Thursday, October 17th 2019

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X a 24-core Chip the Range Starts With
With its 3rd generation Ryzen Threadripper "Castle Peak" HEDT processor family, AMD isn't bothering with 16-core models as the company's mainstream desktop socket AM4 platform already offers those many cores with the upcoming Ryzen 9 3950X. The lineup will begin with the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X, which is the 24-core/48-thread part. The model number "3950X" is already taken up by the 16-core socket AM4 chip. Confirmation of this came from an "Ashes of the Singularity" screenshot that references an "AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-core Processor."
AMD's decision to start the lineup at 24 cores is interesting, as it looks to keep up its competitiveness against Intel, which recently launched its 10th generation "Cascade Lake-X" Core i9 HEDT processor series, with all parts priced under $1000, including the range-topping 18-core/36-thread one. It remains to be seen if the Threadripper 3960X can beat it while holding onto a sub-$1,000 price. The previous-generation 24-core 2970WX beat the i9-9980XE in some rendering and simulation tests that scaled with cores and which weren't too heavy on memory bandwidth. With its 3rd generation Threadripper series, AMD is eliminating a key memory bottleneck, giving each core on the chip an equal access to the processor's monolithic quad-channel memory interface.The 3rd generation Ryzen Threadripper processor is expected to launch alongside the new AMD TRX40 chipset this November. Many reports suggest that the platform will herald a new socket based on the "SP3r3" specification. Older Threadrippers won't work on TRX40 motherboards, and 3rd gen chips won't work on older X399 boards. The TRX40 chipset will extensively implement PCI-Express gen 4.0, offering more x16 slots, M.2 slots, and x1 slots running at gen 4.0 speeds.
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AMD's decision to start the lineup at 24 cores is interesting, as it looks to keep up its competitiveness against Intel, which recently launched its 10th generation "Cascade Lake-X" Core i9 HEDT processor series, with all parts priced under $1000, including the range-topping 18-core/36-thread one. It remains to be seen if the Threadripper 3960X can beat it while holding onto a sub-$1,000 price. The previous-generation 24-core 2970WX beat the i9-9980XE in some rendering and simulation tests that scaled with cores and which weren't too heavy on memory bandwidth. With its 3rd generation Threadripper series, AMD is eliminating a key memory bottleneck, giving each core on the chip an equal access to the processor's monolithic quad-channel memory interface.The 3rd generation Ryzen Threadripper processor is expected to launch alongside the new AMD TRX40 chipset this November. Many reports suggest that the platform will herald a new socket based on the "SP3r3" specification. Older Threadrippers won't work on TRX40 motherboards, and 3rd gen chips won't work on older X399 boards. The TRX40 chipset will extensively implement PCI-Express gen 4.0, offering more x16 slots, M.2 slots, and x1 slots running at gen 4.0 speeds.
34 Comments on AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X a 24-core Chip the Range Starts With
But then again, Intel has a knack for it too. Its probably, actually far worse if you consider the numbers they use. I mean sure, the i prefix and (KFSYU) suffixes kinda work but the rest? And they top it off by half skipping gens left and right. I mean, 8/9/10th gen... wtf happened. Broadwell... wtf happened.
Do I go for Ryzen 9 3950X/X570, Threadripper 3960X/TX40 or core I9 10980XE/X299. Cause I will be upgrading this November/December and will not wait for lower core count threadripper.
It's just 24 cores or more are overkill for my needs, but the ekstra lanes and quad-channel memory threadripper offers would be nice to have and offers PCIe gen 4. But at a higher price tag for motherboard and cpu.
Ryzen has the cores i need with 16 cores, but only dual channel memory and less lanes. But the cheapest solution.
Intel's offer is only pcie gen 3 and 14 nm, so honestly that doesn't draw me in so much as it is now.
Choises Choises so many choiceso_O. I personally mostly vote for ryzen 9 3950X for my next setup, but It would also be nice to have those ekstra lanes and memory channels. Choices Choises:banghead:
Personally I can't wait for the reviews and just to see how good AMD's are compared to the Intel's 'latest'... I think I'm just set on AMD hardware if I'm honest, they have showed so much promise and such a performance increase, I think it would be daft to ignore them... Oh and the price.... :)
Saying that, I can't wait to fire up a TR2 system.