AMD Ryzen (Summit Ridge) Benchmarks Thread (use new thread)

[The Stilt]

Ah. Do you know if it makes effective use of ordinary AVX?

I've actually never tested that before.
Newest builds from Git and MCW repos:

3RA

X264

8.733fps / 100.00% - (default, all available instructions used)
8.597fps / 98.44% - (AVX2 & BMI2 disabled)
8.440fps / 96.64% - (AVX, AVX2, FMA3 & BMI2 disabled)

X265

11.953fps / 100.00% - (default, all available instructions used)
9.836fps / 82.28% - (AVX2 & BMI2 disabled)
9.726fps / 81.36% - (AVX, AVX2, FMA3 & BMI2 disabled)

1080P, "veryslow" -preset, crf 17.0 for X264
1080P, "slow" -preset, crf 17.0 for X265

Compiled with GCC 6.20 & YASM.

On Haswell-EP.

 

[witeken]

Really, kudos to the AMD guys. To not only design a grounds up architecture, but also do a tick and tock all at once, with fraction of the resources of their competitors, and deliver a processor with seemingly better perf/watt (at least in blender) on an arguably inferior process it's nothing short of amazing.

This is like Leicester winning the league. Or what Cubs did this year if you're into baseball.

Seemingly is the big word here (no pun intended). Not everything is what it seems.

 

[EightySix Four]

Seemingly is the big word here (no pun intended). Not everything is what it seems.

Yeah, we get it, you don't believe the hardware will be that impressive in the context of a broader set of benchmarks... or something. Why keep arguing about it?

 

[lixlax]

Just tried out on my stock FX 8350 and got 2:49 (169 seconds) in the blender test.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I think its great that Rizen performs well.

But I'm guessing they are gonna make money in the OEM bracket ?
I would think those individual customers that wanted 6 or 8 cores have had 6/8 cores for quite a while now. If performance is about equal between the 6/8 core Intel/AMD cpu's, what is the reason to switch to a Risen chip now?
I mean besides the holdout people in the " will only buy AMD" crowd?

I watched the video, I didnt see anything specific that stood out and said to me WOW that's new and much better than what I could have purchased for the past 2 years. Better IPC? no, higher clocks? no.

but overall , a good showing.

Looks competitive, but I am withholding judgement until we see a much wider range of benchmarks from independent sources. Also have to laugh at all the hype about power savings after all the "power consumption doesn't matter" rhetoric that has permeated these forums for years.

 

[UncleCrusty]

I've actually never tested that before.
Newest builds from Git and MCW repos:

3RA

X264

8.733fps / 100.00% - (default, all available instructions used)
8.597fps / 98.44% - (AVX2 & BMI2 disabled)
8.440fps / 96.64% - (AVX, AVX2, FMA3 & BMI2 disabled)

X265

11.953fps / 100.00% - (default, all available instructions used)
9.836fps / 82.28% - (AVX2 & BMI2 disabled)
9.726fps / 81.36% - (AVX, AVX2, FMA3 & BMI2 disabled)

1080P, "veryslow" -preset, crf 17.0 for X264
1080P, "slow" -preset, crf 17.0 for X265

Compiled with GCC 6.20 & YASM.

On Haswell-EP.

Interesting, thanks.

 

[witeken]

Just don't be surprised when the hype train meets reality and it turns out AMD has carefully cherry picked these benchmarks to build up the hype.

 

[DarkKnightDude]

I have no doubt AMD cherrypicked some stuff, but on the other hand at least this looks like a big leap for them. Okay with this.

 

[zinfamous]

Yeah, we get it, you don't believe the hardware will be that impressive in the context of a broader set of benchmarks... or something. Why keep arguing about it?

he's a fan of a silicon manufacturing company for some reason. that's why.

 

[Exist50]

And Ryzen has a whopping 20 MB l3 cache. This cache ain't BD/PD-style slowball L3 either.

20MB total L2+L3. "Only" 16MB of L3 (8MB per CCX).

 

[raghu78]

he's a fan of a silicon manufacturing company for some reason. that's why.

Thats so blatantly obvious.

 

[DrMrLordX]

20MB total L2+L3. "Only" 16MB of L3 (8MB per CCX).

Aww shucks. Well thanks for pointing that out! I missed that.

 

[deasd]

At least 3.4Ghz based for 8C beats my expectation by a quite appreciable margin.
Now the rumor that 4C8T Zen perform similar as 4790k looks more realistic than before, even if it's cherrypicked.

 

[moonbogg]

My brain is short circuiting right now. The idea that AMD might very well regain respect and product desirability is blowing my mind. As far as they have come with this chip, for me to actually buy one, a desire to support them will not be enough. It will depend on how well it OC's and how well it stacks up against my current chip. My current chip is such a brilliant gem and so solid at 4.6ghz, that even deciding to buy Skylake-E later next year left me feeling a bit foolish. I know damn well I don't need more performance. Everything runs amazing, but if Zen delivers the right clocks and comes in at the right price, I might actually wind up with a real life AMD CPU in my rig again, the first since my Athlon 64 FX-57 single core chip.

 

[sirmo]

It's been so long since we had a choice in CPUs.. this feels like early 2000s all over again.

 

[Dice144]

I just got a 6600k this summer but would love to build another system for the mancave. This 8 c 16 t cpu will be it, unless the price is off target

 

[realibrad]

Just don't be surprised when the hype train meets reality and it turns out AMD has carefully cherry picked these benchmarks to build up the hype.

When or if? See, you keep saying we don't have enough to go on, but you sure seem to think it's all smoke and mirrors. If your argument is we don't have enough info then how do you know is all hype and not real? AMD has not only been competitive but at one point was faster. So there is history.

Pick an argument, because, right now you look to have a double standard.

 

[Carfax83]

My brain is short circuiting right now. The idea that AMD might very well regain respect and product desirability is blowing my mind. As far as they have come with this chip, for me to actually buy one, a desire to support them will not be enough. It will depend on how well it OC's and how well it stacks up against my current chip. My current chip is such a brilliant gem and so solid at 4.6ghz, that even deciding to buy Skylake-E later next year left me feeling a bit foolish. I know damn well I don't need more performance. Everything runs amazing, but if Zen delivers the right clocks and comes in at the right price, I might actually wind up with a real life AMD CPU in my rig again, the first since my Athlon 64 FX-57 single core chip.

The last AMD CPU I had was an Athlon 64 x2 4400+ And yeah, my brain is short circuiting as well because I might just have an AMD CPU in my primary rig again next year!

I was thinking about upgrading to Skylake-E, but Intel will likely charge an arm and a leg as I will have to get a new motherboard and heatsink. I'm seriously considering going AMD this time, as long as the benchmarks are legitimate..

 

[dark zero]

I have an empty case just in case AMD comes back... and if that happens, I am seriously thinking to fill it with at least an Hexa Core.

 

[IntelUser2000]

he's a fan of a silicon manufacturing company for some reason. that's why.

Witeken: If what zinfamous is saying is true, you should realize that process gains are at record small levels. Meaning whatever advantage Intel has is quite minimal. ARM chips have demonstrated that Intel could in no way use process advantage to counteract the design deficit(whether that's due to actual design deficit or x86 tax does not matter). Also I see it as very suspicious that Intel went from touting transistor performance advantages to density. It may be because marketing wise people see density as more important, but it may just well be that they don't have transistor performance advantages anymore. It's at a peak.

You can see the GPU market for design advantages counteracting process deficiencies. A good design is more important than ever. The era when the worst CPU on the new process beat best CPU on older process is over.

Can we see Athlon-like comeback again? If so, and rumors about pricing comes true, come march SR3 will be mine.

 

[Ajay]

Hmm, just finished watching YouTube video (twitch crashed then dinner, etc.).
According to one poster on the video:

INTEL IS FINISHED! ENOUGH RELEASING EXACT SAME CPUS EVERY YEAR FOR $1000

Somehow I doubt that, but this could be like the glory days of AMD back with the TBird, Athlon64 and X2. And maybe, next year, I can buy a 6-8 core AMD CPU that smokes my old 4.0 GHz Hexacore Gulftown CPU without paying an arm and a leg to Intel. Then again, maybe Intel will come down in price. Interesting times.

 

[sirmo]

This will no doubt energize Intel to innovate and beat AMD. I am really excited about the CPU market again. Competition is a good thing.

 

[biostud]

So, does anyone expect it can break 4 ghz?

 

[Ajay]

Yes, I think that is a reasonable expectation. That said - since we have no data on frequency vs voltage, who really knows.
There are some rumors out there of > 4 GHz clocks on ES processors, but rumors, so again, who really knows.

I should say, that I mean via overclocking. Don't think it'll turbo that high.

 

[SPBHM]

I hope at least the 4c/8t part can run at 4GHz, I think it would need that to be competitive against i5s as a gaming CPU!?