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User upgrades local LLM setup from Intel Xeon to AMD EPYC, boosting performance

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A user detailed their experience switching their local LLM setup from an Intel Xeon CPU to an AMD EPYC processor, documenting the necessary fixes and performance improvements. The user had to adjust fan thresholds, overclock RAM, and modify kernel and BIOS settings to optimize performance. These changes resulted in significant gains, including a 73% increase in RAM bandwidth and a 4.2x speedup in GLM-5.3-Flash decoding. AI

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User upgrades local LLM setup from Intel Xeon to AMD EPYC, boosting performance

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/mrgreatheart ·

    Switching to EPYC: what I had to fix, and before/after numbers

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Same GPUs before and after:</p> <ul> <li>RTX 3090 FE</li> <li>RTX 5070 Ti</li> <li>2× RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB (one is out waiting for a riser, so the big MoE runs below use 3 cards, against 4 before).</li> </ul> <table><thead> <tr> <th>Component</th> <…

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