AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Developer	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries, TSMC
Type	Microprocessors
Introduction	May 16, 2017 (announced) August 10, 2017 (launch)
Architecture	high-performance x86 processors
ISA	x86-64
µarch	Zen, Zen+, Zen 2
Word size	64 bit 8 octets 16 nibbles
Process	14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm , 12 nm 0.012 μm 1.2e-5 mm , 7 nm 0.007 μm 7.0e-6 mm
Technology	CMOS
Clock	3,000 MHz-3,800 MHz
Package	FCLGA-4094
Socket	Socket TR4, Socket TRX4
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Ryzen Threadripper (pronounced Rye-Zen Thread-ripper) is a family of 64-bit x86 enthusiasts/high-performance desktop microprocessors. Ryzen Threadripper is geared toward prosumers that rely on heavily threaded applications and multitasking.

Overview

Ryzen Threadripper is a family of high core count x86 microprocessors. Threadripper is geared toward mainstream users who rely on heavily threaded applications and multitasking beyond what the Ryzen 7 processors can provide.

Top 5% of dies become Threadripper.

While Threadripper uses the same dies as the ones used for Ryzen, their performance characteristics are a little different. Since every die has a slightly different performance characteristics, even from within the same wafer, AMD sorts those dies based on this performance. The top 5% Ryzen dies are then used for the Threadripper models. Higher-performance dies allow for higher efficiency in terms of power consumption at higher clock speeds and in theory allow for higher overclocking overhead.

Codenames

Introduction	Codename	Microarchitecture	Socket	Process	Cores
August, 2017	Whitehaven	Zen	sTR4	14 nm (14LPP)	8-16
August, 2018	Colfax	Zen+	sTR4	12 nm (12LP)	12-32
November, 2019	Castle Peak (CPK)	Zen 2	sTRX4	7 nm (N7)	24-64
2020/21	Genesis Peak	Zen 3	?	7 nm (N7+)	?-?

Models

1900-Series (Zen)

See also: Zen µarch and Codename Whitehaven

Announced in May 2017 and introduced in July of 2017, first-generation Threadripper is based on the Zen microarchitecture and is manufactured on GF's 14 nm process.

All models have

• Memory controller: Quad-channel, up to 512 GiB per channel (2 TiB in total)
• I/O: 60 PCIe 3.0 lanes (x48 lanes for multiple GPUs, x12 for I/O)
• TDP: 125 W / 155 W / 180 W
• ISA: Everything up to AVX2 (i.e., SMM, FPU, NX, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, FMA3, and AVX2), and SHA
• Tech: AMD-V/Vi, Precision Boost, SMEP, 2-way SMT, XFR (+200 MHz)
• L3$: 16 / 32 MiB

	List of 1st-Generation Threadripper Processors
Model	Price	Launched	Cores	Threads	TDP	L2$	L3$	Base	Turbo
1900X	$ 549.00 € 494.10 £ 444.69 ¥ 56,728.17	31 August 2017	8	16	180 W 180,000 mW 0.241 hp 0.18 kW	4 MiB 4,096 KiB 4,194,304 B 0.00391 GiB	16 MiB 16,384 KiB 16,777,216 B 0.0156 GiB	3.8 GHz 3,800 MHz 3,800,000 kHz	4 GHz 4,000 MHz 4,000,000 kHz
1920X	$ 799.00 € 719.10 £ 647.19 ¥ 82,560.67	10 August 2017	12	24	180 W 180,000 mW 0.241 hp 0.18 kW	6 MiB 6,144 KiB 6,291,456 B 0.00586 GiB	32 MiB 32,768 KiB 33,554,432 B 0.0313 GiB	3.5 GHz 3,500 MHz 3,500,000 kHz	4 GHz 4,000 MHz 4,000,000 kHz
1950X	$ 999.00 € 899.10 £ 809.19 ¥ 103,226.67	10 August 2017	16	32	180 W 180,000 mW 0.241 hp 0.18 kW	8 MiB 8,192 KiB 8,388,608 B 0.00781 GiB	32 MiB 32,768 KiB 33,554,432 B 0.0313 GiB	3.4 GHz 3,400 MHz 3,400,000 kHz	4 GHz 4,000 MHz 4,000,000 kHz
Count: 3

2900-Series (Zen+)

See also: Zen+ µarch and Codename Colfax

Announced in early August 2018, second-generation Threadripper processors are based on the Zen+ microarchitecture ,fabricated on GlobalFoundries 12 nm process, and feature a modest frequency and memory improvement. 2nd-gen parts still use the same sTR4 socket and are fully backwards-compatible with 1st-generation. The biggest change second-generation brought is introduction of higher core count models but at the cost of a much higher thermal design point. 2900-Series doubled the core count to as much as 32 cores and introduced a new automatic overclocking feature called Precision Boost Overdrive.

All models have

• Mem: Quad-channel, up to 1 TiB, up to 512 GiB per channel (2 TiB in total)
• I/O: 60 PCIe 3.0 lanes (x48 lanes for multiple GPUs, x12 for I/O)
• TDP: 180 W / 250 W
• ISA: Everything up to AVX2 (i.e., SMM, FPU, NX, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, FMA3, and AVX2), and SHA
• Tech: AMD-V/Vi, Precision Boost 2, SMEP, 2-way SMT, XFR 2, and Precision Boost Overdrive
• L3$: 32 / 64 MiB

	List of 2nd-Generation Threadripper Processors
Model	Price	Launched	Cores	Threads	TDP	L2$	L3$	Base	Turbo
2920X	$ 649.00 € 584.10 £ 525.69 ¥ 67,061.17	29 October 2018	12	24	180 W 180,000 mW 0.241 hp 0.18 kW	6 MiB 6,144 KiB 6,291,456 B 0.00586 GiB	32 MiB 32,768 KiB 33,554,432 B 0.0313 GiB	3.5 GHz 3,500 MHz 3,500,000 kHz	4.3 GHz 4,300 MHz 4,300,000 kHz
2950X	$ 899.00 € 809.10 £ 728.19 ¥ 92,893.67	31 August 2018	16	32	180 W 180,000 mW 0.241 hp 0.18 kW	8 MiB 8,192 KiB 8,388,608 B 0.00781 GiB	32 MiB 32,768 KiB 33,554,432 B 0.0313 GiB	3.5 GHz 3,500 MHz 3,500,000 kHz	4.4 GHz 4,400 MHz 4,400,000 kHz
2970WX	$ 1,299.00 € 1,169.10 £ 1,052.19 ¥ 134,225.67	29 October 2018	24	48	250 W 250,000 mW 0.335 hp 0.25 kW	12 MiB 12,288 KiB 12,582,912 B 0.0117 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	3 GHz 3,000 MHz 3,000,000 kHz	4.2 GHz 4,200 MHz 4,200,000 kHz
2990WX	$ 1,799.00 € 1,619.10 £ 1,457.19 ¥ 185,890.67	13 August 2018	32	64	250 W 250,000 mW 0.335 hp 0.25 kW	16 MiB 16,384 KiB 16,777,216 B 0.0156 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	3 GHz 3,000 MHz 3,000,000 kHz	4.2 GHz 4,200 MHz 4,200,000 kHz
Count: 4

3900-Series (Zen 2)

See also: Zen 2 µarch and Codename Castle Peak

Announced in November 2019, third-generation Threadripper processors are based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture, fabricated on TSMC 7 nm process, bringing a 15% IPC improvement along with a modest frequency improvement. 3rd-gen microprocessors do not maintain backwards compatability and use a new sTRX4 socket, supporting much higher TDPs and I/O, including new support for PCIe Gen 4.

All models have

• Mem: Quad-channel DDR4-3200, up to 512 GiB
• I/O: 64 PCIe 4.0 lanes
• TDP: 280 W
• ISA: Everything up to AVX2 (i.e., SMM, FPU, NX, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, FMA3, and AVX2), and SHA
• Tech: AMD-V/Vi, Precision Boost 2, SMEP, 2-way SMT
• L3$: 128 / 256 MiB

	List of 3rd-Generation Threadripper Processors
Model	Price	Launched	Cores	Threads	TDP	L2$	L3$	Base	Turbo
3960X	$ 1,399.00 € 1,259.10 £ 1,133.19 ¥ 144,558.67	25 November 2019	24	48	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	12 MiB 12,288 KiB 12,582,912 B 0.0117 GiB	128 MiB 131,072 KiB 134,217,728 B 0.125 GiB	3.8 GHz 3,800 MHz 3,800,000 kHz	4.5 GHz 4,500 MHz 4,500,000 kHz
3970X	$ 1,999.00 € 1,799.10 £ 1,619.19 ¥ 206,556.67	25 November 2019	32	64	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	16 MiB 16,384 KiB 16,777,216 B 0.0156 GiB	128 MiB 131,072 KiB 134,217,728 B 0.125 GiB	3.7 GHz 3,700 MHz 3,700,000 kHz	4.5 GHz 4,500 MHz 4,500,000 kHz
3980X			48	96	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	24 MiB 24,576 KiB 25,165,824 B 0.0234 GiB		3.2 GHz 3,200 MHz 3,200,000 kHz	4.5 GHz 4,500 MHz 4,500,000 kHz
3990X	$ 3,990.00 € 3,591.00 £ 3,231.90 ¥ 412,286.70	7 February 2020	64	128	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	32 MiB 32,768 KiB 33,554,432 B 0.0313 GiB	256 MiB 262,144 KiB 268,435,456 B 0.25 GiB	2.9 GHz 2,900 MHz 2,900,000 kHz	4.3 GHz 4,300 MHz 4,300,000 kHz
PRO 3945WX		14 July 2020	12	24	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	6 MiB 6,144 KiB 6,291,456 B 0.00586 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	4 GHz 4,000 MHz 4,000,000 kHz	4.3 GHz 4,300 MHz 4,300,000 kHz
PRO 3955WX		14 July 2020	16	32	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	8 MiB 8,192 KiB 8,388,608 B 0.00781 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	3.9 GHz 3,900 MHz 3,900,000 kHz	4.3 GHz 4,300 MHz 4,300,000 kHz
PRO 3975WX		14 July 2020	32	64	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	16 MiB 16,384 KiB 16,777,216 B 0.0156 GiB	128 MiB 131,072 KiB 134,217,728 B 0.125 GiB	3.5 GHz 3,500 MHz 3,500,000 kHz	4.2 GHz 4,200 MHz 4,200,000 kHz
PRO 3995WX		14 July 2020	64	128	280 W 280,000 mW 0.375 hp 0.28 kW	32 MiB 32,768 KiB 33,554,432 B 0.0313 GiB	256 MiB 262,144 KiB 268,435,456 B 0.25 GiB	2.7 GHz 2,700 MHz 2,700,000 kHz	4.2 GHz 4,200 MHz 4,200,000 kHz
Count: 8

4900-Series (Zen 3)

See also: Zen 3 µarch and Codename Genesis Peak

Although AMD has not officially disclosed fourth-generation Threadripper, they are expected to be introduced in the 2022 timeframe. Those processors are expected to be based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture, fabricated on TSMC 7 nm (N7+) process.

Preliminary Data! Information presented in this article deal with future products, data, features, and specifications that have yet to be finalized, announced, or released. Information may be incomplete and can change by final release.

See also

• AMD
  • Zen
  • Ryzen 7
• Intel
  • Core i9
  • Xeon W