Since I have Blender 2.78a installed for creating game modifications, I gave it three runs.

Ryzen 8core/16thread CPU at 3.4GHz was more than 3 times as fast as my FX9590 8core/8thread at 4.7GHz. Windows 10 task manager indicated nothing running in the background -- but, something might have been going on that task manager did not report.


Sapphire Pulse RX7900XTX, 3 monitors = 23P (1080p) + SAMSUNG 32" Odyssey Neo G7 1000R curve (4K/2160p) + 23P (1080p), AMD R9-7950X (ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420), 64GB RAM@6.0GHz, Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER MB, (4x M.2 SSD + 2xSSD + 2xHD) = ~52TB storage, EVGA 1600W PSU, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower, ASUS RT-AX89X 6000Mbps WiFi router, VKB Gladiator WW2 Stick, Pedals, G.Skill RGB KB, AORUS Thunder M7 Mouse, W11 Pro