Threadripper Thread

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https://www.extremetech.com/computing/31...-to-market

AMD will bring its eight-channel Threadripper Pro systems to the retail market, opening up the segment. Previously, the eight-channel Threadripper Pro variant was only available to OEMs (we’ve got a review coming on one of these Lenovo systems, with comparison against the 3990X).
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Multiple motherboard manufacturers are bringing boards to market to support the new CPU. The Supermicro M12SWA-TF is an E-ATX motherboard with no fewer than six full-sized PCIe 4.0 slots, four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, and a pair of U.2 slots. The M.2 slots support RAID 0, 1, and 5, while the U.2 support RAID 0 and 1. There’s also an ASpeed AST2600 BMC controller for IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) access.
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There are also boards coming from Asus and Gigabyte, but since we don’t have any information on those but leaks, so we’ll refrain from commentary for now. AMD has not yet announced any Threadripper CPUs powered by the Ryzen 5000 series, but such CPUs will likely arrive later in the year when Milan is ready. Historically, AMD tends to refresh its server platform before it launches new Threadripper chips. We don’t expect higher core counts this year, but we’ll get the full benefit of Zen 3’s 1.19x IPC improvement when they do. Meantime, if you’ve got a workload you know can benefit from more memory channels than a standard Threadripper offers, Threadripper Pro will be available in the retail channel later this year.

We don’t talk about the workstation market as separate from desktop, because it’s harder to get numbers broken out specifically in this area. The fact that Intel cut its Cascade Lake Xeon prices back in 2019 after several years of standing firm in the face of Threadripper’s upping of the ante suggested that the chip giant had become more concerned about its competitive standing. Overall desktop sales dropped sharply in 2020 as shipments both boomed and shifted towards laptops, so it’s not clear how this has impacted the overall workstation space.

https://www.techpowerup.com/277202/amd-r...from-march

AMD today announced that the Ryzen Threadripper PRO workstation processors will be directly available for purchase from March 2021. Until now, the processors were exclusively available as options for the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 workstation. The processors are being released alongside a small selection of compatible motherboards by ASUS and GIGABYTE. The Threadripper PRO processors are built in the sWRX8 package, and compatible with the AMD WRX80 chipset. From what we can tell, these processors are not compatible with sTRX4 motherboards.
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The Ryzen Threadripper PRO family includes four models, led by the flagship Threadripper PRO 3995WX, which is a 64-core/128-thread max-out of the "Rome" MCM, with a max boost frequency of 4.20 GHz. Next up, is the Threadripper PRO 3975WX, which is a 32-core/64-thread part, clocked up to 4.20 GHz boost. Following this, is the Threadripper PRO 3955WX, a 16-core/32-thread part clocked up to 4.30 GHz boost. Lastly, there's the Threadripper PRO 3945WX, a 12-core/24-thread part clocked up to 4.30 GHz boost. The 3955WX and 3945WX are particularly interesting parts, as AMD hasn't come up with 12-core or 16-core models of the regular Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series. All four chips are rated at 280 W TDP. AMD didn't mention pricing.