{"id":8026,"date":"2020-03-05T21:50:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T20:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=8026"},"modified":"2021-10-05T11:37:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T09:37:02","slug":"amd-threadripper-3990x-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The AMD Threadripper 3990X Review for Content Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844657ab1f7\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 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Specifications, Chipsets, and Platform Details\">AMD Threadripper 3000 &amp; Ryzen 9 Lineup: Specifications, Chipsets, and Platform Details<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Testing_Environment\" title=\"Testing Environment\">Testing Environment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Benchmark_Results_and_Analysis\" title=\"Benchmark Results and Analysis\">Benchmark Results and Analysis<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#3990X_Performance_Differences_between_Windows_Versions\" title=\"3990X Performance Differences between Windows Versions\">3990X Performance Differences between Windows Versions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Cinebench\" title=\"Cinebench\">Cinebench<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Cinema_4D_Viewport_Benchmark\" title=\"Cinema 4D Viewport Benchmark\">Cinema 4D Viewport Benchmark<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Blender_Benchmark\" title=\"Blender Benchmark\">Blender Benchmark<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Corona_Benchmark\" title=\"Corona Benchmark\">Corona Benchmark<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Indigo_Benchmark\" title=\"Indigo Benchmark\">Indigo Benchmark<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Keyshot_Performance\" title=\"Keyshot Performance\">Keyshot Performance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Vray_Renderer\" title=\"Vray Renderer\">Vray Renderer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Thermals_and_PBO_Does_it_run_too_hot\" title=\"Thermals and PBO: Does it run too hot?\">Thermals and PBO: Does it run too hot?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#What_ApplicationsPluginsWorkloads_can_make_use_of_64_Cores\" title=\"What Applications\/Plugins\/Workloads can make use of 64 Cores?\">What Applications\/Plugins\/Workloads can make use of 64 Cores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Downsides_of_Switching_to_a_High-Core_Count_CPU\" title=\"Downsides of Switching to a High-Core Count CPU\">Downsides of Switching to a High-Core Count CPU<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Should_you_Buy_the_3990X_Is_Intel_even_a_consideration\" title=\"Should you Buy the 3990X: Is Intel even a consideration?\">Should you Buy the 3990X: Is Intel even a consideration?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#Best_TRX40_Motherboards_for_the_Threadripper_3990X\" title=\"Best TRX40 Motherboards for the Threadripper 3990X\">Best TRX40 Motherboards for the Threadripper 3990X<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#ASUS_ROG_Zenith_II_Extreme_Alpha\" title=\"ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha\">ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/#MSI_TRX40_Creator\" title=\"MSI TRX40 Creator\">MSI TRX40 Creator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \n  \"@type\": \"Product\", \n  \"name\": \"AMD Threadripper 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If you a really looking to build a home render engine at the lowest price point per performance index, then spend several hours reading in-depth online reviews written by tech experts. Ignore the online enthusiast community and Youtube, as they will always emphasize performance.\",\n    \"reviewRating\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Rating\",\n      \"ratingValue\": \"4\"\n    },\n    \"datePublished\": \"2020-04-24\",\n    \"author\": {\"@type\": \"Person\", \"name\": \"Ben\"},\n    \"publisher\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"G100\"}\n  }]\n}\n<\/script><br>\nAMD\u2019s Threadripper lineup launch, featuring overwhelming <strong>24 and 32-core CPUs<\/strong>, left a trail of dizzy Intel HEDT and even enterprise-class Xeon processors in its wake.<\/p>\n<p>The dust had barely settled over this one-sided \u2018war\u2019 when AMD announced the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64-core-128-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\"><strong>Threadripper 3990X<\/strong><\/a> with an astonishing <em><strong>64<\/strong> <\/em>core count to complete the domination in this price and performance tier.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8140\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8140\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8140\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045.jpg\" alt=\"AMD Threadripper 3990X Heat Spreader Bare Photo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8140\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8140 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"AMD Threadripper 3990X Heat Spreader Bare Photo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3045.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 3990X inside our Review System<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to give you a first look at AMD\u2019s 64-core Threadripper 3990X, including <strong>benchmarks<\/strong> and <strong>performance comparisons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also answer a few pertinent questions like \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Should I buy one?<\/li>\n<li>Is the 3990X worth it?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any downsides to switching to an extremely high-core count processor like the 3990X?<\/li>\n<li>How are the thermals?<\/li>\n<li>What motherboard should be paired with the 3990X?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AMD_Threadripper_3000_Ryzen_9_Lineup_Specifications_Chipsets_and_Platform_Details\"><\/span>AMD Threadripper 3000 &amp; Ryzen 9 Lineup: Specifications, Chipsets, and Platform Details<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let's take a quick look at how the 3990X's specs compare to previously launched 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen CPUs:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-46\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-46 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"> <\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><b>Ryzen 9 3900X<\/b><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><b>Ryzen 9 3950X<\/b><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><b>Threadripper 3960X<\/b><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><b>Threadripper 3970X<\/b><\/th><th class=\"column-6\"><b>Threadripper 3990X<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Cores\/Threads<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12\/24<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16\/32<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">24\/48<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32\/64<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">64\/128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Base Frequency<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.8 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.5 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3.8 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3.7 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2.9 GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Boost Frequency<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4.6 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.7 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4.5 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">4.5 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4.3 GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Max PCI-E Lanes<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Supported Socket<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">AM4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">AM4<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">TRX40<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">TRX40<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">TRX40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Price<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$499<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$749<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1499<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">$1999<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">$3990<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-46 from cache -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Testing_Environment\"><\/span>Testing Environment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We made sure our testing was done in an environment that <strong>resembled normal everyday use of content creators as much as possible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8141\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8141\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8141\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051.jpg\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X Review System inside look\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8141\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8141 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X Review System inside look\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3051.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the Case of the Threadripper 3990X Review System<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had the Threadripper 3990X inside a closed PC case that sat under a desk with default Fan curves applied. Our room temperature was at 20\u00b0 Celcius.<\/p>\n<p>Here's the hardware we paired with the 3990X:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hardware<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64-core-128-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">AMD Threadripper 3990X<\/a> 64-core Processor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graphics Card<\/strong>: ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti<\/li>\n<li><strong>CPU Cooler<\/strong>: Alphacool Eisbaer AIO 360<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64GB DDR4 (CL16)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motherboard<\/strong>: MSI Creator TRX40<\/li>\n<li><strong>Power Supply<\/strong>: Seasonic Prime 750W<\/li>\n<li><strong>Case<\/strong>: Phanteks Eclipse P600s<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage &amp; OS:<\/strong> Windows 10 Enterprise: Samsung 860 Evo 500GB<\/li>\n<li>Secondary Storage &amp; OS (Windows 10 Pro): Samsung 2TB 970 Evo Plus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Test-bed Type<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Closed Case with Ample Airflow<\/li>\n<li>Default Fan Curves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>BIOS Version: <\/b>E7C59AMS.132N1<\/li>\n<li><b>OS (version): <\/b>Windows 10 Enterprise 1909 (latest updates applied)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/xmp-memory-profile-guide\/\"><b>XMP<\/b> Configuration<\/a> for RAM: Loaded 3600 16-18-18-36 XMP Profile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benchmark_Results_and_Analysis\"><\/span>Benchmark Results and Analysis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3990X_Performance_Differences_between_Windows_Versions\"><\/span>3990X Performance Differences between Windows Versions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We did all of our benchmark runs <strong>on both Win 10 Enterprise and Win 10 Pro<\/strong> as there was some indication in other media's reviews that the Threadripper 3990X might need a higher Version of Windows 10 (i.e. Enterprise or Workstation) to be able to make full use of all its Cores.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We did not find any such differences in performance<\/strong> between Win 10 Enterprise and Pro OS Versions and AMD recently put out a statement that supports these findings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8142\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8142\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8142 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-3.png\" alt=\"Win10 Version Performance Differences Threadripper 3990X\" width=\"698\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-3.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-3-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8142\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8142 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20273%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Win10 Version Performance Differences Threadripper 3990X\" width=\"698\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20273%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-3.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-3-300x117.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-3.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Win10 Version Performance Differences Threadripper 3990X<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The above graph is representative of all Benchmarks we ran on different Versions of Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>The differences between the OS Versions all lie within the margin of error and we found all cores to be utilized in their entirety, <strong>as long as the benchmarking Application supported scaling across so many cores. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>But more on that later.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cinebench\"><\/span>Cinebench<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Well, the specifications alone might\u2019ve been indicative of how these charts are going to look.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a quick overview, here it is \u2013 unless you\u2019re running heavy AVX-512 workloads, <strong>there\u2019s no point even considering any Intel CPU<\/strong> (HEDT \/ Xeon \/ mainstream) if all you want is the very &#8216;best' for multi-threaded workloads.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8126\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8126\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8126 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-2.png\" alt=\"3990X Cinebench R20 Multi-Score _ G100.us\" width=\"698\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-2.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-2-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8126\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8126 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20633%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"3990X Cinebench R20 Multi-Score _ G100.us\" width=\"698\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20633%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-2.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-2-300x272.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-2.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X - Cinebench R20 Multi-Score (higher is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/cinebench-r20-scores-updated-results\/\">Cinebench R20<\/a>&#8216;s near-perfect scaling with cores, it\u2019s hardly any surprise that the <strong><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64-core-128-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">Threadripper 3990X<\/a> obliterates the competition by a huge margin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re doing a lot of time-sensitive and frequent CPU-rendering work in Cinema 4D's physical or standard renderer, the 3990X seems like a decent upgrade if you <strong>need more power than what the Threadripper 3970X provides<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to single core performance, <strong>the 3990X is no slouch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Surprisingly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even though it boasts an outrageous number of cores, it can keep up with mainstream parts that have traditionally always fared better in this benchmark.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8129\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8129\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Single-Score-_-G100.us_.png\" alt=\"Cinebench R20 Single-Score _ G100.us\" width=\"698\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Single-Score-_-G100.us_.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Single-Score-_-G100.us_-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8129\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8129 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20633%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Cinebench R20 Single-Score _ G100.us\" width=\"698\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20633%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Single-Score-_-G100.us_.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Single-Score-_-G100.us_-300x272.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Single-Score-_-G100.us_.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X - Cinebench R20 Single Core Score (higher is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For reference, <strong>Intel\u2019s top-end Xeon Platinum 8180 offers 28% reduced single core performance compared to the 3990X<\/strong>, even though the 8180 houses way fewer cores.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cinema_4D_Viewport_Benchmark\"><\/span>Cinema 4D Viewport Benchmark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, the 3990X is not great when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/cinema-4d-viewport-performance-benchmark-scores\/\">viewport performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This will affect general snappiness when working within Cinema 4D's viewport on active tasks such as modeling and animation, and we find this score to be <strong>quite indicative of the overall system snappiness<\/strong> in many content creator Applications such as the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8130\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8130\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8130 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Performance-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png\" alt=\"Cinema 4D Viewport Performance Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"673\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Performance-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png 673w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Performance-Benchmark-_-G100.us--300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8130\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8130 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20673%20522%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Cinema 4D Viewport Performance Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"673\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20673%20522%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Performance-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png 673w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Performance-Benchmark-_-G100.us--300x233.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Performance-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thradripper 3990X Performance in Cinema 4D Viewport Bench (higher is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you do need the rendering power of the 3990X, <strong>we recommend using a separate system for viewport workloads (&#8220;active&#8221; work such as modeling and animation) and rendering<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We are still trying to find out why Threadripper CPUs, and to be fair most Intel HEDT and Xeon CPUs, seem to perform so badly in this particular Benchmark, but it most likely comes down to low base clocks.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blender_Benchmark\"><\/span>Blender Benchmark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8131\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8131\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Blender-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png\" alt=\"Blender Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Blender-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Blender-Benchmark-_-G100.us--272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8131\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8131 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20662%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20662%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Blender-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Blender-Benchmark-_-G100.us--272x300.png 272w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Blender-Benchmark-_-G100.us-.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X Performance in Blender's Render Benchmark (lower is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 3990X beats the Intel\u2019s dual CPU offering easily in the <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/blender-benchmark-results-updated-scores\/\">Blender benchmark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since <strong>Blender's Render Engine scales with core count<\/strong> just like Cinema 4D, the Threadripper 3990X is a great choice if you need the most powerful processor for this particular CG workload.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Corona_Benchmark\"><\/span>Corona Benchmark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8132\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8132\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8132 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Corona-1.3-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png\" alt=\"Corona 1.3 Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Corona-1.3-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Corona-1.3-Benchmark-_-G100.us_-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8132\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8132 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20622%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Corona 1.3 Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20622%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Corona-1.3-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Corona-1.3-Benchmark-_-G100.us_-289x300.png 289w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Corona-1.3-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X Performance in <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/corona-renderer-benchmark-results\/\">Corona CPU Render Benchmark<\/a> (lower is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Corona is a popular <strong>high-performance CPU-rendering plugin<\/strong> that\u2019s available for lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-workstation-pc-for-3ds-max\/\">3D Content Creation Applications such as Autodesk 3ds Max<\/a> and Cinema 4D, and also as a standalone application.<\/p>\n<p>It does seem to scale well with the massive number of cores that the Threadripper 3990X offers \u2013 making it an ideal CPU for those <strong>who need the absolute best in this workload<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indigo_Benchmark\"><\/span>Indigo Benchmark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8133\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8133\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IndigoBench-4.0.64-Supercar-_-G100.us_.png\" alt=\"IndigoBench 4.0.64 Supercar _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IndigoBench-4.0.64-Supercar-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IndigoBench-4.0.64-Supercar-_-G100.us_-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8133\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8133 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"IndigoBench 4.0.64 Supercar _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IndigoBench-4.0.64-Supercar-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IndigoBench-4.0.64-Supercar-_-G100.us_-300x186.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IndigoBench-4.0.64-Supercar-_-G100.us_.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X Performance in Indigo Benchmark (higher is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Indigo is another popular render engine that\u2019s used by a variety of professionals around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark does show an improvement over AMD\u2019s Threadripper 3970X when using the 3990X. <strong>However, the scaling isn\u2019t perfect<\/strong> and even the 3990X can\u2019t beat the value proposition of the other 3rd Gen AMD Threadripper CPUs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keyshot_Performance\"><\/span>Keyshot Performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8134\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8134\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Keyshot-Camera-Render-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png\" alt=\"Keyshot Camera Render Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Keyshot-Camera-Render-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Keyshot-Camera-Render-Benchmark-_-G100.us_-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8134\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8134 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20422%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Keyshot Camera Render Benchmark _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20422%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Keyshot-Camera-Render-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Keyshot-Camera-Render-Benchmark-_-G100.us_-300x211.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Keyshot-Camera-Render-Benchmark-_-G100.us_.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X Performance in Keyshot Render Benchmark (higher is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Keyshot\u2019s progressive real-time 3D rendering engine makes it a popular tool for CG artists and professionals. The <strong>progressive nature of its renderer<\/strong>, often found in GPU render engines, benefits Artists in doing rapid prototyping and multiple iterations with fast feedback for better end results.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the 3990X decimates the competition by a healthy margin in this Camera Render Benchmark.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vray_Renderer\"><\/span>Vray Renderer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8135\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8135\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-1.08-_-G100.us_.png\" alt=\"VRay 1.08 _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-1.08-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-1.08-_-G100.us_-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8135\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8135 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"VRay 1.08 _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-1.08-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-1.08-_-G100.us_-300x186.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-1.08-_-G100.us_.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X Performance in VRay 1.08 Benchmark (lower is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8136\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8136\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-NEXT-4.10.7-_-G100.us_.png\" alt=\"VRay NEXT 4.10.7 _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-NEXT-4.10.7-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-NEXT-4.10.7-_-G100.us_-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8136\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-8136 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"VRay NEXT 4.10.7 _ G100.us\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-NEXT-4.10.7-_-G100.us_.png 600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-NEXT-4.10.7-_-G100.us_-300x186.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/VRay-NEXT-4.10.7-_-G100.us_.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X Performance in VRay NEXT 4.10 Benchmark (higher is better)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/vray-benchmark\/\">VRay Benchmark<\/a> and Vray Next workloads benefit from the insane number of cores in the Threadripper 3990X.<\/p>\n<p>However, the improvement in VRay NEXT was quite substantial, shy of almost doubling performance when compared to the Threadripper 3970X. If you\u2019re using VRay NEXT, the <strong>3990X does seem to be a very worthy investment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thermals_and_PBO_Does_it_run_too_hot\"><\/span>Thermals and PBO: Does it run too hot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AMD\u2019s 3rd Generation processors on the Zen architecture have been extremely energy efficient and thankfully, the <strong>64-core processor doesn\u2019t deviate from this pleasant trend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In our testing, enabling PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive) did send temperatures soaring quite high. However, when running at stock, it stays within a healthy area, even at sustained and full load.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8143\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8143\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8143\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025.jpg\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X cooled by the Alphacool Eisbaer 360 AIO\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8143\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8143 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X cooled by the Alphacool Eisbaer 360 AIO\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3025.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X cooled by the Alphacool Eisbaer 360 AIO<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were using the Alphacool Eisbaer 360 AIO for cooling the Threadripper 3990X. Here are the temps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU 100% Multi-core Load (PBO Off): <strong>62\u00b0C<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CPU 100% Multi-core Load (PBO On): <strong>95\u00b0C<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Idle Temperature (PBO Off): <strong>39\u00b0C<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Idle Temperature (PBO On): <strong>42\u00b0C<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although the idle temperatures didn\u2019t change much when enabling PBO, <strong>the load temperatures jumped by quite a lot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Performance too did a jump as you can tell from the Cinebench R20 Score:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8144\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8144\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8144 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-4.png\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X PBO Score in Cinebench R20 Multi\" width=\"698\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-4.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-4-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8144\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8144 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20273%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X PBO Score in Cinebench R20 Multi\" width=\"698\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20698%20273%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-4.png 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-4-300x117.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Cinebench-R20-Multi-Score-_-G100.us-4.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X PBO Score in Cinebench R20 Multi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The performance gain you get by enabling PBO doesn\u2019t seem to be worth it though\u2013 especially if your render workload does scale to using all 64 cores of this processor, which is exactly why you\u2019d have bought this particular CPU.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your Cooling, you might get another 15% performance increase in multi-core workloads.<\/p>\n<p>Given the price-tag though, you'll want to make sure the CPU is <strong>not damaged prematurely<\/strong> because of high temperatures, which of course also make the fan noise in your machine go up considerably.<\/p>\n<p>We find enabling PBO on such a monster of a CPU <strong>not worth the additional strain on the underlying hardware and CPU and not really <em>necessary<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_ApplicationsPluginsWorkloads_can_make_use_of_64_Cores\"><\/span>What Applications\/Plugins\/Workloads can make use of 64 Cores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a perfect world, a 64-Core CPU would perform twice as fast as a 32-Core CPU. This though is rarely the case and certainly <strong>needs full support from the underlying application workload you are running<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8484\" style=\"width: 1757px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8484\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8484\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8.jpg\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X Scalability Use-Cases\" width=\"1757\" height=\"986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8.jpg 1757w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-825x464.jpg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-420x236.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1757px) 100vw, 1757px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8484\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8484 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201757%20986%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X Scalability Use-Cases\" width=\"1757\" height=\"986\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201757%20986%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1757w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1757px) 100vw, 1757px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8.jpg 1757w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-825x464.jpg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8-420x236.jpg 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_8.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threadripper 3990X Scalability Use-Cases<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Let's take a look at <strong>what applications <em>scale<\/em> well enough to make use of 64 Cores<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Since \u2018use\u2019 is kind of subjective, I\u2019ll consider any application\/workload that offers a 35%~ or higher improvement to the <strong>32-core<\/strong> Threadripper 3970X\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a look at the benchmarks we ran above, here are some workloads that are worth running on the 3990X:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Maxon Cinema4D's Physical Renderer<\/b>: Offering near-perfect scaling with additional cores and threads, using CPU rendering in Cinema4D is one of the most ideal CG workloads you can throw at the 3990X.<\/li>\n<li><b>Blender's Cycles Render Engine: <\/b>Blender has always scaled well with higher core counts and that hasn\u2019t changed even when you bring 64 cores and 128 threads into the equation. Compared to the 3970X, the 3990X <strong>almost halved the time<\/strong> required to complete the classroom render.<\/li>\n<li><b>Corona CPU-Renderer: <\/b>The <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64-core-128-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">Threadripper 3990X<\/a> performs quite well with corona and if this is your primary Render Engine, it\u2019ll be well worth the investment. Of course, if the processor doesn\u2019t fit your budget, the Threadripper 3960X still offers the best value.<\/li>\n<li><b>Keyshot: <\/b>Keyshot barely made it to this list by offering approximately 35% better performance with the 3990X compared to the 3970X. If that margin is worth the extra money you\u2019ll spend on a 64-core processor is a question only you\u2019ll be able to answer.<\/li>\n<li><b>V-Ray: <\/b>This popular render engine can be used with a variety of professional software from Autodesk, Maxon, Blender, etc. The performance improvement when using a 64-core processor is substantial and will be well-worth the time you\u2019ll save.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Downsides_of_Switching_to_a_High-Core_Count_CPU\"><\/span>Downsides of Switching to a High-Core Count CPU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Due to the astounding number of cores packed into the 3990X, single core performance does take a bit of a hit.<\/p>\n<p>If your workload can use all these cores and you do see the value in grabbing a 3990X for your build, <strong>I\u2019d recommend building a separate workstation for doing active work within your viewport.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The experience will be way snappier and you\u2019ll end up getting things done faster on both rendering as well as creating fronts.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8146\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370.jpg\" alt=\"AMD Threadripper 3990X\" width=\"500\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370.jpg 901w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370-768x582.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8146 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20379%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"AMD Threadripper 3990X\" width=\"500\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20379%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370.jpg 901w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370-768x582.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/IMG_3053-e1583439486370.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Think about <strong>how valuable the time<\/strong> you actively spend on the workstation is VS. the time that your PC renders on its own, overnight or on weekends. You'll want to make sure that your <em><strong>much more valuable active work time<\/strong><\/em> is as fast and efficient as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The Threadripper 3990X's active work performance is by no means <em>unusable<\/em> by any stretch of the imagination.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>It has a lot to do with where you\u2019re coming from too.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re upgrading a system that offered worse viewport performance than the 3990X, then it\u2019ll still feel like an upgrade. However, for someone coming from a <strong><em>high<\/em>-frequency, lower-core-count CPU<\/strong>, it might feel like a downgrade when doing active work.<\/p>\n<p>This changes of course once you fire up some renders and see something like this going on \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8147\" style=\"width: 1243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8147\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8147\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent.png\" alt=\"128 Threads in Taskmanager\" width=\"1243\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent.png 1243w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1243px) 100vw, 1243px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8147\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8147 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201243%20940%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"128 Threads in Taskmanager\" width=\"1243\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201243%20940%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1243px) 100vw, 1243px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent.png 1243w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent-768x581.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/taskmanager_100percent.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">128 Threads in Taskmanager<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_you_Buy_the_3990X_Is_Intel_even_a_consideration\"><\/span>Should you Buy the 3990X: Is Intel even a consideration?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>From a value standpoint, <strong>it\u2019s hard to beat what the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x-24-core-48-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">Threadripper 3960X<\/a> offers at its price point.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You get all the features of the TRX40 platform without compromising on single-core performance and still get amazing multi-core performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8483\" style=\"width: 1754px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8483\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8483\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16.jpg\" alt=\"3990X-Ready TRX40 Motherboards Line-Up\" width=\"1754\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16.jpg 1754w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-1536x858.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-420x236.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1754px) 100vw, 1754px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8483\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8483 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201754%20980%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"3990X-Ready TRX40 Motherboards Line-Up\" width=\"1754\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201754%20980%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1754px) 100vw, 1754px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16.jpg 1754w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-1536x858.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16-420x236.jpg 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/Screenshot_16.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: AMD<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But if you\u2019re after the very best CPU rendering beast on the market, well, <strong>the 3990X has no real competition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>AMD\u2019s in a league of its own here and is basically just competing with itself. Intel\u2019s HEDT offerings don\u2019t come close to offering what AMD can offer.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, from what I\u2019ve seen, since Intel\u2019s 50% price drop for their HEDT lineup, <em><strong>availability has been extremely scarce<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 making it almost impossible to buy an Intel HEDT processor at the listed price.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x-24-core-48-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">AMD\u2019s Threadripper 3990X<\/a> is an excellent processor; no doubt about it. But is this the processor you should buy for your next build?<\/p>\n<p>Like always, <em><strong>it depends.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re building a separate render machine with a lot of CPU rendering workloads in the pipeline, yes, <strong>the 3990X is an excellent choice if it\u2019s not outside your budget.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8150\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0.jpg\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X Packaging\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0.jpg 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8150 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20400%20401%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Threadripper 3990X Packaging\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20400%20401%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0.jpg 698w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/03\/2223587-n0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>However, if this is your only PC and you plan to work on the machine, I\u2019d think twice.<\/p>\n<p>The viewport performance isn\u2019t that promising, indicating that it wouldn\u2019t be as snappy an experience <strong>as is possible with mainstream CPUs such as the Ryzen 3900X or the Intel i9 9900k.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even while benchmarking the processor and playing around with it for a while, the viewport navigation experience was less than optimal.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, when you spin up a CPU-heavy render workload, it\u2019s really astonishing how much power the 3990X packs. It zips through previously \u2018complex\u2019 renders in no time at all.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_TRX40_Motherboards_for_the_Threadripper_3990X\"><\/span>Best TRX40 Motherboards for the Threadripper 3990X<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Handling 64 physical cores was never going to be an easy task. However, most Threadripper motherboards seem to have come overbuilt to eventually handle exactly this processor release from AMD. That said, if you\u2019re considering a $4000~ CPU, I won\u2019t recommend shopping at the bottom tier of the TRX40 motherboards lineup. When shopping for professional motherboards like these, you\u2019re mostly looking for specific features rather than something that \u2018works.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>Note \u2013 From a strictly VRM standpoint, all the motherboards listed in our <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-motherboards-amd-threadripper-cpus-3970x-3960x\/\">Best TRX40 motherboards article<\/a> would suffice. Unless you\u2019re overclocking (which is a bad idea for professional workloads), none of the motherboards will hold back a Threadripper 3990X. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, here are a few quick picks. These motherboards provide an excellent platform for a processor like the 3990X and also offer decent value from a fiscal standpoint.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASUS_ROG_Zenith_II_Extreme_Alpha\"><\/span><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha TRX40 Gaming AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper sTRX4 EATX Motherboard with 16 Infineon Power Stages, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 and Aura Sync RGB\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/asus-rog-zenith-ii-extreme-alpha-trx40-gaming-amd-3rd-gen-ryzen-threadripper-strx4-eatx-motherboard-with-16-infineon-power-stages-pcie-4-0-wi-fi-6-802-11ax-usb-3-2-gen-2x2-and-aura-sync-rgb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/media\/global\/gallery\/ftwa0ful9ljg8twh_setting_000_1_90_end_500.png\" alt=\"ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha Box\" width=\"379\" height=\"379\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20379%20379%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha Box\" width=\"379\" height=\"379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/media\/global\/gallery\/ftwa0ful9ljg8twh_setting_000_1_90_end_500.png\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: ASUS<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Zenith II Extreme was already a great motherboard, but it looks like ASUS didn\u2019t like their flagship TRX40 motherboard coming in at 2<sup>nd<\/sup> or 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place when it came to VRM performance.<\/p>\n<p>The improved version (Zenith II Extreme Alpha) replaces 70A power stages with 90A power stages, leaving every other aspect of the motherboard identical to the original. Since the Alpha (with 90A power stages) seems priced at around the same price as the previous release, there\u2019s really no reason to get the Zenith II Extreme (the old one; these names are confusing).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/media\/global\/gallery\/cz4vxqvyretmxy95_setting_000_1_90_end_500.png\" alt=\"Zenith II Extreme Alpha Board layout\" width=\"415\" height=\"415\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20415%20415%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Zenith II Extreme Alpha Board layout\" width=\"415\" height=\"415\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/media\/global\/gallery\/cz4vxqvyretmxy95_setting_000_1_90_end_500.png\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: ASUS<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The slot layout isn\u2019t ideal for those wanting a double-slot, quad-GPU configuration. However, if you plan to use add-in cards for NVMe devices and such, this layout is just fine. The full-length PCI-E 4.0 slots offer 16\/8\/16\/8 lanes when all 4 of them are populated.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/media\/global\/gallery\/e8k1k73hthk0khbd_setting_000_1_90_end_500.png\" alt=\"TRX40 Zenith II Extreme Alpha Backpanel\" width=\"422\" height=\"422\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20422%20422%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"TRX40 Zenith II Extreme Alpha Backpanel\" width=\"422\" height=\"422\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/media\/global\/gallery\/e8k1k73hthk0khbd_setting_000_1_90_end_500.png\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: ASUS<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Personally, I absolutely love the back panel of the Zenith II Extreme Alpha. It packs in an <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/add-usb-ports-pc-laptop\/\">ample number of USB ports<\/a> (USB-A and USB-C) in addition to offering dual LAN (Aquantia 10G and Intel Gigabit), WiFi 6, and Bluetooth.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MSI_TRX40_Creator\"><\/span><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MSI Creator TRX40 Motherboard (AMD sTRX4, PCIe Gen4, M.2, USB3.2 Gen2x2, DDR4, 10G LAN, Wi-Fi 6, eATX)\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/msi-creator-trx40-motherboard-amd-strx4-pcie-gen4-m-2-usb3-2-gen2x2-ddr4-10g-lan-wi-fi-6-eatx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">MSI TRX40 Creator<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/asset.msi.com\/resize\/image\/global\/product\/product_6_20191106163510_5dc285be24c52.png62405b38c58fe0f07fcef2367d8a9ba1\/1024.png\" alt=\"MSI TRX40 Creator Box\" width=\"420\" height=\"336\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20420%20336%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"MSI TRX40 Creator Box\" width=\"420\" height=\"336\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asset.msi.com\/resize\/image\/global\/product\/product_6_20191106163510_5dc285be24c52.png62405b38c58fe0f07fcef2367d8a9ba1\/1024.png\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: MSI<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MSI\u2019s TRX40 Creator is priced quite competitively and offers excellent VRM performance, allowing it to handle even an overclocked 3990X quite easily. Even pegged at a 100% on all cores, on a long render task, the motherboard didn\u2019t hold back the 3990X at all.<\/p>\n<p>It comes with an M.2 NVMe expander card, allowing you to add faster storage if you\u2019re willing to sacrifice one of your full-length PCI-E slots.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 439px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/asset.msi.com\/resize\/image\/global\/product\/product_7_20191106171249_5dc28e915a179.png62405b38c58fe0f07fcef2367d8a9ba1\/1024.png\" alt=\"MSI TRX40 Creator Board Layout\" width=\"439\" height=\"352\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20439%20352%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"MSI TRX40 Creator Board Layout\" width=\"439\" height=\"352\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asset.msi.com\/resize\/image\/global\/product\/product_7_20191106171249_5dc28e915a179.png62405b38c58fe0f07fcef2367d8a9ba1\/1024.png\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: MSI<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Like many other TRX40 motherboards, the full-length PCI-E slots on MSI\u2019s TRX40 Creator offer 16\/8\/16\/8 lanes when all of them are populated. Of course, the layout again doesn\u2019t allow for double-width, quad-GPU configurations. If you\u2019re set on using 4x GPUs, each needing double-slot spacing, I\u2019d recommend going for the Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Extreme.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/storage-asset.msi.com\/\/global\/picture\/gallery\/product_2_20191106170151_5dc28bff3e9a8.png\" alt=\"MSI TRX40 Creator Back panel\" width=\"375\" height=\"300\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20375%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"MSI TRX40 Creator Back panel\" width=\"375\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage-asset.msi.com\/\/global\/picture\/gallery\/product_2_20191106170151_5dc28bff3e9a8.png\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: MSI<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The back panel connectivity is decent and I certainly don\u2019t have any complaints here. It comes equipped with dual LAN \u2013 Aquantia 10G and Intel Gigabit. If you\u2019re looking for uncompromising VRMs as well as high-end features at a bargain price for your Threadripper 3990X, MSI\u2019s Creator TRX40 motherboard is one of the best options on the market.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>That's about it from our side. What's your impression of the 3990X? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMD\u2019s Threadripper lineup launch, featuring overwhelming 24 and 32-core CPUs, left a trail of dizzy Intel HEDT and even enterprise-class Xeon processors in its wake. The dust had barely settled over this one-sided \u2018war\u2019 when AMD announced the Threadripper 3990X with an astonishing 64 core count to complete the domination in this price and performance...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2334,"featured_media":8027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[74,193],"tags":[116,117,169],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2334"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8026"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14988,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8026\/revisions\/14988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}