anon.1 (abc.delete@this.def.com) on October 10, 2020 12:44 am wrote:
> Mr. Camel (no.thanks.delete@this.gmail.com) on October 9, 2020 6:30 pm wrote:
> > Blue (blue.delete@this.blue.com) on October 8, 2020 9:58 am wrote:
> > > AMD's announce Zen3 with an average of 19% IPC uplift "in desktop applications"
> > > and about a 5-10% clockspeed boost (ST, MT unknown).
> > >
> > > Seems like they're rightfully pushing to up their margin.
> > >
> > > If AMD can keep up this 15-19% gains every generation, when do
> > > the "big on ARM" folks think ARM will effectively catch up?
> >
> > How would an 8 core Zen 3 desktop chip compare to a desktop class 8 core Willow Cove chip?
> >
> > This assumes that a desktop Willow Cove could hit higher frequencies
> > than the mobile version due to more thermal headroom.
> >
> >
>
> We have only one datapoint, so lots of salt required. Anandtech has some info on cinebench
> r20 here: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16148/amd-ryzen-5000-and-zen-3-on-nov-5th-19-ipc-claims-best-gaming-cpu/2
> AMD's claim is 631 @4.8GHz. They measured tigerlake at 595 @4.8Ghz. (A single core at full
> throttle will be under TDP as per AT article, and I believe that).

Cinebench is a total rubbish benchmark!

David