Threadripper 1900X joins the HEDT party, priced at $549. Features. By Jarred Walton published 31 July 2017 Lots of cores and threads, coming August 10.

The third and final piece of AMD’s initial return to high-end desktops slide into place on Thursday, as the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X hit the streets, along with AMD’s Ryzen Pro processors.

Check out AMD benchmarks showing how it performs in games and video production. The 1900X sports 8-core/16-threads for $550, the cheapest Threadripper out now.

The Threadripper 1900X is an 8-core/16-thread chip with a 3.8GHz base clock and 4GHz turbo clock, along with a 4.2GHz XFR range for short-term performance boosts. It also has 20MB of cache.

Indeed, Threadripper 1900X supports 64 PCIe lanes, as well as quad-channel memory configurations. Basically, think of the 1900X as the Ryzen 7 for people who want a beefier system.

All Threadripper CPUs, including the 1900X, are from the top 5% of Ryzen dies, and the 1900X is no exception. Also, the 1900X is not identical to the 1800X when it comes to what's under the IHS. 17 ...

The Threadripper 1900X has a direct competitor from Intel, in the form of the Core i7-7820X. This is a Skylake-SP-derived CPU, with 8 cores, 16 threads, a 3.6GHz base clock, ...

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AMD's 8-core/16 thread Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is due to go on sale August 31, well, at least it's supposed to. It appears as if India's leading PC hardware store PrimeABGB, ...

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However, the decrease in cores means that the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X also has the highest operating frequencies in the family, coming in with 3.8GHz base and 4.0GHz boost clocks.

The Threadripper 1900X has a 3.8GHz base clock, a 4GHz Turbo clock, and a 200MHz XFR range for short-term boosting if the CPU's thermals and power consumption permit it.