AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 Series Processors Available to the DIY Market

[AleksandarK]

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 series processors have been available since March in Lenovo systems. In the meantime, system integrators and OEMs got their hands on these processors and started selling systems based around them. However, today the DIY channel is equipped with these monstrous CPUs. With up to 64 cores and 128 threads of Zen3 IP, these processors can boost up to 4.5 GHz and have 128 PCIe 4.0 lanes and an eight-channel DDR4 integrated memory controller with 280 Watt TDP across all models. AMD has noted that the non-Pro Threadripper 5000 series is ceasing production in favor of these Pro models and justifying the increased price point by adding more L3 cache and more cores.

The 24C/48T Threadripper Pro 5965WX comes with a 3.8 GHz base and 4.5 GHz boost frequency with 128 MB of L3 cache, and it is priced at 2399 USD. The bigger Threadripper Pro 5975WX is equipped with 32C/64T configuration, has a 3.6 GHz base and 4.5 GHz boost speed, and carries 128 MB of L3 cache while priced at 3299 USD. The top-end Threadripper Pro 5995WX is a monstrous 64C/128T design with a base frequency of 2.7 GHz and a boost of 4.5 GHz. It has 256 MB of L3 cache and costs a staggering 6499 USD. Additionally, all of the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 series CPUs require a WRX80-based motherboard chipset, which is an additional expense of its own.


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[Daven]

How do you spread thermal paste on that thing? It’s as big as my front yard!

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

How do you spread thermal paste on that thing? It’s as big as my front yard!

Kitchen spatula

 

[Mysteoa]

How do you spread thermal paste on that thing? It’s as big as my front yard!

Don't you have a thermal paste spatula?

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

Kitchen spatula

Actually, a trowel and rake.

 

[cellar door]

It's almost like Intel needs to reboot their HEDT cpus, so AMD wakes up with these prices...

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

How do you spread thermal paste on that thing? It’s as big as my front yard!

with a shovel.

The bigger Threadripper Pro 5975WX is equipped with 32C/64T configuration, has a 3.6 GHz base and 4.5 GHz boost speed, and carries 128 MB of L3 cache while priced at 3299 USD. The top-end Threadripper Pro 5995WX is a monstrous 64C/128T design with a base frequency of 2.7 GHz and a boost of 4.5 GHz. It has 256 MB of L3 cache and costs a staggering 6499 USD.

That is a huge price jump from 32 to 64 cores. I not that good at finding a comparable Intel chips, so no price to match up, but I'm guessing the 5995WX still beats price and performance [per core].

 

[wickerman]

It's almost like Intel needs to reboot their HEDT cpus, so AMD wakes up with these prices...

I agree with you there. Ive got an older threadripper 2920x in my workstation and that launched at $650 for my base 12 core/24 thread and the big 32 core/64 thread 2990wx was only $1800. It was a few hundred bucks premium over AM4 ryzen chips like the 2700x.

Threadripper kind of got backbenched since then and the threadripper pro got all the attention. It made sense, they found a market willing to pay a premium to exist in between threadripper and epyc. I know a few VFX guys who cried with joy when we got that option in the 3000 generation. I always thought having a base threadripper as a "consumer" workstation chip and the pro as the specialized part was a huge win overall even if it did mean having 2 sockets in HEDT. But Intel dropped off a cliff entirely while AMD stagnated instead of taking advantage in some way.

I still think threadripper non pro should exist at that $600-$2000 price, it really sucks looking to upgrade and having to decide between dropping accelerators i want on hand to go into ryzen, or significantly up the budget for TR pro when I really don't need some of the features. I don't need 2tb of ram in mine or the full 128 pcie lanes of TR pro but I want more than ryzens 128gb limit and 20+4 lanes. Its nice to have a platform where you can get a few 10gbe ports integrated and lose no expansion slots for it.

 

[bonehead123]

For $6500, that thing betta run everyone of my 386.45 pro apps simultaneously, make me 100 cups of the best cappuccino eva, yanky me wanky, and detail my car from top to bottom, inside & out...hehehe

 

[Avlin]

msi and asrock WRX80 can enable PBO, asus cannot. Not sure for gigabyte or supermicro.

 

[bogami]

If the performance rose as much as the price, it would be good. And considering the prices of the 5000 series, they now have a 16-core X5950 processor for 600$, the price for treadripers is unfounded. X58003D is 500$ x8 is max 4000$ at release. Frankly, and for what weapons pocket again, allow people to live and have fun playing games, don't move them into reality.

 

[JAB Creations]

It would have been nice to see these in the DIY market to begin with. I've seen Lenovo rig cheap laptops so that the keyboards would break when removing garbage mechanical hard drives with SSDs so as far as I'm concerned Lenovo is as anti-consumer as Dell, Intel and Nvidia.

Kitchen spatula

Maybe his front yard is the size of a kitchen spatula?

 

[MentalAcetylide]

It would have been nice to see these in the DIY market to begin with. I've seen Lenovo rig cheap laptops so that the keyboards would break when removing garbage mechanical hard drives with SSDs so as far as I'm concerned Lenovo is as anti-consumer as Dell, Intel and Nvidia.


Maybe his front yard is the size of a kitchen spatula?

In some city neighborhoods, the front yard consists of a small hand-sized flowerpot sitting on stairs that lead up to the door. They call them "mobile yards". The more expensive ones can be bolted down.

 

[phill]

I love the Threadripper systems, I have two. I know I'm nuts, but we all have our crosses to bare All I can say my first Threadripper system was somewhat of a bargain I think...

I think the best thing to spread the paste is with a credit card, cos you might need one to buy it first.. lol They are utter beasts and well, I just enjoy

 

[MentalAcetylide]

I love the Threadripper systems, I have two. I know I'm nuts, but we all have our crosses to bare All I can say my first Threadripper system was somewhat of a bargain I think...

I think the best thing to spread the paste is with a credit card, cos you might need one to buy it first.. lol They are utter beasts and well, I just enjoy

Oh, you have two? I only have one, the 3960X heh, it was all I could go for at the time since more of the costs went into the rest of the system, particularly the graphics cards. I can't say I'm disappointed either and think I made a good choice since I wanted higher clock speeds on the CPU + more cores, and be able to upgrade to 256Gb RAM later on. I couldn't get that with an Intel CPU at the time since had I gone with Intel, it would've had to be either a gaming system or a workstation with much slower clock speeds.

 

[eidairaman1]

How do you spread thermal paste on that thing? It’s as big as my front yard!

Pretty easy actually, use a credit card

I love the Threadripper systems, I have two. I know I'm nuts, but we all have our crosses to bare All I can say my first Threadripper system was somewhat of a bargain I think...

I think the best thing to spread the paste is with a credit card, cos you might need one to buy it first.. lol They are utter beasts and well, I just enjoy

Id like a DDR5 model.

 

[Patriot]

Pretty easy actually, use a credit card



Id like a DDR5 model.

Probably not coming for a good bit... unless they make a variation of the big boy socket. They have a 2/3rds socket slated for 2023.
Genoa is 96 cores 12 chan ddr5, Bergamo is 128 zen4c cores on the same socket.... then they have another socket for up to 64cores and 8 chan ddr5.

IDK what the plan is for threadripper.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KKVbt6xgiagBsMbRZPeqJH.jpg

Maybe it gets Sienna, maybe it gets Genoa.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qU6buitcif5AYwV29XnARH.jpg

The Genoa socket is massive...

 

[Crackong]

Hope Intel could come back on the HEDT market so I could get some cheap AMD

 

[Flyordie]

Seriously AMD... I know there is money there but at least put out a 16 core non-pro for the consumers who just need the lanes. Or get the board prices down?

 

[outpt]

Steve at TechSpot has a wright up on the 64 core version and he’s all smiles.

 

[eidairaman1]

Probably not coming for a good bit... unless they make a variation of the big boy socket. They have a 2/3rds socket slated for 2023.
Genoa is 96 cores 12 chan ddr5, Bergamo is 128 zen4c cores on the same socket.... then they have another socket for up to 64cores and 8 chan ddr5.

IDK what the plan is for threadripper.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KKVbt6xgiagBsMbRZPeqJH.jpg

Maybe it gets Sienna, maybe it gets Genoa.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qU6buitcif5AYwV29XnARH.jpg

The Genoa socket is massive...
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I tend to build to last a long time between upgrades (who wants to swap mobos every 2 years?)

With the pcie boards being changed over time.

 

[lexluthermiester]

@ AMD
No 12c/24t or 16c/32t models yet? Come on people, get it together..

 

[trsttte]

Seriously AMD... I know there is money there but at least put out a 16 core non-pro for the consumers who just need the lanes. Or get the board prices down?

Yeah, they really screwed over regular Threadripper customers, first changed the socket pin out and then (apparently) discontinued the platform. Threadripper/Threadripper Pro were a bit redundant but the Pro board are too expensive. There's a pretty large gap for anyone wanting more lanes/features than regular ryzen but that can't jump to the pro very expensive tier

 

[Patriot]

Yeah, they really screwed over regular Threadripper customers, first changed the socket pin out and then (apparently) discontinued the platform. Threadripper/Threadripper Pro were a bit redundant but the Pro board are too expensive. There's a pretty large gap for anyone wanting more lanes/features than regular ryzen but that can't jump to the pro very expensive tier

The cost of the pro boards is pretty nutty... I just got an Epyc H12 NT for $630 with twin 10gbit nics

 

[phill]

Oh, you have two? I only have one, the 3960X heh, it was all I could go for at the time since more of the costs went into the rest of the system, particularly the graphics cards. I can't say I'm disappointed either and think I made a good choice since I wanted higher clock speeds on the CPU + more cores, and be able to upgrade to 256Gb RAM later on. I couldn't get that with an Intel CPU at the time since had I gone with Intel, it would've had to be either a gaming system or a workstation with much slower clock speeds.

Bit late to the reply but yes I do, a 2950X and a 3970X.. I did have a 2990WX in between but sold that to someone who will actually make use of the cores.. I don't know why I honestly bought it but as its states in my signature... I guess I can't help myself...

At least I'll be able to load a few tabs in Chrome with all the RAM and such...




I seriously need to get them tweaked and up and running.... Well, the 3970X is but I need to work on that....

Pretty easy actually, use a credit card



Id like a DDR5 model.

I can't spend any more on any PC hardware, I think I need to go cold turkey!!