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

[Paul B Mahol]

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 9:58 AM Kieran Kunhya <kierank at obe.tv> wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Jan 2024, 17:24 Lynne, <dev at lynne.ee> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
>
> I agree with Remi's objections to this.
>
> Kieran
>

Poor and irrelevant devs object and want to keep money for themself.


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