AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X operates with:

CPU Cores 16.

CPU Threads: 32.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 4.40 GHz base 3.50 GHz all cores.

TDP: 180 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: TR4 (SP3r2).

This version includes

32.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 4 memory channels to support DDR4-2933 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 64 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C.

In particular, Colfax (Zen+) Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 12 nm

Virtualization AMD-V, SVM.

The product was released on Q3/2018.

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CPU generation and family

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD Ryzen
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
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Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

3.50 GHz
4.40 GHz
Yes
normal
16
Yes

Memory & PCIe

DDR4-2933
3.0
4
3.0
64

Encryption

Yes check

Internal Graphics

DDR4-2933
no iGPU
No turbo
12 nm

Technical details

x86-64 (64 bit)
Colfax (Zen+)
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AMD-V, SVM
32.00 MB
Q3/2018
TR4 (SP3r2)

Thermal Management

180 W
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