Exposed: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, 2950X Get Unboxed

[Raevenlord]

That didn't take long - from the moment we've put our eyes on AMD's premium packaging for their new Threadripper 2 lineup, we're getting images that slowly expose the workings and ritual of unboxing these feats of silicon, engineering, and human ingenuity. The original video has, in the meantime, been taken down, but of course, whatever hits the web, stays in the web, and screenshots abound that give us a taste of what to expect.





The unboxed processors are the 16-core Threadripper 2950X, and the sexier, 32-core Threadripper 2990WX. Reviewers received more than the average user ever will with the same dummy processors for display purposes that AMD sent alongside their first generation Threadripper silicon, a mean feat of PR. The Threadripper 2 CPU itself sits inside a plastic tray which looks like a high-tech shuttle from Mass Effect, with added stickers and other little whatnots. One thing is for sure: AMD does know how to pack these things.



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[Vayra86]

So basically you open the box, and there is a CPU in it.

 

[RejZoR]

It's more mind blown when you open the box and it's empty

 

[phill]

Loving the new packaging

 

[jsfitz54]

So basically you open the box, and there is a CPU in it.

Brilliant:

 

[bug]

So basically you open the box, and there is a CPU in it.

Pretty much this. Say good bye to the world as you knew it

 

[ironwolf]

Has the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.

 

[eidairaman1]

Until it's in our hands, speculation...

 

[ThatPhatFatHat]

Personally I really like that AMD are making an effort with the packaging.
Is it necessary? No of course not.
But does it add something special? Yes it does.
In no other industry could you possibly get away with selling a grands worth of product in a cheap see through plastic clam-shell, so why should cpu manufacturers think it's acceptable?
I'm waiting for the AMD Prestige Line before I buy one though, I expect mine delivered in a Bentley...

 

[xorbe]

Has the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.

WX = weally extweme

 

[neatfeatguy]

It's more mind blown when you open the box and it's empty

Hmmmm....empty, or box of rocks better?

 

[Kohl Baas]

Has the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.

Workstation? What else could utilise 32 cores/64 threads than work? Not much game can benefit that...

 

[AltCapwn]

Workstation? What else could utilise 32 cores/64 threads than work? Not much game can benefit that...

With 32/64 cores you can run 32/64 instances of minecraft which is super useful.

 

[HD64G]

Has the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.

Me thinks that those 2 cpu models (2990 and 2970) will be able to use 8 channel memory if/when such motherboards are available later on the roadmap. For sure though some feature will disntinguish them from the models having lower number of cores.

 

[Caring1]

WX = weally extweme

Windows 10?

 

[Aquinus]

WX = weally extweme

Wicked eXtreme?

 

[HD64G]

In the end, the leaks say that WX is meant to be bought for workstation purposes and will boost up to 4,2GHz whereas the W models are for high-end desktop users and gamers as they will boost up to 4,4GHz.

https://videocardz.com/77031/amd-ry...70wx-2950x-and-2920x-specs-and-pricing-leaked

 

[phill]

What an amazing CPU line up.. I can't wait