At Computex 2018, AMD revealed that its second generation Threadripper CPU will release in Q3 2018. AMD showcased two models: one featuring 24 CPU cores and 48 threads and another featuring 32 CPU cores and 64 threads. Similarly to Intel’s 28-core CPU, this new Threadripper does not target PC gamers.
As the official press release reads:
“AMD provided a first look at the performance of upcoming 7nm AMD Radeon Vega GPU products slated for launch in 2018, 12nm 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors with up to 32 cores slated for launch in Q3 2018, and unprecedented customer adoption of Ryzen and Radeon products in premium OEM devices.”
In related news, AMD also showcased the first public demonstration of its Radeon Vega GPU based on 7nm process technology built specifically for professional/datacenter applications. AMD announced that 7nm Radeon “Vega” architecture-based Radeon Instinct has started sampling to initial customers and will launch in both server and workstation form factors for key compute use cases in 2H 2018.
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Lol. Intel’s 28 core will most likely be faster once OC’d, but be prepared to sell your child to buy it, and work the coal mines you had them in to power it.
I’ll be placing my order right after pre-ordering that $27,000 version of Star Citizen. By which time I may have stopped laughing at the catastrophic failure of Soylo: A Soy Wars Soyry.
Is this a photo?
it’s a portrait of his inner expression, o_O
Hmm, I still think it’s a photo.
grow up, kid. And stop pulling out senseless Memes.
Consumers will soon be able to buy a 32 core, 64 threads CPU.
Will probably be 2000$ or more and yet: What a time to be alive for professionals.
I don’t know what the use cases would be for so many cores. You can only watch so much por n with so much voracity and CPU usage.
Intel’s probably gonna charge at least 3 grand for their 28 core and still include crappy TIM under the heat spreader.
Why only 32 cores? 33 is more. Why not 33? Or better yet, 34?
They’re saving up their silicon for the 64 core 128 thread CPU. It will be the size of a Pop-Tart and have a TDP of 500 watts ; )
The Core-War has resumed.
No matter how many cores these CPUs have, if the games won’t use it it’s useless —__—
As such, AMD is actually not targeting the “Gaming” segment with these new TR models. These are mostly meant for workstations/servers.
Threadripper processors are essentially EPYC server CPUs.
These multitasking CPUs are mostly going to benefit programmers, as well as content creators, and other work areas like multiple VMs, or database operations.
These CPUs will be more efficient in rendering, post-production and encoding workloads, rather than actual Gaming.
Apart from this, these CPUs will be compatible with current X399 motherboards so we won’t have to invest in a new motherboard, but given the increase in power consumption, new motherboards are also going to come out as well.
Yeah. It would be a crazy waste of money to put this CPU in a gaming rig.
Yeah, I know that but if these CPUs have this much core then it should also mean that the consumer tier CPUs also have increased core count. 16 cores is not too far fetched but still I don’t think any game would be able to take advantage of that
Core Wars again.