AMD’s Threadripper PRO 7985WX 64-Core CPU has been examined on an 8-channel WRX90 platform, delivering as much as 94% uplift over the 7980X.
8-Channel WRX90 vs 4-Channel TRX50 Showdown: AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX 64-Core Crushes Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Core With Enormous Efficiency Uplifts Throughout The Board
AMD’s Threadripper 7000 CPUs can be found in two flavors, the HEDT Ryzen Threadripper SKUs and the Workstation Threadripper PRO SKUs. There are additionally two separate motherboard platforms, the HEDT TRX50 and the Workstation WRX90. Each Threadripper variants are supported by the TRX50 motherboards however the workstation platform solely helps the PRO chips and for good purpose too.
Not solely does the WRX90 motherboard platform provide elevated PCIe lanes nevertheless it additionally comes with PRO options and help for 8-channel reminiscence which is essential for workstation-oriented duties. When it comes to availability, the AMD WRX90 motherboards are nonetheless a couple of weeks away from a DIY launch however they’ve been transport by means of OEM techniques. One such system supplier is the UK-based Armari Ltd who’ve now showcased the advantages of the WRX90 motherboard platform and the way it boosts Threadripper PRO 7000 CPUs to new heights using the 8-channel reminiscence interface.
The showdown included two of the newest 64-core chips, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X and the Threadripper PRO 7985WX. Each of those chips have the identical core configuration with 64 Zen 4 cores, 128 threads, 256 MB of L3 cache, 64 MB of L2 cache, 3.2 GHz base clock, 5.1 GHz increase clock, and a TDP of 450W. Each of those chips are unlocked for overclocking on each platforms (WRX90 & TRX50) however doing so will blow the fuse which makes it simple for AMD to detect if overclocking was carried out on the chip when claiming a guaranty for a broken half.
The AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX was run on a ASRock WRX90 WS EVO motherboard with 8 sticks of DDR5-5600 (32 GB) reminiscence whereas the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X was run on the ASUS PRO WS TRX50 SAGE SE motherboard with 4 sticks of DDR5-5600 (32 GB) reminiscence. The remainder of the system specs had been equivalent.
Straight up, the AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX CPU with 8-channel reminiscence on the WRX90 board delivered a 94% increase in reminiscence bandwidth within the AIDA64 benchmark. In SPEC Workstation 3.1, it supplied as much as a 24% uplift over the 7980X regardless of each being the identical chips which reveals advantages coming from the 8-channel reminiscence. Within the Product Improvement suite of the identical benchmark, it noticed a 71% uplift and as much as a 46% enhance over the 4-channel TRX50 resolution in Life Sciences assessments.
AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX CPU Benchmarks With 8-Channel Reminiscence On WRX90 Platform (Picture Supply: Armari Ltd):
These are only a few benchmarks posted by Armari Ltd and we are able to anticipate extra assessments in Half 2 of the WRX90 benchmark collection. One factor is evident AMD’s Threadripper 7000 CPUs, whether or not in TRX50 or WRX90 collection, is a real beast of a chip. The 8-channel reminiscence resolution supplies excellent outcomes which are eons forward of Intel’s Xeon platform which is sadly solely going to see a minor refresh in 2024 which signifies that the workstation/HEDT phase belongs to AMD for the following and coming years.
