Over in the land down under, an online retailer has listed two TRX40 motherboards from Asus. The motherboards are designed for the new Threadripper 3000 processors, scheduled to launch in November.
The two TRX40 motherboards are interesting in the sense that they give an outlook on the possible prices of the boards. The Australian online retailer charges the equivalent of around 510 euros for the Asus Prime TRX40 Pro and wait for it .... about 830 euros (!) for the ROG Zenith II Extreme.
The predecessors of the TRX40 boards (X399) are available in the same shop for around 284 euros and 640 euros. Remember though, it could just be a placeholder and that the final prices could be lower.
Threadripper 3000 announcement on November 5th
An official announcement date for the Threadripper 3000 processors and the matching motherboards is still pending. Chatter on the web indicates a 5th of November for announcements and presentations of the Threadripper 3960X, 3970X and 3990X. The two smaller models are expected to go on sale on 19 November. The Threadripper 3990X should follow at a later date.
Meanwhile, Videocardz reports that the presentation date for the three models 3990X, 3970X and 3960X is on 5 November:
AMD is planning three Threadripper 3000 SKUs: 3960X, 3970X and 3990X. The first two will be unveiled on November 5th, but the embargo on sales and reviews will be lifted on November 19th.
Threadripper 3990X
On November 5th AMD will also announce Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor. This model is currently planned for January 2020. In November AMD will only reveal the core count and the name of the CPU itself (it is clearly written in the document, in fact, it mentions “a teaser”). It is very likely that on November 5th the clock speeds will not be revealed.
TRX40 Chipset
On November 5th AMD will also unveil TRX40 chipset and motherboard makers will have a green light to showcase their TRX40 motherboards. However, they will also not be available for sale until November 19th.
Threadripper 3980X and TRX80 Chipset
The documents we have currently do not list 3980X SKU and there is no mention of TRX80 motherboards. We are also not discussing core counts and clock speeds in this post, as this information is not available in the documents that we have as well.
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series Processors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announcement | Full Specs | Reviews | Sales / Availability | |
| Threadripper 3990X | November 5th | January 2020 | January 2020 | January 2020 |
| Threadripper 3970X | November 5th | November 5th | November 19th | November 19th |
| Threadripper 3960X | November 5th | November 5th | November 19th | November 19th |
| TRX40 Motherboards | November 5th | November 5th | November 19th | November 19th |
Two AMD based TRX40 motherboards from Asus Get Listed at Etailer
