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Preview: Threadripper 2950X and 2990WX (specs and unboxing)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Gen2 today goes on pre-order. AMD will release four new models, in this little preview we'll have a look at the precise specifications, and of course we'll show a little TLC as well while unboxing the Threadripper 2950X (16c/32t) and the all new flagship, Threadripper 2990WX (32c/64t).
Read the preview right here.
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#5571299 Posted on: 08/06/2018 02:12 PM
Thanks HH!
Thanks HH!
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#5571303 Posted on: 08/06/2018 02:33 PM
That is a freaking badass cooler.
That is a freaking badass cooler.
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#5571307 Posted on: 08/06/2018 02:44 PM
2920X @ 649 looks like good bang for buck being 12 cores and a fair price that an average consumer might pay - they do for gfx cards so why not cpus. But $1799 for SOHO "consumer class"? Who will pay that and what software other than a benchmark would actually use it? Our software is so far behind these core counts, we need actual progress in frequency increase rather than gluing cores together. I would gladly take 8 cores at 5GHz over 16 cores at 3.5.
2920X @ 649 looks like good bang for buck being 12 cores and a fair price that an average consumer might pay - they do for gfx cards so why not cpus. But $1799 for SOHO "consumer class"? Who will pay that and what software other than a benchmark would actually use it? Our software is so far behind these core counts, we need actual progress in frequency increase rather than gluing cores together. I would gladly take 8 cores at 5GHz over 16 cores at 3.5.
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#5571310 Posted on: 08/06/2018 02:49 PM
There has been some bad sockets for threadripper out there in beginning, is this still a problem?
Lotes VS Foxconn
The screws did not catch very well on some of them.
There has been some bad sockets for threadripper out there in beginning, is this still a problem?
Lotes VS Foxconn
The screws did not catch very well on some of them.
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#5571311 Posted on: 08/06/2018 02:51 PM
Great preview, Hilbert. Looking forward to the review.
I'm surprised about the Wraith Ripper cooler's design. Blocking the top PCIe slot is simply not acceptable, especially for customers who want multi-GPU configurations. Whoever came up with this design needs to get their head examined.
Great preview, Hilbert. Looking forward to the review.
I'm surprised about the Wraith Ripper cooler's design. Blocking the top PCIe slot is simply not acceptable, especially for customers who want multi-GPU configurations. Whoever came up with this design needs to get their head examined.
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#5571313 Posted on: 08/06/2018 02:51 PM
Be careful Hilbert, please grab a seatbelt when you turn it on.
P.S. great preview as always.
hahaha...agree :p
God bless AMD!
Be careful Hilbert, please grab a seatbelt when you turn it on.
P.S. great preview as always.
hahaha...agree :p
God bless AMD!
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#5571316 Posted on: 08/06/2018 02:55 PM
Great preview, Hilbert. Looking forward to the review.
I'm surprised about the Wraith Ripper cooler's design. Blocking the top PCIe slot is simply not acceptable, especially for customers who want multi-GPU configurations. Whoever came up with this design needs to get their head examined.
Yup, massive design flaw and completely unacceptable like you said. Also, most motherboard manufacturers recommend using the fist PCIe slot in single GPU configurations.
Great preview, Hilbert. Looking forward to the review.
I'm surprised about the Wraith Ripper cooler's design. Blocking the top PCIe slot is simply not acceptable, especially for customers who want multi-GPU configurations. Whoever came up with this design needs to get their head examined.
Yup, massive design flaw and completely unacceptable like you said. Also, most motherboard manufacturers recommend using the fist PCIe slot in single GPU configurations.
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#5571319 Posted on: 08/06/2018 03:02 PM
the cooler looks really beefy but darn amd you really had to close the first slot ? darn ^^ ! Other than that thanks for the tech pr0n boss !
the cooler looks really beefy but darn amd you really had to close the first slot ? darn ^^ ! Other than that thanks for the tech pr0n boss !
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#5571321 Posted on: 08/06/2018 03:07 PM
Weird how Asus isn't making any new TR boards, yet they're making 19 boards just for Z390...
Anyway, it's not too often where the box cooler looks nicer than the average 3rd party cooler.
Weird how Asus isn't making any new TR boards, yet they're making 19 boards just for Z390...
Anyway, it's not too often where the box cooler looks nicer than the average 3rd party cooler.
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#5571323 Posted on: 08/06/2018 03:07 PM
Most typos tend to be just that but sometimes, you better not make them.
You meant 1799$USD right, Hilbert?
Most typos tend to be just that but sometimes, you better not make them.
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
You have reached your final destination, for this review - The 1990WX has no less than 32 cores and 64-threads. The proc has a 4.2 GHz turbo allowance and runs a 3.0 GHz base clock. This massive manycore product will be sold for 799 USD, which is 56 USD per core. This processor under full stress has a 250 Watt TDP.
(page 1)You have reached your final destination, for this review - The 1990WX has no less than 32 cores and 64-threads. The proc has a 4.2 GHz turbo allowance and runs a 3.0 GHz base clock. This massive manycore product will be sold for 799 USD, which is 56 USD per core. This processor under full stress has a 250 Watt TDP.
You meant 1799$USD right, Hilbert?
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#5571324 Posted on: 08/06/2018 03:09 PM
On that note - it's 2990WX, not 1990WX.
You meant 1799$USD right, Hilbert?
On that note - it's 2990WX, not 1990WX.
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#5571327 Posted on: 08/06/2018 03:22 PM
cheers for the sharp eyes guys, fixed.
cheers for the sharp eyes guys, fixed.
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#5571337 Posted on: 08/06/2018 03:51 PM
Wow this is out of my Budget but damm Amd think you got enough cores there Buddy lol?! Moar Cores!
Iam joking of course this is one bad-ass set-up would love to own some thing like this. That cooler is also eye-candy. What was it called thread-slasher or something?
Speaking of brand-names I guess anything is better then ass-rock haha.
Wow this is out of my Budget but damm Amd think you got enough cores there Buddy lol?! Moar Cores!
Iam joking of course this is one bad-ass set-up would love to own some thing like this. That cooler is also eye-candy. What was it called thread-slasher or something?
Speaking of brand-names I guess anything is better then ass-rock haha.
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#5571340 Posted on: 08/06/2018 03:55 PM
LC is a must for this kind of horsepower, especially considering anyone who buys these will probably try to overclock them a bit, I think it's safe to say the air cooler can be completely ignored at this price range, doesn't matter how "cool" it looks.
As for the versions, not sure which one I should drool more for:
2950X with 4.4!!! Ghz turbo ( And with some luck it will work @ 4.5 too ), and 16 cores is WAY more than enough for anything you can do at home (unless a researcher or similar)
or
2970WX ... 24 cores for 1300 $ ... that's an insane amount of computing power for a bit more than what Intel charged on their 8-core HEDT just two years ago ! (Which also didn't go higher than 4.2-4.3 unless very exotic cooling ... talking about Broadwell-E)
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Finally, the 32c monster:
Yes, it's way cheaper than any similar-core-count Xeon, but 1800 $ is still a huge amount of money.
Plus, it's very unlikely it will have more actual usable performance than the 24 core version, as unless using virtual machines or multiple parallel operations, no "home" software is capable of using that many cores (not even 4K video encoders have that many threads)
Too bad those only launch in October.
Guess I should start saving until then... time to finally ditch the crappy 6-core Broadwell-E @ 4.1 Ghz ;-)
LC is a must for this kind of horsepower, especially considering anyone who buys these will probably try to overclock them a bit, I think it's safe to say the air cooler can be completely ignored at this price range, doesn't matter how "cool" it looks.
As for the versions, not sure which one I should drool more for:
2950X with 4.4!!! Ghz turbo ( And with some luck it will work @ 4.5 too ), and 16 cores is WAY more than enough for anything you can do at home (unless a researcher or similar)
or
2970WX ... 24 cores for 1300 $ ... that's an insane amount of computing power for a bit more than what Intel charged on their 8-core HEDT just two years ago ! (Which also didn't go higher than 4.2-4.3 unless very exotic cooling ... talking about Broadwell-E)
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Finally, the 32c monster:
Yes, it's way cheaper than any similar-core-count Xeon, but 1800 $ is still a huge amount of money.
Plus, it's very unlikely it will have more actual usable performance than the 24 core version, as unless using virtual machines or multiple parallel operations, no "home" software is capable of using that many cores (not even 4K video encoders have that many threads)
Too bad those only launch in October.
Guess I should start saving until then... time to finally ditch the crappy 6-core Broadwell-E @ 4.1 Ghz ;-)
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Be careful Hilbert, please grab a seatbelt when you turn it on.
P.S. great preview as always.