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AMD Ryzen 7950X - Reference vs Default Overclock Thermals and Content Creation Performance

AMD Ryzen 7950X: Impact of Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) on Thermals and Content Creation Performance

Posted on by Matt Bach

The new AMD Ryzen 7000 Series of processors bring terrific performance across the board, but have been criticized in many reviews due to the fact that they often hit CPU temperatures of 95 Celcius under heavy loads. However, we have found that they only operate at these high temperatures when the motherboard BIOS is allowed to automatically overclock the processor above the official AMD specifications. Does running them at reference speeds impact performance, and how much of a difference does it make for thermals?

AMD Ryzen 7900X vs Intel Core i9 7900X - Battle of the Names

AMD Ryzen 7900X vs Intel Core i9 7900X – Battle of the 7900X’s

Posted on by Matt Bach

AMD has launched their new Ryzen 7000 Series desktop processors, and one of the new processors in particular offers us an opportunity for some unique testing and analysis. Namely, the AMD Ryzen 7900X shares the same model name as a slightly aged CPU from Intel: the Core i9 7900X. This begs the question: how does the newcomer 7900X fare against the veteran 7900X in content creation applications?

AMD Ryzen 7000 Series vs Intel 12th Gen Content Creation Review

AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors Content Creation Review

Posted on by Matt Bach

AMD has launched their new Ryzen 7000 Series desktop processors (code-named “Raphael”) based on the latest Zen 4 architecture. These CPUs support DDR5 and PCIe 5.0, with up to 16 cores with a peak clock speed of 5.7 GHz. Along with the increased frequencies and DDR5 support, AMD has touted a 13% IPC (instructions per clock) improvement compared to the previous generation. But, the question is, how will this all translate to real world performance for content creators?

V-Ray: AMD Ryzen 7000 Series vs Intel Core 12th Gen

Posted on by Kelly Shipman

AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 Series of processors have arrived, promising faster performance along with new features like support for DDR5 memory. The previous gen Ryzen 5000 already had a lead over Intel’s 12th generation. Just how much faster could these processors be?

Windows 10 vs Windows 11 for Content Creation - 8 Month Update

Windows 10 vs Windows 11 for Content Creation: 8 Month Update

Posted on by Matt Bach

Windows 11 has officially been out for 8 months, and most applications now have official support for the new operating system. When it initially launched, we saw measurable performance issues with Windows 11 in content creation applications, but have those gone away now that the OS has had time to mature?

AMD Threadripper Pro 5000WX vs Intel Xeon W-3300 for content creation

AMD Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series Content Creation Review

Posted on by Matt Bach

AMD’s new Threadripper PRO 5000 WX series of CPUs are here, providing greater performance over the previous generation while maintaining the large memory capacity and high PCIe lane count that Threadripper Pro is known for. But just how much faster are these new processors in content creation applications, and how do they fare against their main competition: the Intel Xeon W-3300 series?

V-Ray: AMD Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series vs Intel Xeon W-3300

Posted on by Kelly Shipman

AMD’s new Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series CPUs have arrived, promising faster performance with the same high core count and platform features found in the previous generation. Just how must faster are these new CPUs in V-ray, and how do they compare to the Intel Xeon W-3000 line?

AMD Ryzen 5800X3D vs 5800X for Content Creation

Posted on by Matt Bach

AMD has recently released the Ryzen 5800X3D, which is their first desktop processor using 3D-stacked L3 cache. This CPU has been very clearly marketed towards the gaming industry – and not content creation – but we wanted to see how well it holds up in content creation applications like Photoshop and Premiere Pro.

V-Ray: Intel Core i9 12900KS Performance

Posted on by Kelly Shipman

Intel is expanding their “Core” series lineup with the new top-end Core i9 12900KS. Compared to the 12900K, this new CPU has a slightly higher base and boost frequency, but in exchange requires a bit more power. The question is: does the higher frequency make any difference in V-Ray?

V-Ray – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Performance

Posted on by Kelly Shipman

NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is here, touting more performance than the non-Ti variant – although with a larger price tag and power draw to match. The big question is exactly how does this fit in Nvidia’s crowded lineup for GPU rendering within V-Ray.