AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X with 32 cores gets listed for 1509 euros in webshop

#5560768

HardwareCaps

2018-06-27 16:27

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#5560769

Megalith

2018-06-27 16:33

If that TDP turns out to be true then I'll eat my own shoes! 180W for 32 cores are mightily impressive.

#5560772

Silva

2018-06-27 16:46

Megalith:

If that TDP turns out to be true then I'll eat my own shoes! 180W for 32 cores are mightily impressive.

It's for sure a typo. TDP is 250W for 32 cores. The price doesn't surprise me at all, sits at around 375€ per die. A 2700X costs around 350€ so AMD is keeping it very very competitive. Intel for sure is having cold feet for a long time.

#5560777

schmidtbag

2018-06-27 17:28

Aura89:

I don't expect this'll be true, but how awesome would it be if they stuck with the original threadripper prices? AKA, nothing above $1000? In reality though i expect the 32-core processor will likely be $1500ish

Just figured I'd point this out from another thread. Sure its in Euros, but pretty close. From what I noticed, CPUs tend to be a little cheaper in the US. So - close enough.

#5560778

Caesar

2018-06-27 17:32

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#5560779

ruthan

2018-06-27 17:32

Lets hope that gaming on that would be better than on this too many cores machine..

#5560785

Evildead666

2018-06-27 17:55

Megalith:

If that TDP turns out to be true then I'll eat my own shoes! 180W for 32 cores are mightily impressive.

I expect they are following Intel, and It's 180W at base clock.

#5560787

schmidtbag

2018-06-27 18:05

Evildead666:

I expect they are following Intel, and It's 180W at base clock.

Yes, the 180W is definitely most likely the 3.4GHz base clock. But... that's still very impressive. That's about 5.6W per core (or 2.8W per thread). On the other hand, we have to remember that TPDs are very sloppy estimates. It has more to do with what you need in order to cool the CPU, rather than how much power it actually consumes. Sometimes CPUs are much more power hungry than the TDP claims, sometimes it's much less.

#5560788

BigMaMaInHouse

2018-06-27 18:05

So this is how you get free publicity 🙂 hope its true!

#5560789

tunejunky

2018-06-27 18:06

ruthan:

Lets hope that gaming on that would be better than on this too many cores machine..

"precision boost 2" and very much yes, but chances are your gaming will be while your real work gets done. so many VM's at once ....;););)

#5560790

tunejunky

2018-06-27 18:09

BigMaMaInHouse:

So this is how you get free publicity 🙂 hope its true!

LOL nothing is free. this is the result of outstanding engineering and chip design. in other words it's a geek magnet. no self respecting person in the field could resist the fascination. so if years of work means something is admired, then yup, "free publicity".

#5560806

BigMaMaInHouse

2018-06-27 19:15

tunejunky:

LOL nothing is free. this is the result of outstanding engineering and chip design. in other words it's a geek magnet. no self respecting person in the field could resist the fascination. so if years of work means something is admired, then yup, "free publicity".

I was referring to the Online-store 😉, 2990X is a geek magnet and stores can just put a listing of it and get free publicity 🙂.

#5560825

GlennB

2018-06-27 20:31

180 W TDP is without XFR/Boost, boosted TDP should be around 225-250.

#5560835

Koniakki

2018-06-27 21:09

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#5560840

Aura89

2018-06-27 21:15

schmidtbag:

Just figured I'd point this out from another thread. Sure its in Euros, but pretty close. From what I noticed, CPUs tend to be a little cheaper in the US. So - close enough.

Yeah, and i'm not sure if most places include VAT, but this ‎‎€1509 is including VAT, which is what, 20%? So that'd put the processor at €1259ish before VAT? €1259 to USD would be $1461.18, so yeah, $1499 looks like by that math it'll be the price. Or $1399.

#5560843

D3M1G0D

2018-06-27 21:31

A decent price, for sure. The MCM approach is paying major dividends for AMD, and it looks like they are going to absolutely dominate the HEDT market this year (makes the 7980XE look wildly overpriced). I wonder if Intel will consider lowering the price of the Core i9?

#5560852

cryohellinc

2018-06-27 21:47

Go AMD, bravo!

#5560853

Elder III

2018-06-27 21:47

It's allot of dough, but it seems like a pretty good deal based on the current market. $1500 for a CPU $400 for a Mobo $800 for 64GB DDR4 3200 Maybe I'll stick with my measly Ryzen 1700X for now.

#5560859

Dazz

2018-06-27 21:56

Not surprised really they 1000 and 2000 line up's are going to coexisit together was the impression i was getting.

#5560871

Denial

2018-06-27 22:14

D3M1G0D:

it looks like they are going to absolutely dominate the HEDT market this year

You would think that but it entirely depends on them pushing OEM's to create SKU's with it. You still can't buy a HEDT machine from Dell/HP and/or Lenovo with a TR in it (with the exception of that one alienware machine). Epyc is suffering from similar issues - I have friends trying to price out Epyc servers but the SKU variations are so disjointed that finding ones that fit specific requirements is impossible - so you end up having to either spend more overall on the Epyc server with unnecessary features or buying an Intel variant that fits the spec. Obviously both processors are really good, especially for the price, but it takes time for OEM's to seed them into retail products and AMD has to be pushing these OEM's to speed that effort up. There was an anandtech article several years ago about how AMD's lack of clout in the industry was one of the major barriers holding them back. I'm hoping Lisa & Co. change that going forward - it's one thing to engineer great processors but you have to be able to sell them as well.