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- i9-9900K
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- RX 6900 XT
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Great news. I was in disbelief that this was possible to do (MacOS on AMD cpu). Now, what are we looking at with respect to max CPU core-count differences for realistic builds? It looks to me like Intel's 10 core 20 thread (10 series) VS AMD's threadripper (2990wx) 32 core 64 thread. I love the value that AMD is bringing to the table, but wondering if it's worth the plunge for motion rendering (ryzentosh builds sound very experimental at this point). Since apple plans to pull away from intel it seems unlikely we will see hackintosh (intel) 11 series CPUs. I wonder if this is a good time to build a high core count ryzentosh / hackintosh system OR if Apple Silicone will bring some welcome competition and innovation.
Some people say it is experimental others say everything works fine. One person says lots of different software do not work and another says everything works. If the computer is to make money I would stick with Intel and though x86 is on the way out with Apple Big Sur runs natively on x86, and should have at least 4 years of support. If you just like to tinker just to make things work that should not then go with the AMD. I think a reasonable amount of people are waiting for the Apple Silicone and will likely buy one at least after the first cycle. There are some benchmarks and in the Single-core it is reasonably close to 9900K, the multi-score currently lacks but when you are comparing a CPU with 8 high-end cores vs a SOC with 6 cores 2 high end 4 low end/low powered you are bound to lose some horsepower. If the Apple Silicon adds two high-end cores I could see the gap closing. Lets also not forget the clock speed on the Apple Silicone in those benchmarks is half the clock speed of the 9900K.