Subj : This formidable AMD 64-core CPU may be the last of its breed; her
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Mar 23 2023 12:00:04

This formidable AMD 64-core CPU may be the last of its breed; heres why Im 
excited about that

Date:
Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:42:01 +0000

Description:
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 is expected to launch later this year, according 
to Asus.

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AMD is likely to launch its Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 series later this 
year if a video posted on Chinese social media platform Bilibili and 
featuring Tony Yu, General Manager at Asus China, is to be believed. 

In the video, Yu seems to confirm that AMD will unveil the processor family 
codenamed Storm Peak and a new TR5 platform in the second half of 2023, with 
the top of the range SKU likely to be called the 7995WX . 

Based on previous product launches, we expect the Threadripper Pro 7995WX 
will have 64 cores with 128 threads, a 2.7GHz base clock and a max boost 
clock speed of 4.8GHz. The IPC gains should allow it to top most benchmarks 
where it counts. Add in 256MB L3 cache and a stable 280W TDP and youve got a 
potent rival to Intels Sapphire Rapids Xeon W family. Good bye to 
Threadripper? 

Threadripper would be the last segment of AMDs portfolio to get an upgrade to 
the Zen 4 architecture: desktop CPU, mobile CPU and server CPU have already 
been refreshed. The decision to keep fans waiting may also stem from the fact 
that Threadripper - as a brand - is stuck between a rock and a hard place. 

Its positioning as a Ryzen sibling despite being primarily a binned-EPYC part 
may muddy the market further. Intel lumps its workstation SKU with its server 
CPU family but in an interview with TechRadar Pro two weeks ago , AMDs 
Matthew Unangst was adamant that such a change will not happen. 

The markets reception of AMDs workstation product has been lukewarm to say 
the least; there's exactly two Threadripper PRO products available from the 
top three workstation vendors globally. HP has yet to release one despite a 
clear performance advantage but AMD told us that it expects to have more 
partners introduce AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000WX processor-based 
platforms. 

Combined with the fact that theres no mobile Threadripper processors (leaving 
Intel to own the mobile workstation market with its Xeon parts) and ECC 
support for DDR5 RAM and theres room for improving the product mix. Case in 
point, when we put the question to AMD in that interview, they suggested that 
the latest generation Ryzen 7000 series would be a great mobile workstation 
with 16 cores and 32 threads. 

And thats why I am excited: this may well be the last Threadripper processor 
family and it would make sense to get it absorbed in the popular Ryzen 
family. After all, AMD already sells Ryzen PRO for mobile workstations , so 
why not just have a Ryzen PRO for desktop workstations ? Via Toms Hardware



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/this-formidable-amd-64-core-cpu-may-be-the-last
-of-its-breed-heres-why-im-excited-about-that


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