In the press-deck of its third Generation Ryzen Threadripper 3970X/3960X launch, AMD teased its flagship HEDT half for the TRX40 platform, the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, with a 2020 launch date. It ought to come as little shock then, that the core-count hole between the 3970X and the 3990X has an SKU within the center – the 3980X. This SKU reportedly surfaced in CPU-Z 1.91 code. The 3980X is a 48-core/96-thread monstrosity for when 64 cores are too many, and 32 too few.
Like the 3990X, the 3980X will seemingly be constructed with eight “Zen 2” CCDs (chiplets) for optimum IFOP bandwidth utilization and heat-spread. Each CCD will seemingly be configured with 6 cores (Three per CCX), including as much as 48 cores on the bundle. Much just like the 3990X, clock-speeds of the 3980X stay below the wraps. AMD is anticipated to launch the 2 a while in 2020, that includes compatibility with present AMD TRX40 chipset motherboards. The firm might goal a sub-$3,000 price-point to make the Xeon W-3175X out of date each in efficiency and worth.
