AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X & 1950X Review

POV Ray 3.7

POV Ray is a complex yet simple to use freeware ray tracing program which has the ability to efficiently use multiple CPU cores in order to speed up rendering output. For this test, we use its built-in benchmark feature which renders a high definition scene. The rendering time to completion is logged and then listed below. 

WinRAR

WinRAR is one of those free tools that everyone seems to use. Its compression and decompression algorithms are fully multi-core aware which allows for a significant speedup when processing files. In this test we compress a 3GB folder of various files and add a 256-bit encryption key. Once again the number listed is the time to completion. 

The hits continue with another rendering program POV Ray and Threadripper showing that it may be the best choice out there for professionals. Unfortunately WinRAR takes some wind out of AMD’s sails since the 1920X and 1950X barely match Ryzen 7 processors. This is likely due to memory latencies in the default Distributed Mode.