Audiolinux Server configurations, Software, Hardware, and Listening Impressions

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On 5/24/2020 at 11:28 AM, luisma said:

Good weekend everybody ...

Recently build a new PC, I'm a loyal HQPlayer user, since I am using a fanless chassis with TDP constraints I decided to use a 3800X, I know the AMD platform is not the best for HQPlayer but I was expecting with such CPU to be at least able to run ASDM7EC with DSD256 pushing it at its limits.

I installed latest AL, did all the updates including kernel, currently running 5.4.19-rt11-1-rt-bfq, changed from pstate to acpi, I am not doing any expert or realtime features just the default config, nor isolation cores or such.

When running HQPlayer with 7EC and DSD256 it stutters every 14 seconds or so. 2 cores are maxed out at 99% the remaining 6 will be at 38% average.

 

I suspect that, unfortunately, the AMD 3800X may not be quite up to running HQP ASDM7EC at DSD256:

 

1) the base clock is a bit low

2) no AVX512

 

7EC at DSD256 is taxing and maxes out the single core requirements...