AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: 5950X, 5900X, 5800X and 5600X Tested
by Dr. Ian Cutress on November 5, 2020 9:01 AM ESTGaming Tests: Final Fantasy XIV
Despite being one number less than Final Fantasy 15, because FF14 is a massively-multiplayer online title, there are always yearly update packages which give the opportunity for graphical updates too. In 2019, FFXIV launched its Shadowbringers expansion, and an official standalone benchmark was released at the same time for users to understand what level of performance they could expect. Much like the FF15 benchmark we’ve been using for a while, this test is a long 7-minute scene of simulated gameplay within the title. There are a number of interesting graphical features, and it certainly looks more like a 2019 title than a 2010 release, which is when FF14 first came out.
With this being a standalone benchmark, we do not have to worry about updates, and the idea for these sort of tests for end-users is to keep the code base consistent. For our testing suite, we are using the following settings:
- 768p Minimum, 1440p Minimum, 4K Minimum, 1080p Maximum
As with the other benchmarks, we do as many runs until 10 minutes per resolution/setting combination has passed, and then take averages. Realistically, because of the length of this test, this equates to two runs per setting.
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All of our benchmark results can also be found in our benchmark engine, Bench.
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forextor - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
This article is waay too long..., can be summarised to just one sentence... "Ryzen 5950x... BUY BUY BUYY!!!!"deepblue08 - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
Wow, I haven't seen this big of a performance jump in a long time! Big Props to AMD!Atom2 - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
Again and again, for anything that has to do with science and engineering and is not using Intel Compilers and Libraries, the results are for University folks only.wolfesteinabhi - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
"As we scale up this improvement to the 64 cores of the current generation EPYC Rome, any compute-limited workload on Rome should be freed in Naples."i think you meant "Milan" and not "Naples" in above line.
Body.enhancment.tech.is.subpar - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
I saw some comments in regards to amd processers, and ppl struggling with installing Windows, or when they might have errors and it being more challenging to deal with compared to Intel.Also I noticd that amd has no on board graphics on their chip.
So my question, is someone could please clarify;
Is Amd, or rather zen 2, if anything to go by, is difficult to set up. Also if there are difference in compatiblity compared to intel in terms of software (including OS'es) in general and cpu work.
Also since there is no on board gpu for AMD does that mean when reinstalling GPU drivers for a main GPU unit, that there is a complicated and different way to install?
As you can tell, I have 0 experience with AMD, and been happy with Intel and the stability that they have.
So can anyone if they would be so inclined, may be tell me there is no reason to fret, and become an AMD fan boy?
Since their new CPUs are looking quite nice, but I am hesitant since I am not willing to deal with a head ache for performance gains when it does work. I would give up a bit of performance for peace of mind.
supdawgwtfd - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
Uhhh....Windows just installs and works.
No issues.
You just need a GPU or any type.
Qasar - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
if you have done this with intel, its the same processCookieBin - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
My Threadripper crashed if you opened anything on startup. It didn't like loading games either, would cause a blue screen. After several reinstalls, it sometimes works. My opinion is AMD sucks at drivers, and that's not hard to believe, because radeon cards had the same issues. With AMD, YOU are the beta user :)dagobah123 - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link
I've had 2 threadrippers and don't have these issues. Which gpu and drivers are you on? What is your current build of Windows? Is your memory compatible? Are your BIOS drivers up to date?Spunjji - Sunday, November 8, 2020 - link
Smells like FUD