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Add a $1K CPU and $1700 for 24C?
Add a $1K CPU and $1700 for 24C?
How soon will the review here be posted? I am closely reviewing the Gigabyte literature to understand whether this board makes any sense for a workstation concentrating on C++ compilation. Presently, the literature is unclear whether populating all memory slots is the best performance. Any memory slot usage suggestions?We actually have this in a server in the lab. I believe Anandtech and Tom's will be reviewing the board as well.
Best performance is realistically going to be populating 8 of 16 memory slots.How soon will the review here be posted? I am closely reviewing the Gigabyte literature to understand whether this board makes any sense for a workstation concentrating on C++ compilation. Presently, the literature is unclear whether populating all memory slots is the best performance. Any memory slot usage suggestions?
@William is working on a few. I have been using the MSI X399 with a 1950X and the combo has been working ok.Thank you for your quick reply. I am also comparing Epyc versus Threadripper 1950X as a workstation configuration. It may very well be that the Threadripper platform makes the most sense for C++ compiling. I quickly read the MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon review. Are any other X399 boards in the review pipeline?
At the office we are currently testing a Z10PE. I unfortunately cannot recall whether it is the D8 or D16. To put it simply, we are having unexpected performance issues with the E5-2650 V4. Most likely there are several BIOS items to modify. I also expect not having all memory slots occupied on the Z10PE is contributing too. In your Z10PE experience, have you noticed whether following the manual usage table for less than populating all slots, needs to explain the performance effects? I have come across a post that the solution to poor performance with the D16 version is to sell all items, including the motherboard. Then use the money on something with fewer memory slots.I think I can answer the review pipeline question... I do have a Gigabyte Designare EX here now and ASUS Zenith Extreme coming.
Like I have said before, I currently run on a ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS, 2x E5-2699v3 and 256GB RAM, ASUS Strix GTX1080 Ti.
Patricks comment on slow clock speeds on these types of processors makes sense but it has been something I have gotten used to. When I do run on these single socket systems I am impressed about how responsive they are, makes for a great user experience.
My plan is to switch over to a TR based system here very soon because of the speedy clocks of TR. I have been running the above WS for many years now and feel the new rig bug biting me LOL.
Perhaps this is a silly question, but would you not be better off just getting a proper server for build tasks for the team?Yes I agree the chances are quite low. I work on a team that heavily emphasizes high quality releases. A compilation error on the production build system from non ECC memory would cause issues internally and externally. However, non ECC use on a typical workstation would likely continue to be acceptable.