AMD Announces 2nd Generation Ryzen Threadripper with 32 Cores

[las]

It was overclocked , you could see the clocks as they benchmarked it , all cores were reaching 5 Ghz. They didn't show any Cinebench scores because they figured Intel already stole the show with their ridiculous multi-stage phase cooling keeping that monstrosity from burning up.

Well 56 threads running 5 GHz is pretty impressive tho.

AMD should overclock their 32C/64T and try to beat it.

 

[R0H1T]

Maybe not, but why did AMD pull their Cinebench result then?

I don't recall Intel overclock their CPU's on stage?

Because then they'd have to pull an all nighter to compare their scores with a liquid (nitrogen?) cooled Intel part. The fact that they demoed their product with an air cooler, AMD branded one, speaks volumes of TR2 & more than anything else solidifies AMD's position in the HEDT segment.

This reminds me of people justifying TitanZ (or any Titan) as the best gaming card ever.

 

[Caring1]

Well 56 threads running 5 GHz is pretty impressive tho.

AMD should overclock their 32C/64T and try to beat it.

AMD 's chip hasn't got a hope of reaching 5GHz and remaining stable, but then again, it doesn't have to to beat Intel's offering.

 

[las]

Because then they'd have to pull an all nighter to compare their scores with a liquid (nitrogen?) cooled Intel part. The fact that they demoed their product with an air cooler, AMD branded one, speaks volumes of TR2 & more than anything else solidifies AMD's position in the HEDT segment.

Or maybe it just hits a brick wall like all AMD CPU's lately.
Overclocking is pretty boring on Ryzen.
I can max out my 1700x on cheap air because 3.95 GHz is max (HTPC build).
I hope Zen 2 will improve alot on clockspeed.

 

[R0H1T]

Or maybe it just hits a brick wall like all AMD CPU's lately.
Overclocking is pretty boring on Ryzen.
I can max out my 1700x on cheap air because 3.95 GHz is max. (HTPC build)

I get that but no one in their right mind should OC anything above 12 or 16 cores to 5GHz for 24/7 usage. The demo was just for bragging rights & even then it's only useful for HWbot records, provided you can keep it cool. Not every chip will reach 5GHz all core OC (even with liquid He) & I can bet my s9+ on that.

 

[springs113]

As far as I recall, my zenith vrm setup is overkill. If the price is right I may just upgrade.

 

[FlanK3r]

Thats nothing against VRM on Intel Xeon Gold (Cascade lake X)

 

[jabbadap]

Thats nothing against VRM on Intel Xeon Gold (Cascade lake X)

You mean Xeon Platinum. I doubt they will increase core count on xeon gold from Skylake SP(22c/28c of XCC for max xeon gold config).

 

[iO]

Any info about the memory config? Redesigning the PCB layout to support 8 memory channels should be really easy but what about existing boards?
Do they have some internal, on-die memory DIMM rerouting tech they never spoke about or will it run in some kind of crippled backwards compatibility mode?

 

[darkangel0504]

Intel 28 cores Cooling Solution

 

[HD64G]

That launch made Intel seem very lauphable from my point of view as a customer. They used extreme cooling for their cpu that no customer will use permanently just to try and throw a shadow with a high CB score over the upcoming 32C/64T TR2. and since their 28C/56T will be pricier for sure and will need a new motherboard also opposed to TR2 and X399 compatibility, they are getting more and more desrerate. They now that 7nm Zen2 will surpass their offers and they try to keep as many customers not jumping the ship. But with the security vulnerabilities discovered every month or so, they will lose more than they are willing to imho. And kudos to AMD for dearing to offer server level compute power to their customers alongside ECC memory compatibility and full enabled PCI lanes since the 1st TR platform. I bet they knew back then that the refresh will get 4-in-1 zen core cpus.

And this video causes many more laughs also

 

[efikkan]

It's sad to see Steve at GamersNexus having a breakdown like Linus did last year due to Skylake-X, he is usually one of the more serious youtubers. He should get some rest.

 

[phill]

I'm really looking forward to seeing this CPU review.... Crunching cancer at 64 threads at a time... Wow !!

 

[LiveOrDie]

@btarunr


Typo? "Core i9-7980XE, which has two more cores than it. " 18 Vs 32 is a lot more than 2 cores its 14 cores.

 

[Xzibit]

Intel 28 cores Cooling Solution
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Not even RGB

The Threadripper 2 demo ran on a monster of an air cooler! AMD designed the Wraith Ripper in conjunction with Cooler Master, and you'll be able to buy it on store shelves.

It's sad to see Steve at GamersNexus having a breakdown like Linus did last year due to Skylake-X, he is usually one of the more serious youtubers. He should get some rest.

I thought it was funny.