pcmag.com Hear 64 Cores Roar! First Tests: AMD's Monster Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX

[bonami2]

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The Threadripper Carrier: Meet the Lenovo ThinkStation P620

Before we start testing, let’s appreciate what it takes to operate a 64-core processor. The roughly $20,000—yes, $20,000, that's the right number of zeroes—ThinkStation P620 we’re testing here is a relatively compact PC, considering what it is. The thing is, the rig is air-cooled, to our surprise, so the chassis doesn't have to accommodate bulky liquid cooling gear.

You might say it's kitted to the nines, but that would be understatement. Maybe we should say kitted to the eighty-ones...nine squared! Our sample tester has 128GB of eight-channel DDR4-3200 ECC memory, Nvidia’s flagship RTX A6000(Opens in a new window) professional graphics card (with a whopping 48GB of its own GDDR6X ECC memory), and a 2TB PCI Express 4.0 solid-state drive.

Hear 64 Cores Roar! First Tests: AMD's Monster Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX

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The first sample of AMD's new Threadripper Pro 5000 series just showed up at PC Labs! We couldn't help but tease our first benchmarks...

 

[ENTERPRISE]

Blimey, that is one expensive CPU. Give it 5 years and you will be able to afford it lol. 

[bonami2]

31 minutes ago, ENTERPRISE said:

Blimey, that is one expensive CPU. Give it 5 years and you will be able to afford it lol. 

Haha yea it like my xeon e5 2697 v2 that was worth like 3 grand that i got for 300$ with 64gb ram ecc and a mobo

Edited August 4, 2022 by bonami2

[ENTERPRISE]

14 hours ago, bonami2 said:

Haha yea it like my xeon e5 2697 v2 that was worth like 3 grand that i got for 300$ with 64gb ram ecc and a mobo

Yup, once an Enterprise CPU is out os the lime light, you can steal them in comparison to the original RRP. Then less rich folk like us can get into the action... just late to the party.