A comprehensive benchmark comparison of Intel's Xeon 678X (48-core Granite Rapids WS) against AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 9980X across nearly 400 tests, measuring performance and power efficiency in workstation environments. Both processors were tested on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with matching core counts and software stacks to evaluate their capabilities across diverse workloads.
System76's Thelio Mira AI is a GPU-focused Linux workstation designed for local AI development, featuring up to 192 GB GPU memory with dual NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 GPUs, 16-core AMD Ryzen processors, and 192 GB DDR5 RAM. The system supports multi-GPU training, model fine-tuning, and computer vision tasks, running Pop!_OS or Ubuntu with extensive connectivity options and is manufactured in Denver, Colorado.