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Research: COVID-19 Folding Project #14246

Project #14246 overview

Project Summary AI Beta

Scientists are using computer simulations to study proteins from the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2). This project helps researchers understand how the virus works and develop new treatments. For the latest updates, visit https://foldingathome.org/news/
Automated summary; simplified and may not be fully accurate.

Project team

Manager(s)
Neha Vithani
Institution
Washington University in St. Louis

Work unit

Atoms
19,299
Core
GRO_A7
Status
Public
Performance data

Hardware Performance for Project 14246

Compare community-sampled Folding@Home output for the GPUs and CPUs processing this project.

Data as of Sunday, 02 August 2026 22:07:00

CPU PPD Averages Beta

Rank
Project
CPU Model Logical
Processors (LP)
PPD-PLP
AVG PPD per 1 LP
ALL LP-PPD
(Estimated)
Make
1 RYZEN THREADRIPPER 3970X 32-CORE 64 10,510 672,640 AMD
2 RYZEN 9 3950X 16-CORE 32 10,121 323,872 AMD
3 RYZEN 9 3900X 12-CORE 24 8,326 199,824 AMD
4 XEON CPU E5-2686 V4 @ 2.30GHZ 36 4,733 170,388 Intel
5 CORE I7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHZ 12 13,930 167,160 Intel
6 CORE I9-10980XE CPU @ 3.00GHZ 36 4,351 156,636 Intel
7 RYZEN 7 3700X 8-CORE 16 8,917 142,672 AMD
8 CORE I9-10900X CPU @ 3.70GHZ 20 6,682 133,640 Intel
9 RYZEN 5 3600 6-CORE 12 10,926 131,112 AMD
10 RYZEN 7 2700X EIGHT-CORE 16 4,835 77,360 AMD
11 CORE I5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHZ 6 9,621 57,726 Intel
12 XEON CPU E5-2660 0 @ 2.20GHZ 32 1,737 55,584 Intel
13 RYZEN 5 2600X SIX-CORE 12 4,169 50,028 AMD
14 XEON CPU E5-2690 V2 @ 3.00GHZ 20 2,230 44,600 Intel
15 XEON CPU E5-2620 V2 @ 2.10GHZ 24 1,294 31,056 Intel
16 CORE I7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHZ 8 3,114 24,912 Intel
17 CORE I3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHZ 4 3,505 14,020 Intel