AMD vs. Intel at 16 cores: We test Ryzen Threadripper 1950X against Core i9-7960X
from PC world 13 October indexed on 13 October 2017 16:01Who makes the best 16-core CPU? Now that AMD has its 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Intel has its 16-core Core i9-7960X, we had a chance to find out when boutique custom PC builder Falcon Northwest built a pair of nearly-identical rigs that could truly go head to head. Our 16-core Falcon Northwest Talon specs As Falcon Northwest is famous for, both Talon systems are over-the-top in specs and chassis. Each came equipped with: 128GB of DDR4 RAMTwo Nvidia Titan Xp graphics cards in SLIA pair of Samsung 1TB 960 Pro SSDsA 6TB Western Digital hard drive Both feature the same 1,000-watt EVGA Super Nova G3 PSU and the same custom closed-loop cooler system. The number and type of system fans are the same as well. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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