Stefan Mileschin

A lot of bang for buck

According to a fresh report, AMD's entry-level 16-core Threadripper CPU could cost as low as US $849.

According to the report coming from eTeknix.com, the entry-level 16-core/32-threads Threadripper SKU, also known as the Threadripper 1998, which works at 3.2GHz base and 3.6GHz Turbo clock, lacks eXtended Frequency Range (XFR) feature and has a 155W TDP, could launch with a US $849 price.

If this rumor turns out to be true, AMD will significantly hurt Intel as this Threadripper will end up cheaper than Intel's 10-core 7900X, which has a US $999 price tag (tray 1KU).

http://fudzilla.com/news/processors/...ld-cost-us-849