[FFmpeg-devel] Hardware purchase request: AVX512-capable laptop

[Lynne]

Jan 9, 2024, 19:57 by dev at lynne.ee:

> Jan 3, 2024, 04:30 by dev at lynne.ee:
>
>> Jan 3, 2024, 04:04 by dev at lynne.ee:
>>
>>> Jan 3, 2024, 02:22 by jamrial at gmail.com:
>>>
>>>> On 1/2/2024 9:56 PM, Lynne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As some of you know, my laptop died nearly 2 years ago, and
>>>>> I've been working on a desktop machine, which is currently a Zen 3.
>>>>> AVX512 has become more popular in the meantime, with Zen 4
>>>>> and future AMD CPUs shipping with it, but currently, we have very
>>>>> little AVX512.
>>>>> In short, I'd like a machine which runs an AVX512-capable
>>>>> AMD CPU, and as the world is opening up more and more, I'd
>>>>> like for it to be portable.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've looked around a lot, but as Intel still has a firm monopoly,
>>>>> the options are limited (7940H(S), 7945HX, 7845HX, 8945HS).
>>>>> What I think I've settled for is an ASUS Vivobook Pro 15, with a
>>>>> 7940HS CPU (the second least powerful Zen 4 mobile CPU),
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 7940HS is the highest Ryzen 9 model from the 7040 series. Not sure where you got second least powerful from.
>>>>
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors#Phoenix_(7040_series,_Zen_4/RDNA3_based)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Was reading Wikipedia, and thought it was a Zen 3, my mistake
>>> (and AMD's mistake for making 4 versioning formats):
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors
>>>
>>>
>>>>> currently trading for 1999.0 EUR on amazon.de.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Vivobook-Display-R9-7940HS-Windows-Keyboard/dp/B0BRYTS8MR
>>>>>
>>>>> The other alternative I've found is a Lenovo Legion 7 Pro, but
>>>>> it's more expensive at 2399 EUR (currently seems temporarily
>>>>> discounted due to the holidays).
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I see a Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 available for 1099 EUR. https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Lenovo-Display-Graphics-Blue-Green-Premium/dp/B0CGLPVQHK/
>>>>
>>>> Same amount of RAM, screen resolution and storage, and a Ryzen 7.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's a good suggestion, but I have a better one, that's somewhat more expensive,
>>> but has a better screen, better build quality, and is cheaper than the Vivobook:
>>>
>>> A Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 with the following options:
>>>  - Windows 14 Home (if you don't pick Windows, the OLED display is not available for no reason)
>>>  - 32Gb of RAM
>>>  - 1Tb "performance" SSD (it's 70 EUR more, but twice the size)
>>>  - 2880x1800 OLED monitor
>>>  - 4-cell battery (only 10 EUR more)
>>>  - English (EU) keyboard, without backlighting
>>>
>>> https://www.lenovo.com/de/de/configurator/cto/index.html?bundleId=21K9CTO1WWDE2
>>>
>>
>> Correction: link I pasted was for the P16s, not the P14s, this is the correct link:
>> https://www.lenovo.com/de/de/configurator/cto/index.html?bundleId=21K5CTO1WWDE2
>>
>
> Ping. So far I have one approval from Michael.
>

Ping.