Ultimate Boost for High-End Desktop Market With Aug. 10 Availability of 16- and 12-Core Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processors
July 30 2017 - 10:30PM
The reenergizing of the high-end desktop (HEDT) market is much
closer today with the announcement by AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) of Ryzen™
Threadripper™ global pre-order availability, with an Aug. 10th
on-shelf date for the 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 12-core
1920X processor models. Building on the 2017 introduction of 9
award-winning Ryzen™ desktop processors, AMD is delivering on the
promise of more cores and threads with Ryzen™ Threadripper™, a
“Zen”-based CPU with up to 60 percent more cores than any previous
HEDT processor1, including leadership I/O bandwidth. Designed to
bring innovation and competition back to the full spectrum of PC
markets, the high-performance Ryzen CPU architecture delivers
uncompromising performance in Ryzen Threadripper, delivering
advanced feature sets, increased efficiency, and leadership2
performance on today’s most demanding PC workloads.
“Our goal with Ryzen has always been to bring innovation and
excitement to our customers. With Ryzen™ 7, 5, and 3 processors,
AMD changed the game and ensured users across every segment of the
market received the best technology, prices and overall
experience,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice president and general
manager, Computing and Graphics Group, AMD. “To complete the Ryzen™
family, we kept the best for last. Ryzen™ Threadripper™ positions
AMD at the forefront of this exciting market for high-performance
PCs, resulting in a platform that offers the highest echelons of
consumers– from data scientists to video creators to gamers –
complete and uncompromising performance.”
AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™
Lineup
In addition to the previously demonstrated 16-core and 12-core
options, AMD also announced an 8-core Ryzen Threadripper 1900X with
a base clock of 3.8 GHz, a boost clock of 4.0 GHz, and the full
feature set of the X399 SocketTR4 platform with 64 PCIe® lanes.
Product Line |
Model |
Cores |
Threads |
BaseClock(GHz) |
BoostClock(GHz) |
XFR(GHz) |
PCIe®Lanes |
TDP(Watts) |
SuggestedPrice,SEP(USD) |
Availability |
AMD Ryzen™Threadripper™ |
1950X |
16 |
32 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
64 |
180 |
$999 |
Aug. 10 |
AMD Ryzen™Threadripper™ |
1920X |
12 |
24 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
64 |
180 |
$799 |
Aug. 10 |
AMD Ryzen™Threadripper™ |
1900X |
8 |
16 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
64 |
180 |
$549 |
Aug. 31 |
Pre-Sales & Availability
On July 27th, pre-orders for Area-51 Threadripper™ Edition from
Alienware, as well as extreme performance SI systems featuring
Ryzen™ Threadripper™ became available. In addition, for customers
eagerly awaiting these high-performance processors, etailers around
the world are primed to begin taking pre-orders beginning July
31st, specifically for the 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen™ Threadripper™
1950X and the 12-core, 24-thread 1920X CPU. On-shelf availability
for these CPUs is expected on August 10th. In addition, the 8-core,
16-thread Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 1900X is expected to launch on
August 31st.
Participating vendors* include the following, with a more
complete list available here:
USA |
Amazon |
Newegg |
Europe |
Alternate |
Rue Du Commerce
|
Caseking |
Mindfactory |
LDLC |
OLDI |
Komplett |
OverclockersUK |
PCSpecialist |
Greater China |
JD.com |
Tmall.com |
Latin America |
Kabum |
All AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ processors are supported by a full
ecosystem of X399 platforms at launch, with motherboard designs
already available from top motherboard manufacturers including
ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI. The new X399 platform chipsets
offer dedicated PCIe lanes for USB, graphics, data and other I/O,
providing a powerful, scalable, and reliable computing experience
and bringing the benefit of future-ready technologies.
Supporting Resources
- Learn more about AMD Ryzen Threadripper at
AMD.com/Threadripper
- Learn more about AMD Ryzen processors at AMD.com/Ryzen
- Learn more about the “Zen” core architecture at
AMD.com/Zen
- Learn more about AMD Products, Solutions, and Innovations
- Become a fan of AMD on Facebook
- Follow AMD on Twitter @AMD
About AMD
For more than 45 years, AMD has driven innovation in
high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization
technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms,
and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading
Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research
facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve
how they live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are
focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what
is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today
and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) website, blog,
Facebook and Twitter pages.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Ryzen, Threadripper, and
combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
*Participating vendor list subject to change without
notice
Additional Information:
- 60% Core count based on AMD Threadripper vs existing i9
7900X which is existing highest core count HEDT. It is a 10-core
part. The Ryzen Threadripper 1950X processor is a 16 core
CPU.
- Testing by AMD Performance labs as of February 10,
2017. PC manufacturers may vary configurations yielding different
results. System Configurations: AMD Ryzen™ 7 1800X: Myrtle AM4,
Ryzen™ 7 1800X processor, with NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal) 12GB
graphics adapter, 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 RAM, Windows 10
RS2operating system, Graphics driver 21.21.13.7633 ::
12/11/2016. Cinebench R15 nT is used to simulate
multi-threaded CPU performance; the AMD Ryzen™ 7 1800X scored
1601.43, while the Intel Core i7-6900K Extreme scored 1473.79 for a
benchmark score comparison of 1601.43/1473.79 = 1.09× or 9% more.
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Contact:
Jay Marsden
AMD Communications
(289) 695-0850
JayM.Marsden@amd.com
Alina Ostrovsky
AMD Investor Relations
(408) 749-6688
Alina.Ostrovsky@amd.com
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