The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X appears on the CPU-Z, with its… 32 CORES!

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X is seen in the CPU-Z and in the Cinebench, showing unprecedented performance, thanks to its 32 cores.

It was a matter of time before the first data arrived about the second generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper, processors that are basically AMD EPYC, with a different name. We said that they are EPYC, because the first that has been filtered is the Threadripper 2990X, which has 32 cores and 64 processing threads. This processor is also characterized by being manufactured in 12nm lithography. What is most surprising about this processor is the TDP, which is 250W, a real stupid.

First details of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X processor.

It arrives as the flagship of the Pinnacle Ridge family and as we said, this Threadripper 2990X will be a real mole, with 32, but its little brothers are no less aberrant. The Threadripper 2980X has 28 cores, the Threadripper 2970X has 24 cores, the Threadripper 2960X has 20 cores, the Threadripper 2950X has 16 cores, and the Threadripper 2920X has 12 cores. Logically, these processors go for the Skylake-X from Intel.

Regarding the data of the CPU-Z, we have that this Threadripper 2990X processor works at a base frequency of 3.4GHz and in Boost mode it can reach up to 4.0GHz, something possible thanks to XFR technology. We will have to cool a 250W TDP, something that will not be easy, requiring monstrous heatsinks or liquid cooling of significant size.

We can see in a screenshot of the Cinebench, that this processor reaches 4.12GHz and can score a score of 6399 points, something logical, due to the number of cores it incorporates. It triples the data of the Intel i9 7900X, but it is normal, since the Intel processor has 18 cores and we are talking about a benchmark that depends on the more cores, the better. We are struck by the erased processor and a mysterious 'Genuine Intel CPU 000' with six cores and twelve threads.

Be careful, because the top seems to be 4.12GHz, since the 4.2GHz processor has marked 6.109, a clear indication that the frequency is above the maximum admissible by this processor. For those who do not know, all processors have a frequency barrier and when it is exceeded, excess heat is generated, among other problems, which cause a significant drop in performance.

Source: TPU