AMD 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7960X
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Intel and AMD are about to butt heads over a new target market. Intel has always had an enthusiasts range of CPU’s with its “K” and “Extreme Edition” line-up. Unfortunately, they slowly became lack lustre over the years with no competition from AMD…until now!
THE FRONT LINE
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The $999 16-core, 32-threads, 3.4-GHz Ryzen Threadripper 1950X – 180 watts
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The $1,699 16-core, 32-threads, ???-GHz Intel Core Skylake-X i9-7960X – 160 watts
HEDT’s and SHED’s
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With the release of the Ryzen Threadripper range of CPU’s from AMD, a new category has been created with more counts at higher speeds. The term used by AMD is HEDT which stands for High End Desktop. Another phrase coined by the media is SHED which stands for Super High End Desktop.
It’s all about the AMD Threadripper (TR4) line-up vs Intel’s X series of CPU’s (socket LGA 2066).
These processors are targeted towards professionals and those who use their PC’s to make money. Don’t be fooled into thinking that these CPU’s will give you any advantage in gaming. Although, for streamers who need to run multiple programs and would prefer to use 1 PC instead of 2, this may be a good option.
X299 vs X399
The two platforms being used are x299 and x399. AMD in a cheeky move branded their motherboards x399 which board manufacturers will design in conjunction with the Threadripper CPU’s. Intel branded their boards x299 prior to AMD’s announcement. x399 will have more memory support for all its CPU’s.
PROS AND CONS
- X399 boards are set to be cheaper than Intel’s X299 boards which has been the case historically, so no X399 boards are set to be cheaper than Intel’s X299 boards which has been the case historically, so no change there.
- Amd has the cheaper core per dollar ratio with the 1950X costing $700 less for the same performance from Intel.
- Intel does have a higher core CPU, the i9-7980XE with 18 cores/36 threads at a cringe worthy $1,999.
- Threadripper CPU’s all having 64 lanes of PCIe 3.0 support unlike Intel’s offering which vary from 16, 28 and 44 as a maximum even on the $1,999 part. More PCIe lanes mean more GPU’s, hard drives and other peripherals being able to connect at the same time.
- All Threadripper CPU’s support quad channel memory/RAM whereas the cheaper, lower end X series chips (Kabby Lake) will be limited to two channels/slots.
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