AMD’s third-gen processor line-up looks to be complete as they launch three high-end CPUs for their Ryzen series chips.
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The Ryzen 9 3950X tops the charts for your gaming-class CPUs – it follows up from the 3900X with 16 cores and 32 threads. It runs at a base clock speed of 3.5GHz, which can be boosted up to 4.7GHz. The CPU works on an AM4 X570 motherboard.
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Meanwhile, if you’re looking for something to handle your heavy rendering, AMD also introduced two additions to the Ryzen Threadripper series. The 3960X and 3970X – the former has 24 cores and 48 threads, while the latter has a whopping 32 cores and 64 threads. Both have a max turbo clock speed of 4.5GHz; but interestingly, the pricer 3970X has a lower base clock speed of 3.7GHz. These work with sTRX4 sockets on TRX40 boards.
AMD has also announced that there will be a Threadripper 3990X (3980X doesn’t exist apparently) soon with 64 cores and 128 threads – that will be the pinnacle of AMD’s processing offerings when it arrives.
The Ryzen 9 3950X is priced at RM3,149; the Threadripper 3960X at RM5,899 and the Threadripper 3970X at RM8,399.