Storm Peak Threadripper CPU will have two motherboard platforms
 

Getting a HEDT on Intel

Leaker @g01d3nm4ng0 has been telling the world+dog that AMD could release two motherboard platforms to support its next-gen Storm Peak Threadripper CPUs.

Normally there is a single platform at this point of the game, but this time there will be a workstation and an HEDT (High-End Desktop) platform for enthusiasts. Both platforms will reportedly get an upgrade to PCIe Gen 5 connectivity, with the HEDT platform supporting 64 lanes and the workstation platform getting 128 lanes.*

What makes this leak different is that it requires AMD to return to the*HEDT after its speedy exit from the market after*the introduction of its Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000WX CPUs, moving the entire platform to the 'Pro' branding for the workstation market.*

The HEDT market is in a sorry state since the glory days of the core-count wars of 2017 when mainstream consumer platforms saw unprecedented jumps in compute capabilities, with core counts matching and even outpacing previous-generation HEDT CPUs. Even Intel gave up on it after*Cascade Lake-X.

https://fudzilla.com/news/graphics/5...oard-platforms