Testseek.com have collected 144 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3.5GHz Socket sTR4 and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3.5GHz Socket sTR4.
August 2018
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The editors liked
Strong Multi-Threaded Performance
Zen+ Enhancements
Easy Performance Boost With PBO
Mature Platform
Maintains Compatibility With Existing Mobos
Competitive Pricing
Reasonable price per core
Lots of horsepower packed into 16C/32T configuration
Solid generational performance improvement
Indium solder between heat spreader and dies
Unlocked multiplier for overclocking
16 cores and 32 threads
Upgrade path to 32 core/64-thread TR 2990WX available
Precision Boost Overdrive simplifies overclocking
Works on existing Threadripper motherboards
Unlocked multiplier
Greatly improved Boost behavior compared to first generati
The 2990WX is a beastly CPU capable of breaking records on rendering tasks. Other processes that can utilize many cores but are not memory intensive could benefit from the 2990WX
The editors didn't like
Price. Limited value for money
Conclusion
2990WX Falters With Some Workloads
Single Thread Perf Still Trails Intel Overall
Expensive platform
Gaming performance not as high as consumer-grade CPUs from AMD and Intel
High price
Lower single-threaded performance than Intel CPUs
Requires quad-channel memory for optimum performance
Memory bandwidth issues result in inconsistent performance on a variety of tasks. Very expensive. Potentially a onetrick pony that does one thing really
Published: 2018-08-14, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: It's one of the greatest questions of our time: AMD or Intel? Today, that rivalry has entered a new stage of Cinebench taunting as AMD's 2000-series Threadripper processors, commonly known as Threadripper 2, come to market to compete against Intel's Skyla...
Published: 2018-08-13, Author: Ken , review by: pcper.com
Abstract: May 2016 marked the launch of what was then the highest core count consumer processor ever seen, the Intel Core i7-6950X. At 10 cores and 20 threads, the 6950X was easily the highest performing consumer CPU in multi-threaded tasks but came at a staggering...
AMD has knocked it out of the park with the 2990WX as a low cost and high performance workstation part. We would say that AMD is poised to take the "low end" workstation market, but there is not actually a "low end" market in workstations at the performan...
It's not going to be difficult summing this one up. Without question, AMD is offering an unbelievable chip with the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. I'm still surprised that it even exists, more than most, it seems. I just couldn't see AMD literally doubling th...
Published: 2018-08-13, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
The 2nd Generation Ryzen Threadripper comes in four flavours, two of which we have reviewed today, one of which is available to purchase with the other coming at the end of the month. All of them combine with the new X399 chipset to bring the whole Zen ar...
Published: 2018-08-13, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: The embargo has expired now for talking about Threadripper 2 performance figures. First up are our initial Threadripper 2950X Linux benchmarks. In this article are the most interesting metrics for this 16-core / 32-thread processor while in the just-pub...
Published: 2018-08-13, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Strong Multi-Threaded Performance, Zen+ Enhancements, Easy Performance Boost With PBO, Mature Platform, Maintains Compatibility With Existing Mobos, Competitive Pricing
2990WX Falters With Some Workloads, Single Thread Perf Still Trails Intel Overall
The Threadripper 2990WX's performance proposition, however, differs depending on the use case. In compute intensive, multi-threaded workloads like those associated with content creation, the 32-core / 64-thread Threadripper 2990WX is an absolute beast. In...
Published: 2018-08-13, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
Reasonable price per core, Lots of horsepower packed into 16C/32T configuration, Solid generational performance improvement, Indium solder between heat spreader and dies, Unlocked multiplier for overclocking,
Expensive platform
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X builds on all of the goodness offered by AMD's first-gen Ryzen Threadripper processors, addressing some of our concerns in the process. If you're looking to upgrade from an older CPU to an all-around crowd pleaser, Threadrippe...
You know, I like the 2950X over the 2990WX. That 32-core part requires serious workloads and the software to support it. Anything with 8 up-to 16 cores are plenty sufficient of course and, with the 2950X, AMD manages to boost four threads to 4.4 GHz as we...
16 cores and 32 threads, Upgrade path to 32 core/64-thread TR 2990WX available, Precision Boost Overdrive simplifies overclocking, Works on existing Threadripper motherboards, Unlocked multiplier, Greatly improved Boost behavior compared to first generati
Gaming performance not as high as consumer-grade CPUs from AMD and Intel, High price, Lower single-threaded performance than Intel CPUs, Requires quad-channel memory for optimum performance
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X will be available for $900. 16 cores and 32 threads Upgrade path to 32 core/64-thread TR 2990WX available Precision Boost Overdrive simplifies overclocking Works on existing Threadripper motherboards Unlocked multiplier Gr...
