AMD takes wraps off the 2nd generation Threadrippers, pre-orders start today

[Redaktion]

AMD has announced that its latest HEDT CPUs, the Ryzen Threadripper 2, are available for pre-order starting today for a retail launch on August 13. The second generation Ryzen Threadrippers come in multiple SKUs targeting different segments of the enthusiast gaming and content creation market with prices starting from US$649 for the Threadripper 2920X and going all the way up to US$1,799 for the Threadripper 2990WX.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-takes-wraps-off-the-2nd-generation-Threadrippers-pre-orders-start-today.320962.0.html

[Alejandro]

You'll want to double check some numbers in this article. Base and Turbo clock speeds for the X-series are inverted.

you get a nice 12-core 24-thread chip that has a base clock of 4.3 GHz and can boost up to 3.5 GHz

Also:

we know that the 2990WX scored an impressive 6099 Cinebench R15 points

The actual score is 5099.

[Vaidyanathan]

You'll want to double check some numbers in this article. Base and Turbo clock speeds for the X-series are inverted.

you get a nice 12-core 24-thread chip that has a base clock of 4.3 GHz and can boost up to 3.5 GHz

Also:

we know that the 2990WX scored an impressive 6099 Cinebench R15 points

The actual score is 5099.

Thanks for spotting out the error, Alejandro. :) I've corrected the numbers.