Testseek.co.uk have collected 140 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 3.0GHz Socket sTR4 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 3.0GHz Socket sTR4.
August 2018
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The editors liked
32 cores and 64 threads
In a multi-core league of its own
Drop-in upgrade over last-gen TR
Quad-channel memory
Unprecedented 32-core configuration
Unlocked multiplier for overclocking
Reasonable price per core
Indium solder between heat spreader and dies
Solid multi-threaded performance in some apps
Technically better value than Intel
Highest performance we've seen yet
Capable modelling performance
Particularly with product design software
Lots of cores make light work of multi-threaded rendering jobs
Reasonable price for specification
Generous storage
Spacious
Well-designed chassis
Relatively low power consumpti
Fastest 3D rendering currently available in a single-socket workstation
High single-core clock speed provides good 3D modelling potential
Amazing value for the performance
Surprisingly reasonable power consumption for performance
Compatible with exist
The editors didn't like
Single-thread not as good as Intel
Very poor at gaming without Game Mode
Poor scaling in some workloads
Expensive platform
One power hungry beast
Not all applications are 32-core optimized
Cooling system can't get the best out of the 32-core CPU
Faster rendering available with more powerful cooling and Precision Boost Overdrive enabled
Adobe's Media Encoder clearly not optimised for this many cores
Price
£3
899.00 inc VAT (Buy from PC S
Questionable performance when video encoding with Adobe Media Encoder
£5
994.00 inc VAT (Buy from Armari HERE)
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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is the most powerful workstation processor cur
Unprecedented 32-core configuration, Unlocked multiplier for overclocking, Reasonable price per core, Indium solder between heat spreader and dies, Solid multi-threaded performance in some apps
Poor scaling in some workloads, Expensive platform
Threadripper 2990WX barrels onto the high-end desktop scene with 32 cores and 64 threads, wowing enthusiasts accustomed to four- and eight-core processors. But the unique design has its caveats. You need to have specific workloads in mind able to exploit...
For the vast majority of people doing every day tasks, this CPU would be massive overkill. The latest generation Ryzen 7 or Intel i7 will provide more than enough performance for content creators and gamers alike, and even if you did decide to buy yoursel...
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...
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 Skylake-X series...
We recently updated our Linux testing suite a wee bit, making minor changes, but at the expense of dropping all single-threaded benchmarks – by accident. We hadn't thought much about every single set of results being hugely optimized for core counts, whic...
Can't be overclocked and lacks HyperThreading, Conclusion
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Published: 2018-10-15, Author: Patrick , review by: servethehome.com
This generation of workstation CPU wars is still a question mark for one small reason: the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is a quad channel 2 DPC memory design. If AMD found a way to get electrical routing to make it an octo channel (like EPYC 7000 series)...
Ultimately, the Threadripper 2990WX is a very niche CPU that’s only fast in specific circumstances, and that’s as much down to its design as the scaling of software to 32 cores.
Published: 2018-09-11, Author: Ken , review by: pcper.com
This is an interesting shift in performance that lends itself to a deeper discussion at some point in the future. First, if this was indeed just a bug in the NVIDIA driver itself, the timing of it could not have been worse for AMD, as the window of time...
