High-core count CPUs such as AMD’s Threadripper 7000-series are highly useful for development tasks in Unreal Engine. We look into how they perform compared to Intel Xeon and previous Threadripper Pro CPUs.


High-core count CPUs such as AMD’s Threadripper 7000-series are highly useful for development tasks in Unreal Engine. We look into how they perform compared to Intel Xeon and previous Threadripper Pro CPUs.

Photoshop may not be a targeted applications for high core count CPUs like AMD’s new Threadripper 7000 series, but it can be worth knowing how it stacks up against Intel’s Xeon offerings.

The new AMD Threadripper 7000 series CPUs are here, offering significant perforamnce gains in DaVinci Resolve. But, is it enough for AMD to take the lead over Intel Xeon W?

The new AMD Threadripper 7000 processors aim to extend AMD’s lead over Intel in the pro market, but are they significantly faster than the previous generation Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-series?

While most After Effects users will be best served with an Intel Core or AMD Ryzen processor, the new AMD Threadripper 7000 series offer terrific performance for those working with complex After Effects projects.

The new AMD Threadripper 7000 series offers substantial performance gains in Lightroom Classic – at times being 2x faster than the previous generation. But how does that compare to Intel’s Xeon W family?

AMD’s Threadripper 2970WX and 2990WX processors have incredibly high core counts, but often give low performance when running applications that cannot effectively use all their cores. The new “Local Dynamic Mode” is meant to help alleviate some of these issues, but will it actually help photo editing applications like Lightroom Classic and Photoshop?

AMD’s Threadripper 2970WX and 2990WX processors have incredibly high core counts, but often give low performance when running applications that cannot effectively use all their cores. The new “Local Dynamic Mode” is meant to help alleviate some of these issues, but will it actually help video editing applications like Premiere Pro, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve?

Lighroom Classic CC saw dramatic performance improvements with higher core count CPUs, but the 2990WX in particular has a staggering 32 cores. Will Lightroom Classic be able to take advantage of these extremely high core counts, or we have reached the point of diminishing returns?

DaVinci Resolve is a very GPU-intensive program, but it can still require a powerful CPU to match the amount of GPU power you may put into your system. We have seen diminishing returns with higher core count CPUs in the past, so the question is whether the 32 cores in the Threadripper 2990WX will increase performance or if you are better off with a lower core count CPU.