Just two days ago we learned about the existence of such a product as AMD Whitehaven. At the same time, the assumption was born that this is the codename of AMD's 16-core desktop processor on Zen cores for productive gaming platforms. Today, it was possible to clarify this information, because it turned out to be inaccurate. The same 16-core processor on the Zen cores (Ryzen) is called Threadripper.
The Threadripper models will carry a processor socket SP3r2. This is a modification of the server package SP3, with the use of which, in particular, will be produced server-based 32-core AMD Naples processors. This is a huge slot for the gaming platform, the number of contacts is 4094 pieces, which, by the way, opens the possibility of installing in the future a 32-core AMD processor in the gaming PC.
The SP3r2 and SP3 connectors feature the maximum allowable TDP packets (180W and 200W respectively), maximum support for memory channels (4 and 8), and the ability to create multiprocessor configurations that are closed for SP3r2 and allowed for Opteron Naples SP3. There are still insignificant differences, but they must excite the manufacturers of motherboards, not us. In general, AMD has secured itself by prohibiting the cross-use of server and gaming processors in improper platforms for them. The announcement of new products, apparently, can take place in two weeks at Computex 2017. Related Products :
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