Desktop Computer Specifications

Howto

• How to see number cores in use - [1]. Htop command appears to show each of 8 cores, and percentage use of each. It appears that running Kdenlive, they are about 30% used each.
• There are two threads per core - [2]
• Dell Precision specs - Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz × 8
• But - laptop specs are in real life less than desktop specs.
• Threadripper
• Kdenlive uses Melt (MLT) to render.
• SweetHome3D uses all cores apparently - [3]
• Difference between 2nd and 3rd generation Ryzen -

Sourcing

• Ryzen 3400G came out in mid 2019 - [4]
• Best overall value for gaming - Ryzen 7 3700 - [5]
• Ryzen 5 3600 - 6/12 - $200. [6]
• Ryzen 7 3700x - 8 core 16 thread - $290. [7]
• Ryzen 9 3900x - 12 core 24 thread - $430. 12 core, 3.4 Ghz. [8]
• AMD is by far most powerful. More cores and better in multithreading. Lot more faster.
• AMD on CPU side - destroys Intel
• https://www.pcmag.com/comparisons/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-vs-intel-core-i9-9900k-which-high-end-cpu-to-buy - hihgest level without Threadripper
• Old threadripper - [9]
• Michael has - [10]

Motherboards

• AM4 motherboards - [11]
• Uses AM4 socket motherboards - [12]
• X470 motherboards Ryzen 3700x compatible -

Graphics Card

• Not needed. It's got integrated graphics - but only in Ryzen 3400G - [13]
• What are integrated graphics? [14]
• $90 - PCIe3 [15]
• $179 - [16]
• AMD Radeon 5500- [17]

Budget Option

• Ryzen 3400g - $144. But integrated graphics are a performance tradeoff.
• Motherboard with wifi - $129 - [18]
• Case - $44 - [19]
• Power supply - $20 - [20]
• Wifi dongle - $12 - [21]
• 1TB SSD - [22]
• 32 GB RAM - $106 - [23]
• Motherboard - $75 - [24]