AMD had quite a year in 2019. With the release of their third gen Ryzen Desktop CPUs and Threadripper HEDT CPUs (the Threadripper 3990X being the latest addition), AMD established themselves as the best CPU manufacturers in the market. Intel has long held this crown, but as of the last couple of years, they have been struggling to keep up. And AMD shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
It was announced late in 2019, that the flagship Threadripper of the current gen, the 64-core 3990X would be released in 2020. And with the advent of the 3990X, AMD now have a clear upper hand in the HEDT CPU market.
Intel’s 28-core option is the best they have to offer in the HEDT market section. With the release of the Threadripper 3970X, AMD offered a 32-core option in November 2019. And with the introduction of the massive 64-core, this market section has a clear leader.
In this article we shall attempt to present the most important aspects of the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Specs
Let us start by discussing the specs of the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. This is truly a monster of a CPU. Here’s a summary:
- Cores: 64
- Threads: 128
- Single-Core Frequency: 4.3 GHz
- Base Frequency: 2.9 GHz
- All-Core Frequency: 3.45 GHz
- Number of PCIe 4.0 Lanes: 64
- RAM Support: DDR4-3200 x8
- RAM Capacity: 256 GB / 512 GB
- Thermal Design Power: 280W
The 3990X like all third generation Ryzen CPUs is based on AMD’s 7nm Zen-2 architecture. It is paired with the TRX40 motherboards. The third generation Threadrippers go with the same socket as the previous generation Threadrippers. But the new TRX40 motherboards have a higher bandwidth configuration.
Here is how AMD is marketing its new Threadripper:
64 cores and 128 threads for lightning-fast rendering workloads.
An unprecedented 88 total PCIe® 4.0 lanes to meet large GPU and NVMe needs.
Up to 288MB of combined cache for rapid access to large data sets.
Quad-channel DDR4 with available ECC support for reliable throughput.
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Price
The price of this monster CPU deserves a separate section of its own. A $3990 price tag is no joke after all. Despite all the specs and the massive price tag, the 3990X is still a desktop CPU targeted at high-end consumers. That is to say, it isn’t quite an enterprise centric CPU. It is a special variant of AMD’s Enterprise EPYC line of processors. While it does still offer more frequency and a better power budget than a consumer CPU, what separates it from a typical Enterprise level EPYC processor is that it has fewer PCIe lanes, fewer memory channels and a lower RAM capacity.
So who exactly is the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X suited for? It would be a perfect option for consumers looking for more than 32 cores and Enterprise users who don’t quite need the entire 64 core features offered by the EPYC line.
Conclusion
AMD looks far from done in their pursuit of dominating the CPU market sector. They have a lot more planned for 2020 like the Ryzen 4000 series of CPUs. We will keep you updated on all the news.
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