64 cores for the masses?
The Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is the 32-core
Threadripper from AMD and already a beast when
it comes to multicore computing. Dotriaconta-core
CPUs aren’t often seen for personal systems.
So the 3970X is a gamechanger here although the price with 2000 US$ per CPU is quite high.
But AMD goes one step further. The 3990X seems to be the first 64-core (tetrahexaconta-core) processor available for the standard Threadripper mainboards supporting the actual Zen2+ Threadripper processors.
While the release date is set to February 7th, 2020, the price will be at 3990 US$ (MSRP).
Also the processor will clock way lower compared to the 3950X as it’s TDP is still 280W but hey, is this a beast of a processor and it will definitely cause headache in the Intel camp.
Specs of the Zen2 Threadripper family:
Processor type | 3950X | 3960X | 3970X | 3980X | 3990X |
Price | 790 US$ | 1399 US$ | 1999 US$ | 2999 US$ | 3990 US$ |
Cores | 16 (hexadeca-core) |
24 (tetracosa-core) |
32 (dotriaconta-core) |
48 (octatetraconta-core) |
64 (tetrahexaconta-core) |
Threads | 32 | 48 | 64 | 96 | 128 |
L1 Cache | 1 MB | 2.25 MB | 3 MB | 4.5 MB | 6 MB |
L2 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB | 16 MB | 24 MB | 32 MB |
L3 Cache | 64 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB |
Base Clock | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
Boost Clock | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
TDP | 105 W | 280 W | 280 W | 280 W | 280 W |
Update January 7th, 2020:
Updated MSRP, added 3980X specs, updated release date.
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