AMD SVP detailed Threadripper
 

Obliterates the Intel HEDT and Core i9

Jim Andreson a SVP and General manager of computing and grapihcs has gave us an update on the Thradripper and this 16 core HEDT bomb looks awesome.

Jim pointed out that since Ryzen 7 launch caused Intel to change its HEDT pricing strategy.

Intel mysteriously launched a Core i7 7820X at $599 and dropped the eight core HEDT price from $1089, a Core i7 6900K launched in May of 2016.

Threadripper got announced in late May and Intel launched Core i9 7900X at $999, a massive drop from $1723 a price of Core i7 6950 launched in May 2016. It looks like that Intel’s HEDT group changed quite a bit as a reaction to things to come.
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