AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor Released
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
Introduction On November 14, 2019, the review embargo for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X mainstream desktop processor expired. As a result, there were a flood of written and video reviews of AMD’s new flagship processor for the mainstream market segment. This 7nm processor has 16C/32T with a base clock speed of 3.5GHz, a max boost clock of up to 4.7GHz, a 64MB L3 cache, a 105W TDP, and PCIe 4.0 support. The SRP is $749.99. It is essentially the same Zen 2 processor as the 12C/24T AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (with two CCX) with four more cores and slightly different base and max boost clock speeds that has a SRP ..read more
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Glenn’s Technical Insights For November 4, 2019
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
(Glenn’s Technical Insights… used to be part of our bi-weekly newsletter but we decided to make it a regular blog post instead so it can get more visibility. It covers interesting new hardware and software developments that are generally relevant for SQL Server). It also can just be technically-oriented items that I find interesting. AMD and Intel Financial Results for Q3 2019 Normally the financial results of tech companies is not that interesting (unless you work there or own stock in the company). In this case, looking at how AMD and Intel are doing, and comparing their relative size is rel ..read more
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Glenn’s Technical Insights For October 23, 2019
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
(Glenn’s Technical Insights… used to be part of our bi-weekly newsletter but we decided to make it a regular blog post instead so it can get more visibility. It covers interesting new hardware and software developments that are generally relevant for SQL Server). It also can just be technically-oriented items that I find interesting. AMD Threadripper 3000 Series More information has been leaking regarding the upcoming release of the 3rd generation, Zen 2 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 processors. These 7nm HEDT processors are supposed to be officially announced on November 5, 2019, and two of the ..read more
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Glenn’s Technical Insights For October 11, 2019
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
(Glenn’s Technical Insights… used to be part of our bi-weekly newsletter but we decided to make it a regular blog post instead so it can get more visibility. It covers interesting new hardware and software developments that are generally relevant for SQL Server). It also can just be technically related items that I find interesting. Microsoft SQL Server Cumulative Updates Microsoft has recently released (and then removed) SQL Server 2016 SP2 CU9. There was nothing wrong with the actual payload of SQL Server 2016 SP2 CU9, but there was a problem if you tried to uninstall it. To be fair, uninsta ..read more
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T-SQL Tuesday #119 Changing Your Mind
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #119 prompt by Alex Yates.  T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server Community to share ideas about different database and professional topics every month. This month’s topic asks us to write about something in your IT career that you have changed your mind about. What was your original opinion? Why did you believe that? What do you believe now? Why did you change your mind?. Introduction I’ve been writing and presenting about SQL Server hardware for many years now. I actually wrote a book called SQL Server Hardware back in 2011, wh ..read more
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High-End 4K AMD Gaming PC Build Guide
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
Continuing the series I started last week, I thought I would put together a build guide for a High-End 4K AMD Gaming PC. I am classifying a high-end gaming machine as costing above $1500.00 for the main components. You can easily spend significantly more than that if you really want to. Any desktop machine is going to need these basic components from seven different categories, broken down below. CPU and cooler GPU Motherboard Memory Storage Case Power supply High-End 4K AMD Gaming PC Build This is intended to be a high-end mainstream desktop machine that can easily play nearly any modern g ..read more
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Mid-Range 1440P AMD Gaming PC Build Guide
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
Continuing the series I started yesterday, I thought I would put together a build guide for a Mid-Range 1440P AMD Gaming PC. I am classifying a mid-range gaming machine as costing between about $750.00 to $1500.00 for the main components. Any desktop machine is going to need these basic components from seven different categories, broken down below. CPU and cooler GPU Motherboard Memory Storage Case Power supply Mid-Range 1440P AMD Gaming PC Build This is intended to be a relatively affordable machine that can easily play nearly any modern game at 2K (2560×1440) resolution using very high gra ..read more
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Entry-Level 1080P AMD Gaming PC Build Guide
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
Since I often get questions and requests related to selecting components for different types of desktop PCs, I thought I would put together a few quick build guides for some different categories of machines at different price points. Any desktop machine is going to need these basic components from seven different categories, broken down below. CPU and cooler GPU Motherboard Memory Storage Case Power supply At certain price points, you may be able save some money by getting components that combine extra functionality into a single component. A good example is a CPU with integrated graphics th ..read more
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Some Comparative CPU-Z Benchmark Scores
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
About a month ago, I built a new desktop gaming system based on an AMD Ryzen R7-3700X 8C/16T processor. I mainly use that system to play World of Tanks at 2K (2560 x 1440), and this new system has significantly higher frame rates at 2K (typically 95-120 fps) than my previous system. When you are gaming at 2K or 4K, your video card is going to be your main bottleneck, unless your CPU is extremely slow. I am using the stock AMD RGB Wraith Prism CPU cooler, and the only tweak I have done so far is to enable the XMP memory profile in the BIOS so that my G.Skill Trident Z CL15 DDR4-3600 memory is r ..read more
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Building an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Desktop Machine
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by Glenn Berry
3y ago
Since the AMD Ryzen 3000 series processors were released on July 7, 2019, I decided to build a new desktop machine based on this processor. This was to give me some hands on experience with an AMD Ryzen 3000 series processor, and because I actually enjoy building desktop systems. This new machine will be used primarily to play “World of Tanks”, and I wanted to see if I could build a fairly low-end machine that would perform significantly better than my existing gaming rig. My old gaming system has a $350.00 6C/12T Intel Core i7-8700K and an older $650.00 AMD R9 Fury Nano video card. I live fai ..read more
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