Monday, November 25th 2019
AMD Paves Upgrade Path for TRX40 Platform with 64-core 3990X in 2020
AMD is hours away from market-availability and reviews of its 3rd generation Ryzen Threadripper HEDT processors, which includes two models at launch, the 24-core 3960X, and the 32-core 3970X, with prices starting at USD $1,399. The two are closely related to the 2nd generation EPYC "Rome" server processor family, which we know includes core-counts going all the way up to 64. It was hence obvious that a 64-core Threadripper will launch at some point, and that point is 2020, and the part goes by the name 3990X.
The slide detailing the 3990X mentions its core count of 64-core/128-thread, total cache (L2 + L3), which is a staggering 288 MB, and TDP of "just" 280 W. There is no mention of the chip's clock-speeds, and with the 3970X already priced close to $2,000, one can expect even higher prices for a chip with double the core count. At some point these products stop being HEDT and enter the realm of workstations. Intel's short-term response to even the 3970X could be limited to somehow sell the 28-core "Cascade Lake-SP" with quasi-HEDT branding the way it sells the Xeon W-3175X, and on a different platform than the X299.
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VideoCardz, Brolyx5 (Twitter)
The slide detailing the 3990X mentions its core count of 64-core/128-thread, total cache (L2 + L3), which is a staggering 288 MB, and TDP of "just" 280 W. There is no mention of the chip's clock-speeds, and with the 3970X already priced close to $2,000, one can expect even higher prices for a chip with double the core count. At some point these products stop being HEDT and enter the realm of workstations. Intel's short-term response to even the 3970X could be limited to somehow sell the 28-core "Cascade Lake-SP" with quasi-HEDT branding the way it sells the Xeon W-3175X, and on a different platform than the X299.
39 Comments on AMD Paves Upgrade Path for TRX40 Platform with 64-core 3990X in 2020
Is that why desktop avaliability is so low btw? Harvesting parts for Epyc?
The AMD Threadripper 3000 HEDT series is on a league of there own.
But people don't buy Threadrippers for gaming, those that really need that much power and that much ram such as content creators, video animation etc., will be looking for Threadripper.
But AMD needs to play this right now that Intel is struggling. AMD should concentrate on selling more for slightly less $$$ versus selling less for more $$$ as to help it's market share increase, which then attracts more buyers due to perceived popularity. But also superior price / performance...