Yes, really. It's significant because the Threadripper 2990WX is:
- A $1799 processor that outperforms what is likely a variant of a $9999 processor. Clock speeds and cooling aside, that's a big deal.
- A real thing that's going to be released in 3 days. Whereas Intel's competitor is essentially mythical. Nobody even knows for sure what it is. Or what's really up with it. Or when/if it will ever even be released. Or how much it will actually cost when/if it is(could be more than $9999). At this point it's nothing more than a PR stunt. Intel's current line-up of CPUs are obviously nowhere in the same ballpark performance Multi-Thread wise. This thing smashes the i9-7980XE to pieces(in Cinebench R15 at least, but likely also in many Multi-Thread workloads).
- Unlocked for overclocking out-of-the-box. Whereas Intel's competitor, if based on the Xeon Platinum 8180, is not. So if you buy the 2990WX, and install it in an ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME X399 motherboard, you might actually be able to reach 5.1GHz with it. If you were to buy the 8180...even 5.0GHz is not likely happening. LN2, or custom made Gigabyte motherboard, or not. Retail components vs. basically not-even-real components.
- The current Cinebench R15 Multi-Thread single socket CPU World Record holder.
I don't feel like I'm being arrogant, or the need to chill. I was just a little surprised that it's not a major news story is really all. Considering all the hype and hoopla regarding the Intel 28 Core what-the-hell-ever-it-is, and how much coverage that got. And I think this story deserves to be told just as much(if not more). So that's what I'm trying to make happen. And yes, I'm serious. But probably not as "serious" as you think I am. I'm not all worked up about it...if that's what you mean.