Exploring the Threadripper 2 and its mining capabilities

[grendel25]

Since we are "exploring" it is worth mentioning M2 slots along with these new-fangled huge-core-count CPUs making it into traditional desktop configurations.  M2 slots are beginning to function in tandem with GPU mining applications for BIG performance bursts so it stands to reason there could be similar tandem work to be done with CPUs.

Imagine a desktop with 2x 1180ti, 32-core CPU, and 2x M2 slots (one for the GPUs and one for the CPU)... sounds amazing, right?

[philipma1957]

Since we are "exploring" it is worth mentioning M2 slots along with these new-fangled huge-core-count CPUs making it into traditional desktop configurations.  M2 slots are beginning to function in tandem with GPU mining applications for BIG performance bursts so it stands to reason there could be similar tandem work to be done with CPUs.

Imagine a desktop with 2x 1180ti, 32-core CPU, and 2x M2 slots (one for the GPUs and one for the CPU)... sounds amazing, right?

Yeah .

 My thoughts would be 1 new thread ripper with a m2/fpga gpu booster and 2 1180ti gpus.

along with a 4tb ssd.

[Elder III]

I was looking at motherboards for threadripper yesterday and you can get models with 4 PCIE x 16 slots and 3 M.2 slots.  If these mini FPGA type GPU accelerators prove to be the real deal I could see a beastly setup with one of these CPUs as the base. 

[philipma1957]

I was looking at motherboards for threadripper yesterday and you can get models with 4 PCIE x 16 slots and 3 M.2 slots.  If these mini FPGA type GPU accelerators prove to be the real deal I could see a beastly setup with one of these CPUs as the base.  

yeah but costly maybe 6k


 edit

I do have 14x 1080tis left
I have ram
I have psu
I have ssd

I would need a few of the m.2s I think 3 of the best are 900
a mobo ----------------------------------------------------- 300
a thread ripper 2 ------------------------------------------- 700?
                                                                           total 1900

4 1080ti's are 2800

so 4700

[Elder III]

I was looking at motherboards for threadripper yesterday and you can get models with 4 PCIE x 16 slots and 3 M.2 slots.  If these mini FPGA type GPU accelerators prove to be the real deal I could see a beastly setup with one of these CPUs as the base.  

yeah but costly maybe 6k


 edit

I do have 14x 1080tis left
I have ram
I have psu
I have ssd

I would need a few of the m.2s I think 3 of the best are 900
a mobo ----------------------------------------------------- 300
a thread ripper 2 ------------------------------------------- 700?
                                                                           total 1900

4 1080ti's are 2800

so 4700

Well, a threadripper first gen 16 core is $900 (although you find a sale once in awhile for as low as $700).  I think the 32 core Threadripper 2 is going to be $1200 at launch, but I'd love to be wrong.

I think it really hinges on how much of a boost the fpga adapter thingies actually gives.  I could make use of a Threadripper in my main personal desktop/workstation, so I'm keeping a close eye on them even if it just means buying a first gen when they're doing a closeout sale somewhere.

[btcgolong]

Intel fires back:


"While the database entry lists the processor as “not being recognized,” the specs suggest this is the Core i9-9900K: 8 cores, 16 threads, and a Turbo clock of 5GHz. It’s also expected to come with 16 MB of L3 cache, a TDP of 95W, and an Intel UHD 620 graphics chip.

In 3DMark's Time Spy test, the CPU scores 10719 and 9862 overall. It achieved this using an Asus ROG Strix Z370-F Strix Gaming motherboard with 16GB of G.Skill DDR4-2666 memory, a 500GB Samsung 960 Evo SSD, and a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics card. This does suggest the 8-core/16-thread chip is compatible with Z370 mobos—probably through a BIOS update—as well as the upcoming Z390 chipset, which might end up being a rebranded Z370.

Compared to the Ryzen 7 2700X (overclocked to 5GHz), the 9900K is way ahead of the AMD chip's score of 9387 points. Intel's own 6-core/12-thread i7 8700K is also lagging behind with 8935."


https://www.techspot.com/news/75715-intel-core-i9-9900k-benchmarks-show-easily-outperforming.html

[New_Jerusalem]

I have just bought a Threadripper 2950x. It is currently mining at 1350 hashrate at the most without any overclocking, which is exactly the same as what its previous generation 1950x can achieve.  So perhaps with a little more tweaking, it can be faster, but I would not expect too much from it.

[VasilyS]

 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3.5GHz/32MB is able to use 16 threads while Monero mining. Each tread is 50-60 h/s. It must give up to 960 h/s. If you have better results it is more than enough.

[dragonmike]

Currently retailers seem to be getting rid of the 1950x stock they still have so there's a few good bargains out there. Since they are supposedly just as fast as the 2950x, at least for mining, one could think about building a rig or two with these bad boys just to make a few pennies on the side when mining something with the GPUs.

[New_Jerusalem]

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3.5GHz/32MB is able to use 16 threads while Monero mining. Each tread is 50-60 h/s. It must give up to 960 h/s. If you have better results it is more than enough.

Yes. 2950X stays at that hashrate or a little lower when you surf the Internet and watch Youtube Videos