AMD takes another stab at Intel
Offers to exchange sweepstake Core i7-8086K for Threadripper 1950X
AMD is having a blast in taking stabs at Intel these days and in its latest one, it goes for the recently announces Intel sweepstake, offering to exchange the prized Core i7-8086K limited edition CPU for a brand new Threadripper 1950X CPU.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs woos reviewers
Review roundup: Brings some competition to the HEDT game
AMD has lifted the review NDA veil from its first Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, the Threadripper 1950X and the Threadripper 1920X, which offer impressive multi-threaded performance and finally bringing some competition to this part of the market.
AMD Threadripper 1950X hits 4.1GHz on liquid cooling
LN2 should push it even further
A Reddit user has managed to overclock AMD's 16-core/32-thread Threadripper 1950X to 4.1GHz by just using Thermaltake's Water 3.0 liquid cooler.
AMD Threadripper 1950X hits 5.2GHz on LN2
A sign of things to come
During its Capsaicin event at the Siggraph 2017 show, AMD brought a well-known overclocker Alva Jonathan, who managed to push the new Threadripper 1950X up to almost 5.2GHz on LN2.
AMD reveals details on two Ryzen Threadripper SKUs
Intel outperformed
AMD has posted a new Youtube video in which AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, revealed a few more details on two of the upcoming Ryzen Threadripper SKUs, including both clocks and pricing.