AMD Confirms Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core/128-Thread Flagship Zen 2 CPU
AMD is just giving us a high-level look at what the processor will offer, but we can confirm 64 physical cores and 128 threads. In addition, AMD says that the Threadripper 3990X will feature a total of 288MB of cache (L2+L3), while operating within a 280W TDP.
AMD already has bragging rights with its 24-core/48-thread Threadripper 3960X and 32-core/64-thread Threadripper 3970X compared to the newly released 18-core/36-thread Intel Core i9-10980XE, but the Threadripper 3990X is just the icing on the cake in the high-end desktop (HEDT) market.
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At this time, AMD hasn't doled out any specifics on clock speeds, but given the sheer number of cores available, we'd expect specs might be pared back slightly from the 3.7GHz/4.5GHz base/boost clocks of the Threadripper 3990X.
At this time, AMD is only indicating that the Threadripper 3990X will be available in 2020 – no other specific timeframes have been given. The company is also not divulging any details on pricing, although we'd expect that it won't come cheap. The Threadripper 3960X is priced at $1,399, while the Threadripper 3970X comes in at $1,999. Given its core count, we wouldn't be surprised to the see the Threadripper 3990X debut with a price tag of $2,999 or higher.
In the meantime, be sure to check out our review of the Threadripper 3960X and 3970X to get an idea of what's in store for the 64-thread/128-thread flagship processor in 2020.