AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper: highest core count in single socket workstation

Threadripper has played a significant role in helping AMD redefine itself in the CPU market. The original Threadripper spawned from the first round of Zen generation parts in 2017, pushed the core count up to 16―more cores than the gaming or professional computing segments had seen to date. Threadripper pushed the core count up so dramatically, it forced Intel to respond with higher core count SKUs in both its Core i9 and Xeon W lines. Now is the time for round 2, and AMD has obliged with the 2nd Gen Threadripper, which it rolled out with a pre-launch “Pedal to