# Choosing CPU for linear algebra: AMD 9950X or something else?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choosing-cpu-for-linear-algebra-amd-9950x-or-something-else/120872>\
**Category:** Offtopic\
**Tags:** performance, linearalgebra\
**Created:** [October 3, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choosing-cpu-for-linear-algebra-amd-9950x-or-something-else/120872 "2024-10-03T21:34:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choosing-cpu-for-linear-algebra-amd-9950x-or-something-else/120872/4 "2024-10-04T00:47:13Z")

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Also check [GPU slower than CPU for simple benchmarks - #3 by ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gpu-slower-than-cpu-for-simple-benchmarks/119687/3) for GPUs with good Float64 performance.

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