{"id":10892,"date":"2023-10-19T18:13:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=10892"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:13:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:13:47","slug":"does-amds-threadripper-7000-make-a-good-compiling-workstation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2023\/10\/19\/does-amds-threadripper-7000-make-a-good-compiling-workstation\/","title":{"rendered":"Does AMD’s Threadripper 7000 make a good compiling workstation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AMD’s Monstrous Threadripper 7000 CPUs Aim For Desktop PC Dominance<\/a> (pcworld.com)<\/a> 22<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

AMD’s powerhouse Threadripper chips are back for desktop PCs<\/a>. … AMD announced three new Ryzen Threadripper 7000-series chips on Thursday, with up to 64 cores and 128 threads — and the option of installing a “Pro”-class Threadripper 700 WX series for a massive 96 cores and 192 threads, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a deep breath, though. The underlying message is the same as when AMD released the Threadripper 3970X back in 2019: these chips are for those who live and breathe video editing and content creation, and are optimized for such<\/strong>. Nevertheless, they almost certainly represent the most powerful CPU you can buy on a desktop, for whatever purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Let’s say I want to recompile a lot of code (think Android, or Linux or any other large code base)… is it a good choice?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AMD’s Monstrous Threadripper 7000 CPUs Aim For Desktop PC Dominance (pcworld.com) 22 AMD’s powerhouse Threadripper chips are back for desktop PCs. … AMD announced three new Ryzen Threadripper 7000-series chips on Thursday, with up to 64 cores and 128 threads — and the option of installing a “Pro”-class Threadripper 700 WX series for a massive…<\/p>\n

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