AMD changes you the Intel Core i7 8086K for an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (more or less)

Aggressive marketing campaign by AMD, it proposes that you give them the Intel Core i7 8086K, which Intel itself raffles and they give you an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

The good sales of the AMD Ryzen processors, has caused AMD to come a little up and has thought about how to touch Intel's nose a bit more. To celebrate 40 years of 8086, Intel has launched the Core i7 8086K, a special and limited edition, of which they raffle forty units, only in the United States. The idea of ​​AMD has been to troll, proposing that you change a limited edition processor that is worth money, for an AMD Threadripper 1950X, with the excuse that it has more cores and offers more performance.

AMD swaps you the Intel Core i7 8086K for the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

Our competitor recently held a giveaway to celebrate the first 40 years since they released their first x86 processor in the form of a limited edition 8086 model.

We appreciate the advancements that have helped drive x86 architecture over the past four decades. But we are ready to take over from here. That's why we're giving 40 performance-hungry US enthusiasts the opportunity to celebrate the next 40 years of high-performance computing by swapping out their processor for our CPU that lets you work, play, and create with heavy metal.

The first 40 winners of the Intel 8th Gen Core i7-8086K Limited Edition Contest in the US (which opened on June 7, 2018 and closed on June 8, 2018). These winners will be offered the opportunity to trade in their new processor for a 1950-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 16X processor designed for gamers and creators who need a processor that can do it all. Those steps will be communicated on this website on June 25 at 1:00:00 PM EDT. Come back June 25 at 1:00:00 PM EDT for complete details on how to participate.

OPEN ONLY TO VOIDED 50 US / DC RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE US AND WHERE PROHIBITED.

We have to say that the Intel Core i7 8086K, far from the cores of this and the Threadripper 1950X, the thing is that we are facing a limited edition processor. Although the Threadripper costs € 300 more than the Intel processor, the fact of having to put four RAM modules to take advantage of the Quad Channel or the higher consumption. As a marketing strategy, it is true, it is priceless.

INTEL'S RESPONSE TO THE AMD IDEA

. @AMDRyzen , if you wanted an Intel Core i7-8086K processor too, you could have just asked us. 🙂 Thanks for helping us celebrate the 8086! pic.twitter.com/ZKKayaws7u

— Intel Gaming (@IntelGaming) June 18, 2018