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Research: COVID-19 Folding Project #14257

Project #14257 overview

Project Summary AI Beta

Scientists are using computer simulations to study proteins from the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2). This project, called Folding@home, could help researchers understand how the virus works and develop new treatments. For the latest updates, check 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
69,729
Core
GRO_A7
Status
Public
Performance data

Hardware Performance for Project 14257

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

Data as of Sunday, 02 August 2026 22:06:55

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 3960X 24-CORE 48 15,963 766,224 AMD
2 RYZEN 9 5950X 16-CORE 32 15,366 491,712 AMD
3 RYZEN 9 3950X 16-CORE 32 13,665 437,280 AMD
4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12-CORE 24 17,761 426,264 AMD
5 RYZEN 9 3900X 12-CORE 24 12,957 310,968 AMD
6 RYZEN THREADRIPPER 2950X 16-CORE 32 8,682 277,824 AMD
7 XEON CPU E5-2686 V4 @ 2.30GHZ 36 7,424 267,264 Intel
8 RYZEN THREADRIPPER 2970WX 24-CORE 48 5,521 265,008 AMD
9 RYZEN 9 3900XT 12-CORE 24 9,746 233,904 AMD
10 CORE I9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHZ 20 11,405 228,100 Intel
11 CORE I9-10980XE CPU @ 3.00GHZ 36 6,025 216,900 Intel
12 RYZEN 7 5800X 8-CORE 16 12,370 197,920 AMD
13 CORE I9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHZ 16 11,706 187,296 Intel
14 CORE I9-10900X CPU @ 3.70GHZ 20 8,829 176,580 Intel
15 CORE I9-7920X CPU @ 2.90GHZ 24 7,154 171,696 Intel
16 RYZEN THREADRIPPER 1920X 12-CORE 24 6,748 161,952 AMD
17 CORE I9-9900KF CPU @ 3.60GHZ 16 10,017 160,272 Intel
18 RYZEN 7 3800X 8-CORE 16 9,873 157,968 AMD
19 XEON W-2245 CPU @ 3.90GHZ 16 9,610 153,760 Intel
20 CORE I7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHZ 12 12,762 153,144 Intel
21 RYZEN 7 3700X 8-CORE 16 9,477 151,632 AMD
22 CORE I9-7940X CPU @ 3.10GHZ 28 5,363 150,164 Intel
23 RYZEN 5 3600X 6-CORE 12 12,041 144,492 AMD
24 RYZEN 7 4800H 16 8,526 136,416 AMD
25 RYZEN 5 3600 6-CORE 12 10,656 127,872 AMD
26 XEON CPU E5-2660 0 @ 2.20GHZ 32 3,615 115,680 Intel
27 CORE I7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHZ 8 14,247 113,976 Intel
28 CORE I7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHZ 8 12,034 96,272 Intel
29 XEON CPU E5-2690 V2 @ 3.00GHZ 20 4,507 90,140 Intel
30 RYZEN 7 2700X EIGHT-CORE 16 5,553 88,848 AMD
31 RYZEN 7 1800X EIGHT-CORE 16 5,174 82,784 AMD
32 CORE I5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHZ 12 6,605 79,260 Intel
33 RYZEN 5 2600X SIX-CORE 12 6,148 73,776 AMD
34 XEON CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30GHZ 24 2,920 70,080 Intel
35 XEON CPU X5570 @ 2.93GHZ 16 4,303 68,848 Intel
36 RYZEN 5 4600HS 12 5,191 62,292 AMD
37 XEON CPU E5-2620 V2 @ 2.10GHZ 24 2,476 59,424 Intel
38 RYZEN 7 1700 EIGHT-CORE 16 3,573 57,168 AMD
39 RYZEN 5 1600 SIX-CORE 12 4,729 56,748 AMD
40 RYZEN 5 2600 SIX-CORE 12 4,614 55,368 AMD
41 RYZEN 5 1600X SIX-CORE 12 4,570 54,840 AMD
42 CORE I7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHZ 8 6,314 50,512 Intel
43 CORE I5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHZ 6 7,995 47,970 Intel
44 XEON CPU E3-1270 V5 @ 3.60GHZ 8 5,971 47,768 Intel
45 CORE I5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHZ 6 7,524 45,144 Intel
46 CORE I7-8705G CPU @ 3.10GHZ 8 4,872 38,976 Intel
47 CORE I3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHZ 4 9,273 37,092 Intel
48 CORE I7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHZ 8 3,575 28,600 Intel
49 CORE I7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHZ 8 3,299 26,392 Intel
50 CORE I5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHZ 4 6,053 24,212 Intel
51 CORE I5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHZ 4 5,126 20,504 Intel
52 CORE I7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHZ 8 2,524 20,192 Intel
53 CORE I5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHZ 4 4,592 18,368 Intel
54 CORE I3-6100 CPU @ 3.70GHZ 4 4,311 17,244 Intel
55 CORE I7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHZ 8 1,735 13,880 Intel
56 CORE I5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHZ 4 3,456 13,824 Intel
57 CORE I5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHZ 4 3,449 13,796 Intel
58 CORE I5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHZ 4 2,694 10,776 Intel
59 XEON CPU L5420 @ 2.50GHZ 4 2,243 8,972 Intel
60 CORE I3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHZ 4 2,104 8,416 Intel
61 CORE I5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHZ 4 1,614 6,456 Intel
62 CORE I5-3317U CPU @ 1.70GHZ 4 1,482 5,928 Intel