# Ampere Altra Max Q80 Arm CPU benchmarked beating 64-Core Threadripper

URL: https://technosports.co.in/ampere-atlra-cpus/  
Published: 2022-07-26  
Updated: 2022-07-26  
Author: Nivedita Bangari

Der8auer, a specialist in overclocking, recently posted a new video demonstrating his interest in computer performance outside of the scope of PCs and x86 CPUs. Der8auer extensively examined the Ampere Altra Max Q80-30 core processor in the video attached below. He gives a general description of the design and platform, conducts some benchmarking, and then declares the release of this substantial chip.

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/m6-juFXR9c0?feature=oembed)

This Ampere Altra component has 80 cores and 80 threads. The cores were created on TSMC’s N7 fabrication process utilising the Arm v8 architecture. This produces a large package that uses the LGA4926 socket and has a lot of pads. The Ampere Altra Max Q80-30 operates at speeds of up to 3.0GHz, and during testing, the system’s idle power usage was 35W. According to Der8auer, the processor’s TDP is 210W. A 128 core Altra Max with a 250W TDP is also available.

## **In order to evaluate the performance of one of the 80-core Ampere chips, Der8auer chose to run Geekbench 5 on the server**

As well as being impressed by the multithreaded score, Derb8auer noted that the power efficiency of the Arm-based chip was “double” its x86 competitors. During the 1T tests, the Ampere 80-core system consumed about 90W max, and when nT tests began it never went beyond about 300W. Moreover, temperatures never went beyond about 65 degrees Celcius with a basic-looking heatsink and blower cooler equipped.

![Ampere](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/BB3PCocfnU8bqiFpQ5SjAP-970-80.jpg.webp)
*Ampere Altra Max 8030 (front) Intel Core i9-7980XE (back) (Image credit: Der8auer)*

Der8auer stepped over to a vice and swiftly managed to pop the integrated heat spreader (HIS) off after his initial attempts to delid using a razor blade didn’t seem to work. The fact that Ampere just used glue and thermal paste was a first-world surprise. The company was anticipated to employ a solder TIM. But instead, there was a typical-appearing grey glop wedged in between the silicon and the HIS.

The die dimension of the 80-core chip was measured to be 22.5 x 25.5mm (574mm2). Der8auer estimates that the Ampere chip’s die size (18C/36T, 480mm2) is equivalent to the older Intel Core i9-7980XE, but that the Ampere chip’s package is significantly larger due to the connectivity (128 PCIe lanes) it provides.

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