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New Ryzen Running Stable On Linux, Threadripper Builds Kernel In 36 Seconds (phoronix.com)

Posted by msmash on from the issued-in-public-interest dept.

An anonymous reader writes: After AMD confirmed the a "performance marginality problem" affecting some Ryzen Linux users, RMAs are being issued and replacement Ryzen processors arriving for affected opensource fans. Phoronix has been able to confirm that the new Ryzen CPUs are running stable without the segmentation fault problem that would occur under very heavy workloads. They have also been able to test now the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X. The Threadripper 1950X on Linux is unaffected by any issues unless you count the lack of a thermal reporting driver. With the 32 threads under Linux they have been able to build the Linux kernel in just about a half minute.

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  1. Apple needs this not the $700 more intel cpu! by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple needs this not the $700 more intel cpu!

    1. Re:Apple needs this not the $700 more intel cpu! by alvinrod · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I think I had read that Apple is locked into a deal with Intel for several more years, so I wouldn't expect to see any AMD processors soon.

      I suspect that in the long run, Apple's plan is to replace Intel with their own custom chips. Their recent ARM SoCs don't clock as high as Intel chips, but they have been able to achieve similar performance per clock in many areas.

      It's probably still a few years before they make the move to their own chips, but it seems like that's where they're going. This seems even more likely as the amount of performance needed for consumer PCs is going to remain relatively fixed while improvements in chip design and fabrication processes make it economically possible for Apple to use their own SoCs in their notebooks or desktops even if they can't compete with the most powerful high-end Intel or AMD chips.

      Perhaps Apple will start designing products intended for the professional market that still use those high-end CPUs from Intel/AMD, but most of their customers don't require that level of power and it's probably much more cost economical for Apple to use their own custom chips, especially if they have lower power draw for similar levels of performance.

    2. Re:Apple needs this not the $700 more intel cpu! by stabiesoft · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Does AMD have an x86 license that is transferrable in the case of a change of control? It could be no one can buy AMD and retain the jewel.

    3. Re:Apple needs this not the $700 more intel cpu! by msauve · · Score: 3, Insightful

      RISC core with a bigger cache and memory controller. They could call it PowerPC.

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    4. Re:Apple needs this not the $700 more intel cpu! by ganjadude · · Score: 3, Insightful

      dear god no. apple cannot buy AMD. they are finally waking up after a decade slumber, last thing i want to see is apple owning them.

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  2. Re:What is an average kernel build time? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    about 20 years ago, my 486DX took 2.5 days to build a kernel.

  3. Re:Stable at last! by courteaudotbiz · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Back in the days, most people agreed that P4 was performing better and much cooler than the Athlon XP. You usually needed very good cooling to run any interesting workload on an Athlon XP if you wanted it to be stable.

  4. Re:What is an average kernel build time? by CycleFreak · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That is incredibly helpful insight. You should work at Gartner.