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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX Review: The Most Powerful Ryzen
This is the most expensive AMD Ryzen CPU you can buy, which as you might suspect is also the fastest and most powerful Ryzen CPU currently in existence. Not even upcoming Zen 4 CPUs will change that.
AMD's Threadripper Pro 5995WX CPU gets overclocked and sets a new Cinebench world record
Liquid nitrogen was used in the record-setting run
Unreleased 64-core Threadripper 5990X overclocked to 4.82 GHz, reaches over 100k points in Cinebench R23
Its power draw peaked at almost 700W
Retailer starts selling AMD Threadripper Pro 5000 processors early
The 64-core SKU is going for over $7,000
AMD Threadripper Pro 5000 to expand availability to more OEMs, hit retail eventually
Coming to more OEM systems soon, DIY later this year
AMD Threadripper Pro 5000 is now official, plus mainstream Ryzen price cuts
Zen 3-based Threadripper is no longer in hiding, but it's for Pros/OEMs only
AMD might be about to give dual-socket functionality to their Threadripper CPUs
Two CPUs, one motherboard?
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX and 5945WX appear in the wild
Upcoming high-end processors caught trying to help model the Milky Way galaxy
Mediaworkstations a-XP is a luggable PC with AMD Threadripper inside
Starts at a cool $8,000 and goes over $30,000 for the fully-specced 3990X version
Big Boy Heatsinks: The 64-core AMD Threadripper 3990X Cooler Test
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. It's an insane productivity CPU, that we pushed to extremes to torture a few motherboards just this week. Then we thought, why not try out some big bulky coolers as well?
Threadripper 3990X TRX40 VRM Torture Test feat. Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha
Today we're going to perform some AMD TRX40 motherboard VRM thermal testing using the powerful 64-core Threadripper 3990X. To apply load we're using Blender with the system running at stock and overclocked to 3.8 GHz. The typical power draw for this system is around 450 watts, but once overclocked we are hitting as much as 850 watts. Toasty!
AMD Threadripper 3990X Review: Absolute Madness!
Today we're looking at the most expensive desktop CPU to ever exist, and shockingly it's not from Intel. The Threadripper 3990X is a 64-core, 128-thread Zen 2-based processor that AMD fully acknowledges is a special purpose processor that combines both high frequency and high core counts into a single package.
AMD confirms 64-core Threadripper 3990X coming in 2020 for VFX pros
'More details still to come'
Third-Gen Threadripper Lands: AMD Threadripper 3970X & 3960X Review
The latest 32-core and 24-core high-end desktop CPUs from AMD have now landed. And yes, we've benchmarked the heck out of them. The Threadripper 3970X is a 32-core, 64-thread chip with a massive 128MB L3 cache, runs at 3.7 GHz and it's priced at $2,000 making it AMD's most expensive desktop CPU ever. If that's too rich, maybe the 3960X costs $1,400 for 24 cores and 48 threads.
AMD commits to 'long-term' support for sTRX4 CPU socket used with third-gen Threadripper
You will need a new TRX40 mobo, but will not have to change out for a while
AMD's 3rd-gen Threadripper is now official, starting at $1,400 for 24 cores/48 threads
The 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X arrives soon, plus a new $50 Athlon CPU
Next-gen Threadripper rumored to arrive on November 19
The 24-core 3960X and 32-core 3970X would be available for the holidays
Arctic's Freezer 50 TR is here to cool your Threadripper cores
It has a dual-tower design featuring eight heat pipes, 13 RGB LEDs and a $64.99 price tag
AMD announces third-gen Threadripper chips, delays Ryzen 9 3950X launch to November
Details on Threadripper 3 are scarce