AMD Ryzen 7 2800X 10-processor Cinebench Score appears
A Ryzen 10-core? Nah, this is a fake!
Published: 10th September 2018 | Source: elchapuzasinformatico |
AMD Ryzen 7 2800X 10-processor Cinebench Score appears
Elchapuzas Informatico has released a Cinebench screenshot which showcases a 10-core Ryzen processor, which yields a Cinebench score of around 2130. This is a notable uptick in Multi-threaded performance over the Ryzen 7 2700X, thanks to the addition of four two cores and four additional threads. No single-threaded performance numbers are shown.
The only problem with this is, well, pretty much everything. For starters, the performance shown below is almost identical to a stock Intel i7-7900X (link), a sign that this benchmark is doctored. Second, Cinebench lists the processor as a "Ryzen R7 2800X", whereas a real 2700X listing calls itself as a Ryzen 7 2700X, not a Ryzen R7 2700X. It is also worth noting that a 2700X also lists itself as an Eight-Core processor, with the R7 2800X result calling itself a "10-core", changing the naming scheme from letters to numbers. "Ten-Core" would have been more consistent.
Outside of these listing oddities, there are also core aspects of AMD's Zen architecture that would prevent a 10-core from being created, with the most obvious one being AMD's 4-core CCX model, which makes a pure 10-core impossible. AMD's CCX units can only come in sets of four, making the next step up from 8 being 12, not 10. It is also worth noting that AMD likes to keep the number of cores per CCX consistent, with six-core models using a 3+3 core configuration. Both of these facts make a 10-core Ryzen processor seem extremely unlikely.
Making new Ryzen 2nd Generation silicon would also be counterproductive for AMD right now, as they would be creating new silicon for a single new SKU, which is why early rumours called the hypothetical Ryzen 7 2800X a higher clocked variant of the Ryzen 2700X and nothing more.
A 10-core processor from AMD would also require some fundamental changes to AMD's Zen architecture, something which won't happen for a mere Ryzen 2000 series SKU, making this Ryzen R7 2800X benchmark appear to be nothing more than a fake. Take this reported Ryzen 2800X leak with a mountain of salt.
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it is a stupid photo everyone can fake in 5 minutes.
no more subtancial info.
https://i.imgur.com/yQBZpr5.png
but that is nothing against the latest prototype i am testing:
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cores are not all that count... IPC is important.http://disq.us/url?url=http%3A%2F%2F...s&cuid=1019326
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