Here the 7960XE managed 22.3 fps while the 7960X was actually 8% faster.
Moving on to the rendering tests we have Blender and first we’re running the Ryzen Graphic 27 test.
Again the 16-core 7960X outpaced the 18-core 7980XE.
Corona comes as a standalone benchmark.
It renders a fixed scene six times and we take the time it takes to complete the task.
This system loves threads so the more the merrier.
Still a 20% increase in performance for a 100% increase in price might be a tough sell.
POV-Ray is another ray-tracer, it’s been around for many years and we’re using the official benchmark.
Here the 7980XE was just 11% faster than the 1950X while the 7960X was 7% faster.
So while Intel new 16-core and 18-core parts are certainly quicker, it’s not by much.
