The Ryzen "ThreadRipper"... 16 cores of awesome

[krumme]

If anyone makes a Epyc-compatible E-ATX motherboard, I would totally buy one at that price. It's probably not that cheap though!

I want it in matx factor . If Intel can push hedt to itx i dream about the same here. At least for sp3r2.

 

[krumme]

Another portion of information from Fottemberg from BitsAndChips.
http://semiaccurate.com/forums/showpost.php?p=290705&postcount=594
If he is correct and the 12 core entry level Threadripper CPU will cost around 500(let it be even 599$) it is a bargain of the century.

P.S. Fott's information are sometimes hit and miss. But when he is correct, he is 100% correct .

Yep thats the problem with his tweets. 90% is bs 10% is 100% correct and stellar information. He clearly have inside source.

 

[beginner99]

If he is correct and the 12 core entry level Threadripper CPU will cost around 500(let it be even 599$) it is a bargain of the century.

Yeah if that is the case, I will buy it 100% assuming it can OC up to around 3.8 ghz.

EDIT:

Does it need to run in Quad-channel? I mean on x299 you can run in dual-channel and save money on RAM. i don't really need 32 gb.

 

[BigDaveX]

Does it need to run in Quad-channel? I mean on x299 you can run in dual-channel and save money on RAM. i don't really need 32 gb.

You probably wouldn't need all four channels populated; heck, it might even perform better with two channels, which is the scenario we had with Quad FX a decade ago.

 

[Glo.]

Does it need to run in Quad-channel? I mean on x299 you can run in dual-channel and save money on RAM. i don't really need 32 gb.

You can always go with 4x4 GB setup for RAM.

 

[T1beriu]

Yep thats the problem with his tweets (edit: BitsAndChips). 90% is bs 10% is 100% correct and stellar information. He clearly have inside source.

If you throw enough BS, some of it is going to stick eventually.

I like to stay aways from "publications" that make a living from lying.

 

[Glo.]

So far, over the last few months, TT from B&C were actually correct. I have no idea where you get the impression that they lied.

 

[ddogg]

I am taking this with a lb of salt but I wouldn't be surprised if they release thread-ripper at these insane prices. Hopefully they can be clocked close to 4ghz after an OC. I wonder how Intel is going to respond if this is true. Their prices are still crazy

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[Topweasel]

Do you think AMD employees work for free, no R&D cost, it doesn't have any debt and no bills to pay? Why is it that AMD never makes any profit per year?

Volume and profit merge together for a company to make a profit. The fact is that compared to the last 8 years that even at an asp of $300 a die they are making way more profit per chip. Undercutting Intel to sell more chips and still getting great profit is better than selling it at a price near comparable to Intel and not selling any.

In no way should we be using Intel and their $2k price on a $150 die as a sign of proper competitive pricing.

 

[flash-gordon]

AMD needs money, but also needs market and mind share, this drop is an indicator of what to expect from Threadripper prices. It surely bring focus to it.

 

[nathanddrews]

If the rumors of current Ryzen R7 CPUs dropping by $50-100 are true, then R9 Threadripper is going to be have to change its name to Walletripper, from all the cash you'll have leftover not buying Intel.

 

[moinmoin]

Volume and profit merge together for a company to make a profit. The fact is that compared to the last 8 years that even at an asp of $300 a die they are making way more profit per chip. Undercutting Intel to sell more chips and still getting great profit is better than selling it at a price near comparable to Intel and not selling any.

Yeah, at this point AMD should be primarily interested in getting the platforms and ecosystems out there (Epyc targeting Intel's mainstream 2s offers for data centers also shows a push for volume). I think AMD will only start showing interest in doing market segmentation for profit of their own when it makes sense, e.g. once 7nm Zen 2 dies are available but haven't reached the yield of the current dies yet.

 

[wildhorse2k]

Given that Threadripper will be 2 independent dies and memory controller in each, I wonder what will happen when the system has only 1-2 RAM sticks and not 4.

 

[T1beriu]

Easy. The memory controller from one die will feed the other die using the Infinity Fabric. I think. But this works with only just one stick. If you're using 2, you would be forced to put it in a slot that feeds the second die.

 

[beginner99]

Given that Threadripper will be 2 independent dies and memory controller in each, I wonder what will happen when the system has only 1-2 RAM sticks and not 4.

That is why I asked. I suspect 4 sticks are a must.

 

[Topweasel]

I doubt it. Ryzen can run single channel. My guess is memory configuration has to be cloned per die. So on TR you could do 2 stick, 1 for each die. But I don't think four are required. Though it would be silly not load up on at least 4 sticks. I mean that would be one of the draws to the system.

 

[Dresdenboy]

You probably wouldn't need all four channels populated; heck, it might even perform better with two channels, which is the scenario we had with Quad FX a decade ago.

But times and mem controllers changed. 4 modules SR (or DR for higher performance) with 1/ch should run at clocks as high as 2ch system, just at twice the bandwidth.

 

[IEC]

But times and mem controllers changed. 4 modules SR (or DR for higher performance) with 1/ch should run at clocks as high as 2ch system, just at twice the bandwidth.

My 32GB kit of G.Skill DDR-3200 CL14 single rank should be perfect for Threadripper

 

[moonbogg]

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-threadripper-16-core-cpu-849-us-price-x399-motherboards/

16 cores @ $850. BAM. rumor though, but still BAM!

 

[Shamrock]

Do you think AMD employees work for free, no R&D cost, it doesn't have any debt and no bills to pay? Why is it that AMD never makes any profit per year?

Sure, but I didn't think there would be that much of a profit margin.

 

[Xed]

If a 12 core TR can hit 4 ghz 24/7 OC at a "safe" voltage and is around $600-700 I'm in.

 

[Glo.]

Are there any rumors about 8 core Threadripper CPU with higher core clocks than Ryzen 7 CPUs?

 

[T1beriu]

No.

 

[Soulkeeper]

It's a shame that the infinity fabric is tied to the memory speed.
spending $750 on this slower ecc memory kinda hurts more than it should.

 

[Dresdenboy]

My 32GB kit of G.Skill DDR-3200 CL14 single rank should be perfect for Threadripper

Being 4 DIMMs this sould be fine! But you'll miss out on the dual rank performance gains, which are like 200-500 MHz higher RAM speed for several games and apps.

It's a shame that the infinity fabric is tied to the memory speed.
spending $750 on this slower ecc memory kinda hurts more than it should.

All those OC DIMMs are rated at JEDEC 2133 speeds or so, but come with an pretested headroom (the XMP setting). Why shouldn't ECC RAM have some headroom too, just not being marketed this way?