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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Plummets in price 1 day after Ryzen 9 3900X release
AMD yesterday launched it's Ryzen 3000 processor series, with CPUs soon up-to 16-cores. Earlier on we already made an observation as to the canabalizing impact on the Threadripper platform. Well, one day after the release the Threadripper 2920X (12 cores) plummeted in price.
Not that could be good or bad news depending on how you are looking at it. But if you were in the market for Threadripper, then you'll be happy to learn some of the new prices.
- Ryzen Threadripper 2950X (16c) can now be spotted for € 779 while the old price was € 899.
- Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12c) can now be spotted for € 419 (!) while the old price was € 599.
Of course, that has everything to do with the new ZEN2 based processors with faster IPC and a cheaper to purchase platform. Mind you that the Threadripper 2970WX (24c) also dropped from € 1299 towards € 999. Below a nice graph on what happened pricing wise ever since yesterdays announcements versus the Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12c).
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#5688764 Posted on: 07/08/2019 12:18 PM
I hate graphs that don't start at 0. Gives a visually misleading indication of the actual saving.
I hate graphs that don't start at 0. Gives a visually misleading indication of the actual saving.
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#5688770 Posted on: 07/08/2019 12:31 PM
It was never free so that's probably why.
I hate graphs that don't start at 0. Gives a visually misleading indication of the actual saving.
It was never free so that's probably why.
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#5688771 Posted on: 07/08/2019 12:33 PM
Threadripper 2920 was an awful processor. The grief I got from mine has put me off AMD big time. During gaming even when paired with a RTX2080Ti and 64gb RAM I got huge micro stutter and crashes. With audio, I got tons of snap crackle and pop. DPC latency was through the roof. I ended up returning the TR 2920 along with my Asrock tai chi mobo. Swapped them for an Intel i7 9800X cpu and a EVGA X299 mobo. Paired those up with my 64gb ram and same rtx2080ti and now everything runs perfectly. No stutters, crashes or sound distortions.
Threadripper 2920 was an awful processor. The grief I got from mine has put me off AMD big time. During gaming even when paired with a RTX2080Ti and 64gb RAM I got huge micro stutter and crashes. With audio, I got tons of snap crackle and pop. DPC latency was through the roof. I ended up returning the TR 2920 along with my Asrock tai chi mobo. Swapped them for an Intel i7 9800X cpu and a EVGA X299 mobo. Paired those up with my 64gb ram and same rtx2080ti and now everything runs perfectly. No stutters, crashes or sound distortions.
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#5688788 Posted on: 07/08/2019 01:23 PM
It was never intended as a gaming PC processor. It had a BIOS mode to switch but was always going to be bad. For content creation, video etc it was great. For balance I had to build a i7-9800 system with dual boot NVME drives (Windows, Linux) and it was a complete PITA. Windows was fine but Linux was a nightmare getting it running.
It was never intended as a gaming PC processor. It had a BIOS mode to switch but was always going to be bad. For content creation, video etc it was great. For balance I had to build a i7-9800 system with dual boot NVME drives (Windows, Linux) and it was a complete PITA. Windows was fine but Linux was a nightmare getting it running.
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#5688822 Posted on: 07/08/2019 03:00 PM
2920X for gaming. + 8 vs 12 cores for work. LOL @ you. BTW, did you use game mode as suggested by Guru3D? They didn't have stutters, so it was your problem. And that's why you didn't chose AMD again...
Da Intel troll.
Threadripper 2920 was an awful processor. The grief I got from mine has put me off AMD big time. During gaming even when paired with a RTX2080Ti and 64gb RAM I got huge micro stutter and crashes. With audio, I got tons of snap crackle and pop. DPC latency was through the roof. I ended up returning the TR 2920 along with my Asrock tai chi mobo. Swapped them for an Intel i7 9800X cpu and a EVGA X299 mobo. Paired those up with my 64gb ram and same rtx2080ti and now everything runs perfectly. No stutters, crashes or sound distortions.
2920X for gaming. + 8 vs 12 cores for work. LOL @ you. BTW, did you use game mode as suggested by Guru3D? They didn't have stutters, so it was your problem. And that's why you didn't chose AMD again...
Da Intel troll.
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#5688829 Posted on: 07/08/2019 03:13 PM
Not trolling. I'm open minded when it comes to brands usually but this experience jaded me, personally. And yes I tried game mode and it didn't help the problem.
In hindsight, it may have been the Asrock mobo causing the problems, not the cpu. But I'm just glad I got rid of both coz now I have a stable working rig that runs buttery smooth in games.
2920X for gaming. + 8 vs 12 cores for work. LOL @ you. BTW, did you use game mode as suggested by Guru3D? They didn't have stutters, so it was your problem. And that's why you didn't chose AMD again... Da Intel troll.
Da Intel troll.Not trolling. I'm open minded when it comes to brands usually but this experience jaded me, personally. And yes I tried game mode and it didn't help the problem.
In hindsight, it may have been the Asrock mobo causing the problems, not the cpu. But I'm just glad I got rid of both coz now I have a stable working rig that runs buttery smooth in games.
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#5688875 Posted on: 07/08/2019 05:05 PM
I'm not sure but this sounds very, very odd. the RTX2080Ti + 64GB RAM is a pretty darn expensive duo to pair with a 2920 - a processor that, as mentioned above, was never, ever intended as a high end gaming cpu. This imbalance seems waay off, and I'd also suggest a little bit of Intel trolling??
On topic, I do like these price cuts. Will also be darn interesting to see what the 3950x does in comparison to the previous TR's, and see how TR3 is coming along. Good times!
Threadripper 2920 was an awful processor. The grief I got from mine has put me off AMD big time. During gaming even when paired with a RTX2080Ti and 64gb RAM I got huge micro stutter and crashes. With audio, I got tons of snap crackle and pop. DPC latency was through the roof. I ended up returning the TR 2920 along with my Asrock tai chi mobo. Swapped them for an Intel i7 9800X cpu and a EVGA X299 mobo. Paired those up with my 64gb ram and same rtx2080ti and now everything runs perfectly. No stutters, crashes or sound distortions.
I'm not sure but this sounds very, very odd. the RTX2080Ti + 64GB RAM is a pretty darn expensive duo to pair with a 2920 - a processor that, as mentioned above, was never, ever intended as a high end gaming cpu. This imbalance seems waay off, and I'd also suggest a little bit of Intel trolling??
On topic, I do like these price cuts. Will also be darn interesting to see what the 3950x does in comparison to the previous TR's, and see how TR3 is coming along. Good times!
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#5688877 Posted on: 07/08/2019 05:11 PM
He's reporting a credible on-topic experience with TR. It isn't trolling and you shouldn't throw that word around.
Signed: AMD Fanboy
2920X for gaming. + 8 vs 12 cores for work. LOL @ you. BTW, did you use game mode as suggested by Guru3D? They didn't have stutters, so it was your problem. And that's why you didn't chose AMD again... Da Intel troll.
Da Intel troll.He's reporting a credible on-topic experience with TR. It isn't trolling and you shouldn't throw that word around.
Signed: AMD Fanboy
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#5688885 Posted on: 07/08/2019 05:30 PM
In hindsight, it may have been the Asrock mobo causing the problems, not the cpu.
Sounds a lot more like it considering the fact that it's verifiable that what you experienced is not the norm. Easily sounds like you had a hardware issue somewhere, and to blame the CPU as a whole, or the company as a whole, for something that may not have even been their fault, or was a defective CPU which can happen with Intel ofcourse as well, is not exactly making you sound "unbaised".
In hindsight, it may have been the Asrock mobo causing the problems, not the cpu.
Sounds a lot more like it considering the fact that it's verifiable that what you experienced is not the norm. Easily sounds like you had a hardware issue somewhere, and to blame the CPU as a whole, or the company as a whole, for something that may not have even been their fault, or was a defective CPU which can happen with Intel ofcourse as well, is not exactly making you sound "unbaised".
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#5688893 Posted on: 07/08/2019 05:51 PM
I guess AMD realizes they're never going to get rid of that old stock now that the 3000 series is overall a better option. At this point, the only people who would seek the 2920X are those who want the extra memory bandwidth and PCIe lanes.
Meanwhile... the 1920X.... that's pretty damn cheap.
I guess AMD realizes they're never going to get rid of that old stock now that the 3000 series is overall a better option. At this point, the only people who would seek the 2920X are those who want the extra memory bandwidth and PCIe lanes.
Meanwhile... the 1920X.... that's pretty damn cheap.
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#5688916 Posted on: 07/08/2019 06:55 PM
ah yes, a CPU with the name "THREADRIPPER" imprinted in GTA style lettering advertised with the phrase "
https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2920x
Why is it like this
It was never intended as a gaming PC processor.
I'm not sure but this sounds very, very odd. the RTX2080Ti + 64GB RAM is a pretty darn expensive duo to pair with a 2920 - a processor that, as mentioned above, was never, ever intended as a high end gaming cpu. This imbalance seems waay off, and I'd also suggest a little bit of Intel trolling??
ah yes, a CPU with the name "THREADRIPPER" imprinted in GTA style lettering advertised with the phrase "
The 12-Core Heavy Metal Hero for Creators Who Game" was never ever intended for gaming according to people on the internet
https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2920x
Why is it like this
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#5688925 Posted on: 07/08/2019 07:08 PM
ah yes, a CPU with the name "THREADRIPPER" imprinted in GTA style lettering advertised with the phrase "
https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2920x
Why is it like this
Being able to game, and being meant for gaming are entirely different things.
For instance, you could if you really wanted to, game on a 72 core, 288 thread xeon phi. It would not be a good experience, but you could do it if you so wanted.
And your link, did you even read it?
"The Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2920X is the processor of choice when you need to game, stream and create at the same time."
The threadripper CPUs were never advertised as gaming CPU, they were advertised as an all-in-one machine that you can game on if you wanted as it has enough performance for games to be playable, while doing more with the PC, at the same time, or just so you don't have to have multiple setups. This is still true.
But again, that doesn't make the threadrippers a CPU AIMED at gaming, and yes, you will find people that state it was "never intended for gaming", and that's still true, as it's not intended for pure gaming, even the first quote stated: "It was never intended as a gaming PC processor." And the 2nd quote you stated: "a processor that, as mentioned above, was never, ever intended as a high end gaming cpu. "
All of that is not incorrect.
But your implication that it is indeed a CPU that was meant to be a gaming CPU, is very much incorrect.
Nice first post btw, quality poster i see.
ah yes, a CPU with the name "THREADRIPPER" imprinted in GTA style lettering advertised with the phrase "
The 12-Core Heavy Metal Hero for Creators Who Game" was never ever intended for gaming according to people on the internet
https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2920x
Why is it like this
Being able to game, and being meant for gaming are entirely different things.
For instance, you could if you really wanted to, game on a 72 core, 288 thread xeon phi. It would not be a good experience, but you could do it if you so wanted.
And your link, did you even read it?
"The Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2920X is the processor of choice when you need to game, stream and create at the same time."
The threadripper CPUs were never advertised as gaming CPU, they were advertised as an all-in-one machine that you can game on if you wanted as it has enough performance for games to be playable, while doing more with the PC, at the same time, or just so you don't have to have multiple setups. This is still true.
But again, that doesn't make the threadrippers a CPU AIMED at gaming, and yes, you will find people that state it was "never intended for gaming", and that's still true, as it's not intended for pure gaming, even the first quote stated: "It was never intended as a gaming PC processor." And the 2nd quote you stated: "a processor that, as mentioned above, was never, ever intended as a high end gaming cpu. "
All of that is not incorrect.
But your implication that it is indeed a CPU that was meant to be a gaming CPU, is very much incorrect.
Nice first post btw, quality poster i see.
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#5688938 Posted on: 07/08/2019 07:34 PM
I'm not sure which part of your brain has to be consumed by worms for you to want to take a companies advertising statements which clearly are aimed at a gaming/streaming audience and project your own belief on them by misconstruing the particulars of the wording
When Intel advertises an i7 they don't even say "this is for gaming"
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/core-vpro/i7-8700.html
Intels product page is so devoid of mentioning anything about gaming that when you compare the two it makes the 2920X product page look like a Babbages
Like, you're seriously dissecting that one statement "you need to game stream and create at the same time" so wait, if I were to take that statement literally, are you trying to imply that the CPU is better at gaming when it's doing other things at the same time? Cus I would imagine we both know that isn't how it works
If you come back and try to tell me this CPU isn't marketed to gamers when it's product page contains more gaming references than the entirety Intels website I'm not going to reply and if you're an example of the type of people who post here why would I waste my time coming back? You can't even read a sentence without trying to impose your own beliefs, rarely do you see someone so wrong being so arrogant
"The Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2920X is the processor of choice when you need to game, stream and create at the same time."
I'm not sure which part of your brain has to be consumed by worms for you to want to take a companies advertising statements which clearly are aimed at a gaming/streaming audience and project your own belief on them by misconstruing the particulars of the wording
When Intel advertises an i7 they don't even say "this is for gaming"
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/core-vpro/i7-8700.html
Intels product page is so devoid of mentioning anything about gaming that when you compare the two it makes the 2920X product page look like a Babbages
Like, you're seriously dissecting that one statement "you need to game stream and create at the same time" so wait, if I were to take that statement literally, are you trying to imply that the CPU is better at gaming when it's doing other things at the same time? Cus I would imagine we both know that isn't how it works
If you come back and try to tell me this CPU isn't marketed to gamers when it's product page contains more gaming references than the entirety Intels website I'm not going to reply and if you're an example of the type of people who post here why would I waste my time coming back? You can't even read a sentence without trying to impose your own beliefs, rarely do you see someone so wrong being so arrogant
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#5688940 Posted on: 07/08/2019 07:37 PM
I'm not sure which part of your brain has to be consumed by worms for you to want to take a companies advertising statements which clearly are aimed at a gaming/streaming audience and project your own belief on them by misconstruing the particulars of the wording
When Intel advertises an i7 they don't even say "this is for gaming"
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/core-vpro/i7-8700.html
Intels product page is so devoid of mentioning anything about gaming that when you compare the two it makes the 2920X product page look like a Babbages
Like, you're seriously dissecting that one statement "you need to game stream and create at the same time" so wait, if I were to take that statement literally, are you trying to imply that the CPU is better at gaming when it's doing other things at the same time? Cus I would imagine we both know that isn't how it works
If you come back and try to tell me this CPU isn't marketed to gamers when it's product page contains more gaming references than the entirety Intels website I'm not going to reply and if you're an example of the type of people who post here why would I waste my time coming back? You can't even read a sentence without trying to impose your own beliefs, rarely do you see someone so wrong being so arrogant
Hello intel, creating more accounts, yet again. So many new accounts on the ignore list.
I'm not sure which part of your brain has to be consumed by worms for you to want to take a companies advertising statements which clearly are aimed at a gaming/streaming audience and project your own belief on them by misconstruing the particulars of the wording
When Intel advertises an i7 they don't even say "this is for gaming"
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/core-vpro/i7-8700.html
Intels product page is so devoid of mentioning anything about gaming that when you compare the two it makes the 2920X product page look like a Babbages
Like, you're seriously dissecting that one statement "you need to game stream and create at the same time" so wait, if I were to take that statement literally, are you trying to imply that the CPU is better at gaming when it's doing other things at the same time? Cus I would imagine we both know that isn't how it works
If you come back and try to tell me this CPU isn't marketed to gamers when it's product page contains more gaming references than the entirety Intels website I'm not going to reply and if you're an example of the type of people who post here why would I waste my time coming back? You can't even read a sentence without trying to impose your own beliefs, rarely do you see someone so wrong being so arrogant
Hello intel, creating more accounts, yet again. So many new accounts on the ignore list.
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@Hilbert Hagedoorn - look at TR 2970WX@ $749!
https://www.microcenter.com/product/513570/ryzen-threadripper-2970wx-30ghz-24-core-tr4-boxed-processor