In contrast, Intel supports 4 GB/s of throughput over its DMI link through the PCIe 3.0 interface. The Threadripper 3990X comes packing AMD's Zen 2 microarchitecture, but AMD spreads the design across 8 eight-core 'core chiplet die' (CCD), as opposed to four CCD with the 3970X and 3960X and two with the mainstream Ryzen chips. However, as we learned from AMD’s journey with the Ryzen processors, today’s software and operating systems still aren’t designed to fully exploit massively parallel x86 architectures, and we'll see plenty of examples of that in our testing today. There's a ~$2,000 price gap between the 32-core 3970X and the 64-core 3990X, not to mention the obvious gap of 32 cores. After reviewing the Threadripper 3990X, it was made clear the 64-core/128-thread beast from AMD lays waste to every HEDT part we have ever tested. The memory frequency support matrix varies by DIMM population and rank, and while the processor supports ECC memory, qualification is left to the motherboard vendor. The 3990X's IOD is the same as the one in the 3970X and 3960X, but AMD fused off the four additional Infinity Fabric On-Package (IFOP) units, which are used to communicate with the CCDs, on those models because they weren't needed. This is a great Budget pick, though, for 180W Threadripper CPU’s such as the 1900X, 1920X, 1950X, 2920X and the 2950X. Because no company has ever dared to introduce a consumer or prosumer 64-core CPU.Picked by Techconnect's EditorsThe per-thread pricing of AMD’s new 64-core, 128-thread chip works out to about a $31 per thread.SponsoredPosts are written and edited by members of our sponsor community. Micro Center also has AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X … CGDirector Value Pick—Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3.
No price information. 52/133=2.55 times the bandwidth on 3rd gen AMD Threadripper. It’s just that you have to buy 128 of them.One of founding fathers of hardcore tech reporting, Gordon has been covering PCs and components since 1998.Although we don’t see quite double the performance of the 32-core Threadripper 3970X, it’s not clear if the scaling is a limitation of clock frequencies, architectural limitations, or OS issues—or if Maxon’s Cinebench R20 just doesn’t scale to 128-threads.
The editorial team does not participate in the writing or editing of BrandPosts.AMD’s new 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is off the charts in performance.For the average consumer (and even the above-average consumer) it’s overkill, but someone doing visual effects or heavy-duty multi-tasking will likely find the price of the new 64-core Threadripper 3990X to be worth every penny.This content is written and edited by members of our sponsor community. The editorial team does not participate in the writing or editing of sponsor content.And not to rub it in too much, but AMD also demonstrated the new Threadripper 3990X out performing a dual Xeon machine with with 56 cores in a V-Ray render. 5 out of 5 stars (2) Total Ratings 2, $1,592.98 New.
We cobbled up a quick chart comparing the provided performance details of the Threadripper 3990X along with existing scores of lower core count parts. AMD said the 64-core Threadripper 3990X will cost $3,990 when it hits the streets on Feb. 7.
As a result, Intel recently ceded the upper echelons of the HEDT market to the Threadripper 3000 series and resigned itself to slashing gen-on-gen pricing on its new Cascade Lake-X models to slow AMD’s advance.AMD laid the groundwork for the 3990X during TRX40’s design phase, so all existing motherboards can provide enough power to satiate the 280W TDP chip. As you would expect given the TDP, cooling will play a major role in how well the chip performs. The desktop platform that previously offered the most bandwidth on desktop was the 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processor, which could deliver up to 128 GB/s of bandwidth.