AMD renews 3 market segments with Threadripper, Ryzen 9 and Athlon

AMD announced the launch of the highly anticipated and emblematic AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core processor, available worldwide from November 25, 2019. Along with this the 3rd generation of Threadripper and a soda with Athlon 3000G for its range of entry.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X processor delivers the best gaming processor with an effortless 1080P deployment in selected games and up to twice as much efficient energy processing power compared to the competition, making it the fastest 16-core processor in the desktop PC segment for consumption. In addition, AMD also announced a significant increase in performance, bringing the AMD Athlon 3000G processor to conventional desktop users, available as of November 19, 2019.

“We are very excited to bring the AMD Ryzen ™ 9 3950X processor to the market later this month, offering enthusiasts the most powerful 16-core desktop processor in history,” said Chris Kilburn, corporate vice president and general manager of Customers of Channel in AMD. “We focus on offering the best solutions for each market segment, including the Athlon 3000G to deliver great performance to everyday PC users for an incredible price.”

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X: The fastest 16-core processor in consumption computing

Offering an up to 22% increase in performance against previous generations, the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X offers faster 1080p games in selected titles^one and content creation compared to the competition. Manufactured in the leading “Zen 2” architecture, the Ryzen 9 3950X also distinguishes itself in energy efficiency³ with a PDT of 105W.

As the fastest 16-core desktop consumption processor available³AMD Ryzen 9 3950X delivers incredible performance that is best experienced with a liquid cooling solution. AMD recommends the use of an AIO solution with a minimum radiator of 280mm. You can find a list of coolers recommended by AMD on AMD.com to ensure that enthusiasts can maximize the potential of Ryzen 9 3950X processors.

AMD Athlon 3000G: A versatile processor for day to day, unlocked

AMD also announced a significant update for desktop users in general with the new AMD Athlon 3000G processor, which will arrive on November 19. The new AMD Athlon 3000G with Radeon ™ graphics brings reliable computing experiences within reach of a wide range of users, from daily high-definition requirements on gaming PCs, offering smoother transitions in each game and improved productivity performance over the competition⁴ at an incredible price. The Athlon 3000G processor is the first “Zen”-based Athlon that is unlocked to unleash its potential for overclocking, becoming the only unlocked processor in its category.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3 processors^ra Generation: the most powerful desktop processors in the world

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper line of 3^ra Generation presents two new processors manufactured in the 7nm architecture “Zen 2”, industry leader, which allows to expand up to 88 lanes of PCIe^® 4.0 and 144MB cache with extraordinary energy efficiency. Achieving performance up to 90 percent faster than the best HEDT processors in the competition^one, the new Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-core processor offers unmatched performance as the most powerful and fastest processor^one in the high-end desktop computing market.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor delivers significantly better performance than the competition in the creation of multiple content and compute-intensive workloads, including:

• Up to 90% faster performance in Cinebench R20 nT^one
• Up to 47% more performance in Adobe Premiere
• Up to 49% more better performance in V-Ray⁴

• • Up to 43% more performance in Chromium Release 78 Compile

• Up to 36% better performance in Unreal Engine⁵

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3 processors^ra Generation provide a leading performance delivering up to 66% more energy efficiency.

Along with the launch of Ryzen Threadripper 3 processors^ra Generation, AMD introduced the new Socket sTRX4, optimized for short and long term scalability of the Ryzen Threadripper platform. Offering 4 times more bandwidth to the chipset compared to AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2^gives Generation and up to 2.5 times more bandwidth available than competitive peripheral devices, such as SSDs or GPUs^two, the 3^ra Ryzen Threadripper generation delivers the best HEDT platform without compromise.