (tyska)
    hexus.net - Intel Core i9-7980XE
    hothardware.com - Intel Core i9-7980XE och Core i9-7960X
    techspot.com - Intel Core i9-7980XE och Core i9-7960X
    Pcgamer.com - INTEL CORE I9-7980XE REVIEW: AN INCREDIBLY FAST CPU
    legitreviews.com - Intel Core i9-7980XE 18-Core Processor Review
    thinkcomputers.org - Intel Core i9-7980XE 18-Core Processor Review
    extremetech.com - Intel Core i9-7980XE Review: Take the Performance Crown
    kitguru.net - Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition – 18 cores of overclocked CPU madness
    arstechnica.co.uk - Intel Core i9-7960X review: It beats Threadripper, but for a price
    tomshardware.com - Intel Core i9-7960X Review: Skylake-X At 16 Cores

    pcper.com - The Intel Core i9-7980XE and 7960X Review: Skylake-X at $1999 and 18-cores
    tweakers.net - Core i9-7960X en 7980XE Review
    proclockers.com - Intel Core i9-7960X & i9-7980XE CPU Review
    overclockersclub.com - Intel Core i9 7980XE & Core i9 7960X Review
    hardware.fr - Intel Core i9-7960X and Core i9-7980XE: 18 Hearts, Almost Too?



    Overclock3d.net - Intel Core i9-7980XE 18 Core HEDT CPU Review
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    Conclusion:
    <But then again, if you're looking at the Intel Core i9-7980XE and price is a concern, you're entirely missing the point.

    This is a premium product. Extremely intensive cherry picking of the very best of Intel's silicon yield gives a product which runs at relatively low power, low temperatures, and can be overclocked very heavily without requiring anything like the voltages you might expect for such a core heavy processor. We achieved about the best we could expect on our setup without needing to go over 1.2v on the vCore. Remember we're using just about the base possible motherboard and some middle-of-the-road memory to achieve our results.

    It is something of a cliché to use cars as comparisons, but it is difficult to look at the results we attained from the i9-7980XE and not come away with the words "Rolls Royce" ringing in our ears. But, the performance is mind-blowing too, whether at stock or overclocked.

    If you demand the very best and will settle for nothing less, and have the budget necessary to surround the i9-7980XE with suitably high-end parts throughout your build, then clearly this is the processor for you.

    For the rest of us for whom a quad-core CPU is more befitting our financial status then only one recourse is possible; Dear Santa...>
     
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    i9-7980XE & 7960X Review: Delidded Thermals, Power, & Performance

    Newegg Studios Live: The New 18-Core CPU in Action with Intel and ASUS
     
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    Intel Arbitrarily Breaks Coffee Lake Compatibility With Z270 Forcing Users To Buy New Z370 Motherboards-Wccftech.com

    Intel Representative via VCZ
    "Getting the max out of 6 core processor <required> changes to our motherboards, specifically to provide improved power delivery to new 6-core processors.

    We also took the opportunity to improve our overclocking capabilities by improving the package power delivery to the CPU. This is an another change that <required> motherboard changes.

    We increased memory bandwidth on processor up to 2666 MHz that <required> another improvement on the motherboard layout."


    Why This Makes No Sense
    "Truth be told the only apparent reason Intel is breaking compatibility with existing motherboards is that they’re simply after your money. Intel is a company trying to make a buck after all. If you’re upgrading to Coffee Lake from Broadwell or an older processor this doesn’t really affect you." @Eurocom Support
     
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    7980XE Power Draw and Overclocking... Going for 5GHz!
     
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    Was it just my imagination or did Vega 64 LC with TR actually provide same or better gaming results vs Intel + 1080ti?
     
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    Wouldn't incompatibility with Z270 hurt adoption rates for new chips and make people delay buying either a new CPU or a new mobo unless they had to? Or does Intel make money directly from board sales somehow to make up for that?
     
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    Skylake X i9 Delid & Liquid Metal Application Tutorial
     
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    There is no doubt about that, even they have their own boards are coming soon.
     
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    That would explain it. Though I still think it will hurt more than help to incentivize people to hold off on upgrades because of additional overhead.
     
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    My personal opinion,
    Not only the upgrade market, even for those who are seeking the new laptops (including myself) will be effected as well, we will see the new motherboards will come to the DTR industry as well, no one should buy until the picture will be more clear within the last 2017 quarter up to the 1st quarter of 2018.
     
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    My opinion is if your current one is dead it's not a terrible time to buy, because everything out now works pretty well, but if you're upgrading a working machine it's probably better to wait and see.
     
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    Unboxing a $650 Motherboard - ASUS Rampage VI Extreme!
     
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    Definitely wouldn't spend that much on a mobo but that's pretty cool.
     
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    Podcast #470 - Intel VROC, AMD TR RAID, Google Pixel 2, and more!
    0:21:22 Intel VROC Tested! - X299 VROC vs. Z270 RST, Quad Optane vs. Quad 960 PRO
    0:41:30 Intel Quad RAID-0 Optane Memory 32GB Bootable Without VROC Key!
    Week in Review:
    0:06:01 Apple A11 Performance Review with the iPhone 8 Plus: Taking on Desktop?
    0:21:22 Intel VROC Tested! - X299 VROC vs. Z270 RST, Quad Optane vs. Quad 960 PRO
    0:41:30 Intel Quad RAID-0 Optane Memory 32GB Bootable Without VROC Key!
    0:49:27 Just Delivered: Cryorig H5 Ultimate CPU Cooler

    News items of interest:
    0:51:25 Google Announces Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Smartphones
    0:59:59 AMD will have Ryzen to their Pinnacle next February
    1:01:30 The price competition is Ryzen even before the Coffee is poured
    1:03:35 AMD Releases NVMe RAID Support for X399 Threadripper Platform
    1:12:02 Cooler Master Cosmos C700P; size of the entire universe man …
    1:14:30 MSI Unleashes Z370 Godlike Gaming E-ATX Motherboard
    1:19:00 Amazon Web Services Releases Lumberyard Beta 1.11
    1:19:39 Corsair's adjustable Glaive RGB gaming mouse
    1:21:45 Grado's new PS2000e has a lot to live up to with a £2,700 pricetag
    1:24:00 USB-IF Publishes USB 3.2 Specification Rated At 20 Gbps With Multi-Lane Operation
    1:26:45 Asus ROG Strix GL753VD; gaming with limits
    1:28:10 Zotac steps up their Zbox game
    1:30:10 Samsung Odyssey VR Headset Announced

    Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
    Ryan: 1:32:30 From a Certain Point of View
    Josh: 1:34:30 $65 seems a little harsh… but worth it?
    Jeremy: 1:36:20 The original series was best!
    Allyn: 1:38:20 Want a big SATA SSD?


    Intel VROC Tested! - X299 VROC vs. Z270 RST, Quad Optane vs. Quad 960 PRO (Trial mode without $$$ Dongle)
    https://www.pcper.com/reviews/stora...-vroc-vs-z270-rst-quad-optane-vs-quad-960-pro

    Awesome Hardware #0123-A: You're Listening to VROC (Now With 3nm!)
    5:58 Intel VROC Tested!
    0:18 Intro / Disclaimer
    2:00 Stores
    5:58 Intel VROC Tested!
    14:41 AMD releases NVMe RAID support for X399 Threadripper platform.
    16:20 Eight NVMe M2 SSDs in RAID on X399 Threadripper Reach 28 GB/s (der8auer)
    19:04 ~Mail Time! Sponsor spot!~ Deep Cool Captain 240 EX RGB
    25:50 Balloon all the things (loud)
    31:55 TSMC to build worlds first 3nm fab in Taiwan.
    33:09 AMD RX Vega 64 Outperforms NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti By Up To 23% In DX12 Forza 7
    37:18 GoPro’s Hero6 Black launch
    39:55 USB 3.2 Boosts Transfer Speeds To 2GBps Via Type-C
    45:39 No More NCIX Tech Tips?.
    48:25 ~Donation comments~
     
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    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Papusan, Oct 6, 2017
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    Huge efforts you did, always informative, you got almost every single related news about it.

    Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk
     
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    Delidding a $1000 CPU - Worth the RISK??
     
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    AMD vs. Intel at 16 cores: We test Ryzen Threadripper 1950X against Core i9-7960X

    Conclusion;
    Looked at in a core-vs.-core battle without considering price, Intel's Core i9-7960X leads the way. It gives you great performance at light-duty applications and generally can't be touched by the Threadripper 1950X in heavy-duty applications, either. In a lot of the tests we ran, we were actually surprised Core i9 ran away from Threadripper so easily.

    That said, it's pretty hard to ignore price when you're spending your own money on a build. Our opinion hasn't changed for Threadripper: It is absolutely the best $1,000 CPU you can get, a spectacular deal. But price aside, in a 16-vs.-16 battle, Core i9 is the winner.

    Aka nothing new in the sun. And Pcworld.com haven't talked about how they will compare with maxed or decent OC. Probably bigger difference with not the big increase in cost (Both systems will need proper cooling if you go for overclocking).

    Edit... News regarding shortage of Coffe chips!!
    Intel Helps Retailers Digest Old Core K-series Inventory with Game Bundles

    "With the rather fast introduction of the Intel Core i7-8700K (just 9 months following the January 3rd launch of the i7-7700K), retailers are finding themselves with quite a bit of unsold i7-7700K (and even i7-6700K) inventory. Consumers are drawn to either the i7-8700K, or the competing AMD Ryzen processors. To help the market digest these unsold chips, Intel started a new game-bundle dubbed "Game Without Compromise." Yeah, the main reason we have a shortage of Coffe chips!!
     
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    "My 16-core editing rig is COMPLETE!" - that's the Title of Video, it's not "my PC".
    US
    Intel Core i9 7960X: https://bit.ly/2xP1VBj
    Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 9: http://amzn.to/2xOUTaZ
    G.Skill 32GB Trident Z DDR4 3200: http://amzn.to/2yxY5LK
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    Canada
    Intel Core i9 7960X: https://bit.ly/2xPWZMw
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    Asus ROG Strix RX Vega 64: https://bit.ly/2xQn26i
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    UK
    Intel Core i9 7960X: http://amzn.to/2ikuSOF
    Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 9: http://amzn.to/2yxrjIW
    G.Skill 32GB Trident Z DDR4 3200: http://amzn.to/2glMYvu
    Asus ROG Strix RX Vega 64: https://bit.ly/2xQn26i
    250GB Samsung 960 EVO: http://amzn.to/2ysK6aQ
    1TB Toshiba OCZ RD400: http://amzn.to/2xR8m76
    Aerocool P7-L240 AIO: https://bit.ly/2xReRqf
    Aerocool P7-C0 PRO Midtower: https://bit.ly/2glLC3z
    Aerocool 650W PSU: https://bit.ly/2gkLUIb
     
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    How much did it cost? Noctua system fans especially industrial ones are the best.
     
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    Who cares? It's overpriced Intel grindage from the "free" spare parts drawer. ;)

    From the video's youtube comments:

    Nolan Flynn 4 hours ago
    ...Threadripper has more PCIe lanes...

    ShadowAssassin 3 hours ago
    thread ripper is a poopy head

    Gurvinder Parmar 3 hours ago
    ShadowAssassin No, it's not...and with memory makers finally making proper latency DDR4 for AMD, the benchmarks are showing it beating Intel in gaming.

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    Bitwit 1 hour ago
    ... Also, I understand the price-to-performance gains of Threadripper over any i9, but the Intel CPU was a sample that would otherwise go unused, and I'd like to keep the few TR samples I have to use in future projects.
     
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    I thought it was your PC, when you posted the video.
     
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