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Today, AMD announced when you will be able to get your hands on their third-generation Threadripper processors if you're after a crazy amount of cores. On top of a new 16 core flagship Ryzen 9.

First up, we have the third-generation Threadripper on the also new sTRX4 socket if you've got plenty of cash and you want a serious upgrade. AMD said that while the pin count is the same as the previous generation Threadripper, "the mapping of those pins to voltage or data will be different this time 'round" so you cannot use a third-gen Threadripper in an older socket or a previous generation in the new sTRX4 socket. Here's what the models are:

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

  • 24 cores/48 threads
  • 3.8ghz base/4.5ghz boost
  • 140mb cache
  • Price around $1,399.

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

  • 32 cores/64 threads
  • 3.7ghz base/4.5ghz boost
  • 144mb cache
  • Price around $1,999.

Both of which have a TDP of 280w and they go on sale on November 25. Read more about them here and you can also see their announcement video below:

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As for their new flagship consumer CPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X that releases on November 25 for around $749. With 16 cores and 32 threads, it's going to pack a punch for whatever you're doing.

That's not all, they also have the lower end Athlon 3000G processor releasing on November 19 for $49. They said it's the first Zen-based Athlon processor that's unlocked, giving you some headroom for overclocking it. It also has Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, so it might be quite a good budget gaming processor.

On top of that, they shared a little more information about a new AGESA update that has now been sent onto manufacturers this month focused primarily on stability. More on the 3950X, Athlon 3000G and the AGESA update here.

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stochastic_guy Nov 7, 2019
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That 3950x seems pretty alright. The higher clock speeds than my current rig would be sweet, particularly for some CPU-bound games like Stellaris, as has been mentioned.

I haven't owned an AMD since the K6-2 about 20 years ago, but I have been really interested of late.
Shmerl Nov 7, 2019
I suppose going from 12 cores of 3900X to 16 cores of 3950X is a nice bump, but the price increase is disproportional. $500 vs $750.

3900X is already quite a beast. Linux kernel compiles in it in just 6.5 minutes or so.


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minidou Nov 7, 2019
Quoting: GuestEspecially for us EU folks. It won't be at 675 € !

Yes, that's the current price of the few 3900X remaining. It probably won't be available before 2020 either.
14 Nov 8, 2019
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Quoting: Dunc
Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: poke86Yeah but think of how much you'd save on your heating bill...
I've got an FX 8-Core behind me for that :P
You joke, but I don't have any “proper” heating in the room with my 6-core FX. And it's not just naturally warm; I definitely notice the difference at this time of year if it hasn't been running.

Gotta say though, I'd love a Ryzen. But this thing has run everything I've thrown at it so far well enough.
6300? You might not just know what you're missing. I got like 20-30 FPS increase in F1 2017 when I upgraded my processor, and that made a big difference from like 40 to 70-ish framerates. My previous processor was i5 3570K.
Geppeto35 Nov 8, 2019
I will work on the last one 4 sure next year at work (writing from a 40 threads - 20 cores intel). Incredible (cheap 'n efficient) stuff to run maths and simulations (parallelized of course). From my point of view, not for gaming at home. But for working, dat rules. Would ease my life to work every days on the 128 threads without clearing funds of my lab :D

Edit: yeah, forgot to say that we have a tower with a threadripper 32 cores on debian: congruent with phoronix results, with the same number of cores and same frequency, it destroys time to compute same maths from a xeon intel of the same generation under debian (and those maths run faster on debian *near a factor 1.8* than under windows 10*)


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Eike Nov 8, 2019
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Quoting: 146300? You might not just know what you're missing. I got like 20-30 FPS increase in F1 2017 when I upgraded my processor, and that made a big difference from like 40 to 70-ish framerates. My previous processor was i5 3570K.

I'm planning to upgrade my i3570K to a Ryzen 6 or 8 core soon. Just feels a bid odd, minding the lack of big productions natively available for Linux...
14 Nov 8, 2019
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Quoting: 146300? You might not just know what you're missing. I got like 20-30 FPS increase in F1 2017 when I upgraded my processor, and that made a big difference from like 40 to 70-ish framerates. My previous processor was i5 3570K.

I'm planning to upgrade my i3570K to a Ryzen 6 or 8 core soon. Just feels a bid odd, minding the lack of big productions natively available for Linux...
Agree. There are a lot of games with middle-of-the-road or even pixel graphics natively on Linux, and you don't need an upgrade for those. Still, there were a handful of games that my last processor were holding me back more than I expected. I stream and watch my friends' streams at the same time. That was really where I was feeling it the most. I had been using two computers. The CPU upgrade allowed me to drop down to one. Besides that, I clearly remember Dota 2 and F1 2017 and Rust getting noticeably faster.
Dunc Nov 8, 2019
Quoting: 146300? You might not just know what you're missing. I got like 20-30 FPS increase in F1 2017 when I upgraded my processor, and that made a big difference from like 40 to 70-ish framerates. My previous processor was i5 3570K.
I don't doubt it. But that would mean both a CPU and motherboard upgrade, and that's just not within my budget right now. In fact, if I hadn't scored the 6300 for free, I'd probably still be plugging away with my old 4100.

The point is that it's not something that's especially bothering me at the moment. I'm sure I could get something better but... eh, it's okay for now.
elmapul Nov 10, 2019
i'm more impressed with the cache than anything, and cache is more important than most people think
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