Threadripper or Epyc

[ZFD]

Would you go with a Threadripper or Epyc if you could get one for free?

(I believe this is interesting way to do a poll, you can answer them all or just one)

1. Which one for video editing?
2. Gaming?
3. GFX or VFX?

[Archer20]

1. Threadripper is more than sufficient for video editing. I use my TR rig for video editing.

2. Gaming, Threadripper all day. EPYC isn't designed architecturally for gaming.

3. Still threadripper, albeit the high core workstation variants.

 

EPYC is designed for datacenter use and virtualization. It's a server enterprise chip.

 

Personally I would choose EPYC simply because I already have a TR for workstation, gaming tasks. I would use EPYC for virtualization of my entire home.

[ZFD]

This makes since, I was expecting that response although the part were you have an AMD Threadripper I did not anticipate. Cool!

[Archer20]

1 hour ago, ZFD said:

This makes since, I was expecting that response although the part were you have an AMD Threadripper I did not anticipate. Cool!

Ya, threadripper does most tasks with ease. EPYC is mainly for server tasks that require a ton of resources, and may perform worse in some cases for the tasks that you mentioned.

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, Archer20 said:

Ya, threadripper does most tasks with ease. EPYC is mainly for server tasks that require a ton of resources, and may perform worse in some cases for the tasks that you mentioned.

^^^ Pretty sure EPYC doesn't have a chipset and works differently from TR while also having lower base and boost clocks (compared to TR3000). TR3000 would be preferable for all 3 use cases. 

[Archer20]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

^^^ Pretty sure EPYC doesn't have a chipset and works differently from TR while also having lower base and boost clocks (compared to TR3000). TR3000 would be preferable for all 3 use cases. 

That is correct. EPYC is SOC(or system on chip).