Having just recently crossed the one-year anniversary of AMD\u2019s first Zen 4 architecture CPUs \u2013 the Ryzen 7000 series \u2013 we\u2019re now at the point where the final Zen 4 products are landing in place. Thus far AMD has launched consumer desktop CPUs, multiple classes of mobile CPUs, and a bevy of server CPUs big (Genoa) and small (Siena). The one remaining gap in AMD\u2019s product roadmap has been the workstation and high-end desktop market, which AMD will be filling next month with the launch of a pair of Threadripper product lineups.<\/p>\n
Being announced today by AMD for a November 21st<\/sup> launch, this morning AMD is taking the wraps off of their Ryzen 7000 Threadripper CPUs. These high-end chips are being split up into two product lines, with AMD assembling the workstation-focused Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Pro series, as well as the non-pro Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series for the more consumer-ish high-end desktop (HEDT) market. Both chip lines are based on AMD\u2019s tried and true Zen 4 architecture \u2013 derivatives of AMD\u2019s EPYC server processors \u2013 incorporating AMD\u2019s Zen 4 chiplets and a discrete I\/O dies. As with previous generations of Threadripper parts, we\u2019re essentially looking at the desktop version of AMD\u2019s EPYC hardware.<\/p>\n With both product lines, AMD is targeting customer bases that need CPUs more powerful than a desktop Ryzen processor, but not as exotic (or expensive) as AMD\u2019s server wares. This means chips with lots and lots of CPU cores \u2013 up to 96 in the case of the Threadripper 7000 Pro series \u2013 as well as support for a good deal more I\/O and memory. The amount varies with the specific chip lineup, but both leave Ryzen 7000 and its 16 cores and 24 PCIe lanes in the dust.<\/p>\n Most notably for this generation of Threadripper parts, AMD is once again offering the HEDT-focused non-pro lineup. With the Zen 3-based Threadripper 5000 series, AMD only ever released the workstation-focused Pro parts, leaving HEDT hopefuls in the dust. But this time AMD has decided to bring the HEDT back, creating a pair of Threadripper lines in a very similar fashion to the Threadripper 3000 family in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Having just recently crossed the one-year anniversary of AMD\u2019s first Zen 4 architecture CPUs \u2013 the Ryzen 7000 series \u2013 we\u2019re now at the point where the final Zen 4 products are landing in place. Thus far AMD has launched … Continue reading
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\nSource: AnandTech – AMD Unveils Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Family: 96 Core Zen 4 for Workstations and HEDT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"