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Update:  Some of our benchmarks for the AMD Threadripper returned lower than expected results, so we have made sure all the default settings on our test bench are correct and rerun the tests. In some cases these brought higher results, and we have amended where necessary, but it has not changed our overall conclusion. We're working with AMD to find out the cause of the lower than expected results. The past few years have seen something of a plateau when it came to consumer processor technology, but this year both AMD and Intel have come out swinging with mighty 16-core behemoths. AMD was first out of the gate with its  Ryzen Threadripp er 1950X , which features 16 cores, 32 threads, a base clock of 3.4GHz and a boost clock of 4.0GHz. Almost everything about the Threadripper is over the top, and AMD knows it, from the physical size of the chip, the way it’s installed on a motherboard, the impressive-looking packaging and even its name. It’s clearly a processor aimed...

The past few years have seen something of a plateau when it came to consumer processor technology, but this year both AMD and Intel have come out swinging with mighty 16-core behemoths. AMD was first out of the gate with its  Ryzen Threadripp er 1950X , which features 16 cores, 32 threads, a base clock of 3.4GHz and a boost clock of 4.0GHz. Almost everything about the Threadripper is over the top, and AMD knows it, from the physical size of the chip, the way it’s installed on a motherboard, the impressive-looking packaging and even its name. It’s clearly a processor aimed at enthusiasts, and we’re impressed with AMD’s overall marketing and presentation of the Threadripper. It’s clearly excited and proud of the CPU, and that feeling is infectious. AMD SPECS Cores:  16 Threads:  32 Base clock:  3.4GHz Boost clock:  4.0GHz L3 cache:  32MB TDP:  180W Not to be outdone in the high core count stake, Intel then  announced its lin...