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Sasha W.
- Feb 6
(GPUS OMG) Yeah. I have a few.
Anyone who saw my desk and knew how many GPUs I had there might be concerned I was mining some form of cryptocurrency, but I doubt they'd...
Sasha W.
- May 26, 2022
(Tech Stuff, maybe a Tech Babble?) GA106, Sash's affair with the Mid-Range Ampere Graphics Processor
Where do I start? Oh yes, I know where to start; about the subject of this post. That would be a good place to start. No massive...
Sasha W.
- Dec 6, 2021
(Tech Babble Lite) RX 6000 vs RTX 30, RDNA2 vs Ampere, video cards in a vacuum in 2021.
The title is quite important for a couple of reasons. Firstly, this is not my usual Tech Babble with the naming scheme. That is, because,...
Sasha W.
- Oct 28, 2021
(Test) Ryzen 9 5950X L3 Cache bandwidth is lower at stock or PBO than fixed frequency.(UPDATE)
UPDATE: Talked with a very knowledgeable friend and this could be caused by an AIDA misread, and the higher perf in 3DMark could be...
Sasha W.
- Sep 19, 2021
(GPU Test) Preview of a test Sash *might* do: GP102 to GA102 (almost full) Perf Gain Test
Something I wanted to do for a while, since I have both cards, is test the performance gains from Pascal generation's biggest consumer...
Sasha W.
- Sep 10, 2021
(CPU Test) Ryzen 9 5950X Sync 3200C14 vs De-sync 4200C18, Adobe Media Encoder
A simple test to show that the 16-core Ryzen 9 5950X processor can indeed benefit significantly from higher memory clock (MCLK) speeds at...
Sasha W.
- Jul 20, 2021
(CPU Test) Does DRAM power subtract from the PPT budget on AM4 (5950X)? (Video)
A simple CPU test to determine if the power used by the DDR4 memory on AM4 directly affects (subtracts from) the Platform Power Tracking...
Sasha W.
- Jun 18, 2021
(CPU Test) SCV: 5950X SMT on vs off with fixed package limits, STUD.IO Photorealistic Renderer
CPU Test time! Yay! Today I am testing whether SMT benefits this workload with a fixed power limit enforced, but frequency is not locked....
Sasha W.
- May 30, 2021
(Tech Stuff) Sash has Achieved Maximum Cinebench (R23)
Yay, I finally beat Cinebench R23! That was thrilling. I can't wait for R24, I'll probably pre-order it.
Sasha W.
- Apr 24, 2021
(Mini Rant with Video) Nvidia has better drivers!
Calm your jimmies, Warriors of AMD, it's sarcasm. About 20% of the time when I open a video folder on my PC In Adobe Premiere Rush,...
Sasha W.
- Apr 2, 2021
(Update) The SCIENCE Farm! is now completed at Stage II.
On a more positive topic, I am happy to report that the number-crunching monster that lives in the corner of my room near the window, has...
Sasha W.
- Mar 30, 2021
(Stuff) Thank you for making me laugh. Also a note about memory-write on single CCD AM4 chiplet CPUs
If you came here for the tech bit about memory-write perf, you can skip this and scroll to the bottom. This really doesn't need any...
Sasha W.
- Mar 22, 2021
POLARIS LIVES AGAIN!
That is correct. The Eternal GPU lives once again, RAISED from the DEAD by my Graphics Processing NECROMANCY, to once AGAIN RENDER...
Sasha W.
- Mar 21, 2021
(Tech Stuff) Zen1+ (2950X) vs Zen2 (3900XT) IPC and L3 Hit Rate in OpenPandemics C-19 (WCG)
I recently set these machines to an entirely OPN diet (currently C-19) on World Community Grid, in order to collect some statistics...
Sasha W.
- Mar 14, 2021
(Sash thought) Sash's thoughts about Cryptocurrency Mining. (Serious).
I posted this as a reply on Disqus to someone who didn't understand the point of why Cryptocurrency mining is ultimately not a positive...
Sasha W.
- Mar 2, 2021
(CPU Test) BrickLink Stud.io Photorealistic Renderer CPU Render test 5800X vs 3900XT vs OC 2950X.
I can neither confirm nor deny this post is to help maintain the integrity of my 2950X's GIANT 16-CORE CHODE, and also Zen+ is my bae <3...
Sasha W.
- Feb 22, 2021
Sash Thoughts: Threadripper 2950X, Is it time to retire? (Update with 3900XT results).
(Update, see bottom of the post for 3900XT results). I love Zen+. You probably know I love Zen+. Normally, I would go through all my blog...
Sasha W.
- Feb 22, 2021
SCV: Testing 2950X, 5800X and 1660S, 2080 Ti in Bricklink Stud.io photorealistic renderer.
You may remember a while back I posted on my blog saying that Stud.io, Bricklinks Lego CAD software's built in photorealistic rendering...
Sasha W.
- Feb 9, 2021
Sasha Video: Testing Zen+ L3 Hitrate and Branch prediction accuracy in Fallout 76.
This game is a pure memory pig. And maybe we can learn why.
Sasha W.
- Oct 13, 2020
Sash has a Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and a Vega 56... In a Laptop.
That's right, but I bet you didn't expect that, too. This is a unique machine indeed; a full AMD high-end gaming laptop with components...