Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)

The 2950x is a great CPU at a much better value than the 1950x. The only complaint is that it’s not “easy” to get it to boost to the 4.4ghz advertised single core boost clock in some cases. All in all though, this chip is fast enough, very powerful, and much less power hungry than the previous generation. It performs especially well in both workstation workloads, and gaming applications where you’re gaming, and streaming from a single machine. Further Nerd stuff regarding 4.4ghz boost clock: You will need a good motherboard with a really strong VRM. While the gen 1 TR motherboards will work, it’s better to use some of the x399 boards that were released specifically for the ThreadRipper 2000 series CPUs. In the “overclocking” software Ryzen Master there are 3 factors which the system uses to determine how high to boost the chip. These are all related to how much power the CPU can get. EDC specifically is related to how many amps the motherboard can provide to the chip, and is more often than not the limiting factor. Without a really good motherboard you’ll have to optimize power distribution to things like your memory, and power settings to allow the board to underclock other cores to get it to hit the 4.4ghz single core.

I enabled PBO and observed the CPU's behavior in HW monitor with great interest. All 16 cores will boost to 4.4 GHz individually, and all together have boosted to 4.24 GHz. That was not commonly happening when this CPU was first released and reviewed, and I wonder if this one is just better, or if all the more recently built ones are better silicon overall. I noticed that under a moderate load, the temps hold at about 51 degrees, and under a heavy boost, temps go into the low 60s before the fans spool up and drive them back into the 50s. That's impressive considering I am using a round AIO cooler that doesn't even cover the entire IHS. Looking at the PBO constraints, I find that the limiting factor thus far is not temperature at all but voltage. This makes me wonder if I can undervolt and obtain the 200MHz offset for 4.6 GHz. Not that this really matters, its just a fun and interesting thing to check out. What does matter is that I came from a 1900X, and I am kind of shocked by the difference. Dota2 saw a 22% increase in FPS, and I'm not exactly sure why. Other games it made no difference. I think some games suffered from the first gen TR scheduling, though the 1900X certainly did far better in games than I expected. Interacting with gigantic folders of images in windows is completely different with double the cores. 32 threads is more than enough most of the time for me. I checked. Even with my "leave everything up when I take a brake to game" use case, I still found that 4 to 6 of the 32 threads weren't being used. On the other hand, when you do a batch file conversion, its pretty cool that programs use all available resources. I'm glad I was able to get one of these before they disappear. I have an enormous amount of storage with the x399 NVME setup and I don't really feel like building a new system yet. This is a nice stopgap, though I wish the 3960X was a 16 core that fit in X399. I'm not sure that anyone should get this, except if you currently have a 1900x or 1920x, or if you can find a great deal on all the hardware and absolutely need the I/O. Otherwise X570 with 3950X is the way to go.

NOTE: Bought this when it was on sale (550$) and I had money to spend on upgrades. I would NOT recommend buying at the current price (~980$). First off, this is not a gaming CPU; it is built for higher-end workstation tasks such as rendering and CAD functionality. Still, a TR2950X will absolutely run circles around most games, even the latest ones, and only use a little more power than it usually does. It also doesn't use that much at idle, maybe about 42-45W, for such a massive piece of hardware. My GPU seems to use more than that just for idle. Main issues might be one of the expense for the equipment needed to match this monster. TR4 socket motherboards are pricier than the standard AM4 socketed ones, and more RAM to match will also increase the price. Your bottleneck will likely become your GPU unless you are willing to brave the current market (which as of late-June/early-July 2022 is ONLY just beginning to fall to regular levels). I almost never experience slowdown on Windows anymore, and my GPU is currently struggling to keep up with it! Overall its been an incredible upgrade from the FX8320 I used to have, and I expect to get another good decade out of it unless quantum computing takes over suddenly.

If you want to get the every last frame from a game, sorry to say this is not the CPU for you, but if you want a chip that can take anything you throw at it you have it. Gaming, live streaming, video/audio/photo editing, coding, having more than five tabs open, this will be the heart of a great system. Ryzen Master software is wonderful. It lets you see everything about the chip, from temp, peak speed and power usage. It also has the ability have different modes a creator mode, game mode (for software/games that cannot handle 16 cores), or create your own profile. This includes going in and using their boost to overclock or do it manually on your own. The only negative I have about the chip is the install. It can be daunting holding it and getting it set into the motherboard but with how it slides in goes smooth but I did screw the lid down as tight as needed (the included hardware takes care of it) so had to go back and reseat it. Overall this has been the chip I have been waiting for. If you do any kind of content creation this is worth the investment.

AMD hit it out of the park with this one. Initially I thought I wanted to get the 2990WX but after doing my research and reading reviews I realized this 2950X was much more suitable for my needs. I put it on the Gigabyte X399 Designare Ex with an Enermax TR4 360 and it’s a rock solid combo. With PBO enabled and RAM using the XMP profiles it scored 3408 in Cinebench with essentially no effort on my part. Temps rarely go above 60c. I've also been running RAID 0 on 2 x Samsung 970 PRO 512GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSDs. It took a BIOS update and a lot of fiddling to get it working but now it's rock solid and blazing fast. UPDATE: I can no longer recommend the Enermax TR4 360. Mine completely failed after about 5 months causing idle temps to hit 68c and PBO was throttling to 500MHz. Yeah, you read that right 500MHz. I'm now running the Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 with an additional Noctua NF-A15 PWM 140mm fan added and am seeing even better temps than when the Enermax was brand new. Only down side is that it's a huge heat sink and doesn't fit in my case properly without modding the case.

Gute Leistungsstarke CPU für Hardcore User.

PC4Uさんはアスクさんのショップなので、戦略的な価格で発売しています。 ５万円台で HPC向けの CPUが手に入るので、コスパはバツグンです。 ただ、惜しむらくは対応マザーがほとんど無くなりつつあることです。 高い値段のマザーならまだありますけど、安い価格帯にてコレが使えるマザーは ほとんど無いので、マザー代が高く付いて、CPUで得した分は消えるかも。 気をつけることは、それなりに発熱があるので、冷却対策も簡易水冷あたりが 必要になってきます。なので、あまり自作経験が無い人にはお勧めできません。 そこそこ自作経験があって、対応マザーの目処が立つ人はお勧めです。 第三世代になってしまったら、まさにハイエンドのコア数とお値段になってしまった ので、HPC組みたいけどそんなにコア数要らないし、お金も節約したい人にも お勧めできるかと。

Buen producto

Great product, very powerful. Wanted to build a new system from scratch and after much reading, reviewing and head-scratching decided to switch from Intel to AMD. Not disappointed as its handled everything I have thrown at it with ease ... including rendering/editing in DV Resolve, some heavy market simulations as well as general office productivity and usually at the same time. My last system was a dual XEON and that lasted for >10 years, and I estimate this should match that...