Windows 10: CES 2020: AMD introduces 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Brink · Jan 7, 2020

Purpose built to enable extreme performance for 3D and visual effects professionals, meet the world’s first 64-core desktop processor, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X — available February 7, 2020!

Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the world’s first x86 8-core ultrathin laptop processors1 as part of the AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processor family, built on the groundbreaking “Zen 2” core architecture with innovative 7nm process technology and optimized high performance Radeon™ graphics in an SOC design. As the third generation of AMD Ryzen Mobile processors, the new 4000 Series provides unprecedented performance levels, significant design enhancements, and incredible power efficiency for ultrathin and gaming laptops. AMD also announced the AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor family powered by “Zen” architecture, enabling modern computing experiences with real performance for a wider range of laptop users. Consumers will be able to purchase the first AMD Ryzen 4000 Series and Athlon 3000 Series powered laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others starting in Q1 2020, with more systems expected to launch throughout 2020 with global OEM partners.

In addition, AMD announced the highly anticipated 64-core, 128-thread AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3990X will be available globally expected February 7, 2020. Purpose-built to enable extreme performance for 3D, visual effects, and video professionals, the 3990X delivers up to 51% faster rendering performance than the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor5.

“We are kicking off 2020 with a bang, bringing unmatched performance, graphics, and longer battery life to ultrathin and gaming laptop users with the new AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile Processors,” said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Client Compute. “We saw historic portfolio growth for AMD Ryzen™ Mobile-powered systems in 2019, and we are already on track to bring wider system adoption of AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile Processors in 2020 from major OEM partners, offering twice the power-efficiency from the previous generation3.”

3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Processor

AMD also launched the highly anticipated AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, the world’s first 64-core desktop processor. Creators around the world can purchase the industry-leading processor from participating global retailers and system integrators with on-shelf availability expected February 7, 2020.

With an unprecedented amount of single-socket compute performance in a desktop platform, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X will be the definitive solution for digital content creation professionals working with 3D animation, raytraced VFX, and 8K video codecs delivering;

Up to 51% greater performance than the industry-leading Ryzen Threadripper 3970X in 3D Ray Tracing with the MAXON Cinema4D Renderer5

An historic Cinebench R20.06 score of 25,399 points for a single processor5

Product Specification: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Read more: https://www.amd.com/en/press-release...trathin-laptop

See also: https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/...adripper-3990x

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Brink · Jan 7, 2020

AMD Introduces 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper Family of Desktop Processors

Today, AMD announced the upcoming availability of powerful new additions to its high-end desktop processor family that deliver groundbreaking performance for creators, developers, and enthusiasts. Built to deliver leadership performance1,3 for the most demanding desktop and content creation workloads, the 24-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and the 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processors will be available worldwide November 25, 2019.

“With our 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors, AMD is once again raising the performance bar significantly for creators, developers, and PC enthusiasts,” said Saied Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Client Compute. “3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processors combine leadership performance and energy efficiency to create the ultimate high-end desktop solution. We are extremely excited to expand our leadership high-end desktop processor family and deliver the world’s fastest processors.”

3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors: World’s Most Powerful Desktop Processors

The 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper lineup features two new processors built on industry-leading 7nm “Zen 2” core architecture, boasting up to 88 PCIe® 4.0 lanes and 144MB cache with extraordinary power efficiency. Achieving up to 90 percent faster performance over the competition’s top-end HEDT processor1, the new 32-core Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor offers unsurpassed performance as the most powerful and fastest desktop processor1 in the high-end desktop market.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X offers significantly better performance than the competition across multiple content creation and compute-intensive workloads, including:

Up to 90% faster performance in Cinebench R20 nT1

Up to 47% more performance in Adobe Premiere4

Up to 49% more performance in V-Ray4

Up to 43% more performance in Chromium Release 78 Compile5

Up to 36% more performance in Unreal Engine5

The 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors deliver this leadership performance all while delivering up to 66% better power efficiency6.

In tandem with the launch of the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors, AMD unveiled a brand new Socket sTRX4, optimized for near- and long-term scalability of the Ryzen Threadripper platform. Offering 4X more bandwidth to the chipset compared to 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper, and up to 2.5X more available bandwidth than the competition for simultaneous peripherals like SSDs or GPUs2, 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper offers the ultimate HEDT platform without compromise.

[table][tr][td]MODEL[/td] [td]CORES/ THREADS[/td] [td]BOOST7/ BASE FREQUENCY (GHZ)[/td] [td]TOTAL CACHE (MB)[/td] [td]TDP (WATTS)8[/td] [td]PCIe® 4.0 LANES (processor + AMD TRX40)[/td] [td]SEP (USD)9[/td] [td]AVAILABILITY[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper 3960X[/td] [td]24/48[/td] [td]Up to 4.5/3.8[/td] [td]140[/td] [td]280W[/td] [td]88 (72 useable)[/td] [td]$1,399[/td] [td]Nov. 25, 2019[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper 3970X[/td] [td]32/64[/td] [td]Up to 4.5/3.7[/td] [td]144[/td] [td]280W[/td] [td]88 (72 useable)[/td] [td]$1,999[/td] [td]Nov. 25, 2019[/td] [/tr] [/table]
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Source: https://www.amd.com/en/press-release...-3rd-gen-ryzen

See also: https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper

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Brink · Jan 7, 2020

16 and 12 Core AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors Aug. 10 Availability

Area-51 Threadripper™ Edition from Alienware and More Than 90 Retailers and System Integrators offer Immediate Pre-Order Opportunities Worldwide

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The reenergizing of the high-end desktop (HEDT) market is much closer today with the announcement by AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) of Ryzen™ Threadripper™ global pre-order availability, with an Aug. 10th on-shelf date for the 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 12-core 1920X processor models. Building on the 2017 introduction of 9 award-winning Ryzen™ desktop processors, AMD is delivering on the promise of more cores and threads with Ryzen™ Threadripper™, a “Zen”-based CPU with up to 60 percent more cores than any previous HEDT processor1, including leadership I/O bandwidth. Designed to bring innovation and competition back to the full spectrum of PC markets, the high-performance Ryzen CPU architecture delivers uncompromising performance in Ryzen Threadripper, delivering advanced feature sets, increased efficiency, and leadership2 performance on today’s most demanding PC workloads.

“Our goal with Ryzen has always been to bring innovation and excitement to our customers. With Ryzen™ 7, 5, and 3 processors, AMD changed the game and ensured users across every segment of the market received the best technology, prices and overall experience,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice president and general manager, Computing and Graphics Group, AMD. “To complete the Ryzen™ family, we kept the best for last. Ryzen™ Threadripper™ positions AMD at the forefront of this exciting market for high-performance PCs, resulting in a platform that offers the highest echelons of consumers– from data scientists to video creators to gamers – complete and uncompromising performance.”

AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Lineup

In addition to the previously demonstrated 16-core and 12-core options, AMD also announced an 8-core Ryzen Threadripper 1900X with a base clock of 3.8 GHz, a boost clock of 4.0 GHz, and the full feature set of the X399 SocketTR4 platform with 64 PCIe® lanes.

[table][tr]PRODUCT LINE MODEL CORES THREADS BASE CLOCK (GHZ) BOOST CLOCK (GHZ) XFR (GHZ) PCIE® LANES TDP (WATTS) SUGGESTED PRICE, SEP (USD) AVAILABILITY [/tr] [tr]AMD RYZEN™ THREADRIPPER™ [td]1950X[/td] [td] 16[/td] [td] 32[/td] [td] 3.4[/td] [td] 4.0[/td] [td] 4.2[/td] [td] 64[/td] [td] 180[/td] [td] $999[/td] [td] Aug. 10[/td] [/tr] [tr]AMD RYZEN™ THREADRIPPER™ [td] 1920X[/td] [td] 12[/td] [td] 24[/td] [td] 3.5[/td] [td] 4.0[/td] [td] 4.2[/td] [td] 64[/td] [td] 180[/td] [td] $799[/td] [td] Aug. 10[/td] [/tr] [tr]AMD RYZEN™ THREADRIPPER™ [td] 1900X[/td] [td] 8[/td] [td] 16[/td] [td] 3.8[/td] [td] 4.0[/td] [td] 4.2[/td] [td] 64[/td] [td] 180[/td] [td] $549[/td] [td] Aug. 31[/td] [/tr] [/table]

Pre-Sales & Availability

On July 27th, pre-orders for Area-51 Threadripper™ Edition from Alienware, as well as extreme performance SI systems featuring Ryzen™ Threadripper™ became available. In addition, for customers eagerly awaiting these high-performance processors, etailers around the world are primed to begin taking pre-orders beginning July 31st, specifically for the 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 1950X and the 12-core, 24-thread 1920X CPU. On-shelf availability for these CPUs is expected on August 10th. In addition, the 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 1900X is expected to launch on August 31st.

Participating vendors* include the following, with a more complete list available here:

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All AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ processors are supported by a full ecosystem of X399 platforms at launch, with motherboard designs already available from top motherboard manufacturers including ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI. The new X399 platform chipsets offer dedicated PCIe lanes for USB, graphics, data and other I/O, providing a powerful, scalable, and reliable computing experience and bringing the benefit of future-ready technologies.
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Source: Ultimate Boost for High-End Desktop Market With Aug. 10 Availability of 16- and 12-Core Ryzen Threadripper Processors

Brink · Jan 7, 2020

2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor now available

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AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the availability of world’s most powerful desktop processor1, the 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX processor with 32 cores and 64 threads. Designed to power the ultimate computing experiences, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors are built using 12nm “Zen+” x86 processor architecture and offer the most threads on any desktop processor with the flagship model delivering up to 53% greater performance than the competition’s flagship model. Second Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors support the most I/O2, and are compatible with existing AMD X399 chipset motherboards via a simple BIOS update, offering builders a broad choice for designing the ultimate high-end desktop or workstation PC.

“We created Ryzen Threadripper processors because we saw an opportunity to deliver unheard-of levels of multithreaded computing for the demanding needs of creators, gamers, and PC enthusiasts in the HEDT market,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice president and general manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group, AMD. “With the 2nd Gen processor family we took that challenge to a whole new level – delivering the biggest, most powerful desktop processor the world has ever seen.”

“AMD reinvigorated the PC market with the launch of Ryzen processors, bringing compelling new choices to buyers of performance PCs”, said Alex Herrera, analyst and author of Jon Peddie Research’s Workstation Report. “Now, with the 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper, AMD is doing the same for professionals, delivering potent new CPU options to serve the hefty performance demands of the workstation market.”

Bigger, More Powerful Performance

AMD WX Series of processors offer class-leading core counts3, featuring the Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2990WX with 32-core/64-threads and Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2970WX with 24-core/48-threads. These are the embodiment of pure multi-core processing, purpose-built for prosumers who crave raw computational compute power to dispatch the heaviest workloads.

2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX delivers up to 53% faster multi-thread performance than the Core i9-7980XE1.

2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX offers up to 47% more rendering performance for creators than the Core i9-7980XE4.

AMD has enhanced the 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ X Series with higher base and boost clocks offering enthusiasts, creators, gamers, and streamers who demand high performance with a beautiful smooth gaming experience; 16-core/32-thread 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X delivers up to 41% more multi-threaded performance than the Core i9-7900X5.

Better Experience with 2nd Gen Ryzen Feature Set

2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors implement improved AMD SenseMI6 Technology with Precision Boost 2, and Extended Frequency Range 2 (XFR2) delivering the same generational performance uplifts seen on 2nd Gen Ryzen desktop processors. Additional performance and value are delivered for the enthusiast with:

AMD StoreMI Technology: All X399 platform customers will now have free access to AMD StoreMI Technology enabling configured PCs to load files, games, and applications from a high-capacity hard drive at SSD-like read speeds7.

Ryzen Master Utility: Like all AMD Ryzen™ processors, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs are fully unlocked8. With the updated AMD Ryzen Master Utility, AMD has added new features like fast core detection both on die and per-CCX, advanced hardware controls, and simple, one-click workload optimizations.

Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO)9: A new performance—enhancing feature that allows multi-threaded boost limits to be raised by tapping into extra power delivery headroom in premium motherboards.

Seamless Platform Compatibility

All 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs are supported by a full ecosystem of exciting new motherboards and all existing X399 platforms with a simple BIOS update, with designs already available from top motherboard manufacturers including ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI.

[table][tr][td]MODEL[/td] [td]CORES/ THREADS[/td] [td]BOOST/ BASE FREQUENCY (GHZ)[/td] [td]L3$ (MB)[/td] [td]TDP (WATTS)[/td] [td]PCIe® Gen 3.0 LANES[/td] [td]SEP (USD)[/td] [td]EXPECTED AVAILABILITY[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2990WX[/td] [td]32/64[/td] [td]4.2/3.0[/td] [td]64[/td] [td]250W[/td] [td]64[/td] [td]$1,799[/td] [td]Aug. 13, 2018[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2970WX[/td] [td]24/48[/td] [td]4.2/3.0[/td] [td]64[/td] [td]250W[/td] [td]64[/td] [td]$1,299[/td] [td]October 2018[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2950X[/td] [td]16/32[/td] [td]4.4/3.5[/td] [td]32[/td] [td]180W[/td] [td]64[/td] [td]$899[/td] [td]Aug. 31, 2018[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2920X[/td] [td]12/24[/td] [td]4.3/3.5[/td] [td]32[/td] [td]180W[/td] [td]64[/td] [td]$649[/td] [td]October 2018[/td] [/tr] [/table]

Availability

The 32-core, 64-thread AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is available today, Aug. 13, 2018, from global retailers and system integrators. The 16-core, 32-thread AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X processor is expected to launch on Aug.31, 2018 and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 2920X models are slated for launch in October 2018. A complete list of participating retailers and launch information can be found at Welcome to AMD | AMD.

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