[FFmpeg-devel] Hardware purchase request: Ryzen 9 CPU

[softworkz .]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of Niklas
> Haas
> Sent: Freitag, 4. April 2025 19:21
> To: ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org
> Subject: [FFmpeg-devel] Hardware purchase request: Ryzen 9 CPU
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> My current workstation (first generation Zen) is getting rather old (8
> years).
> On top of being slow and power hungry, it is also not very
> representative
> anymore of modern hardware.
> 
> Additionally, I would like to try and incorporate AVX-512 instructions
> for
> my swscale rewrite, in particular for the pixel conversions.
> 
> The recently released Ryzen 9 series of workstation CPUs are looking
> very
> attractive right now; In particular the 9950X3D, which appears at the
> top of
> the timed compilation benchmarks.
> 
> As such, I am humbly requesting the purchase of this CPU, alongside a
> suitable
> mainboard and RAM:
> 
> https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/fFshGJ
> The total price at time of posting would be 1364 EUR.
> 
> Thanks,
> Niklas
> _______________________________________________

Hi Niklas,

looks like good choices to me!

But wouldn't it be better to go for an all-new machine rather than upgrading an 8-year-old box?

Best,
sw