Intel Launches the 28 Core W-3175X

Armenius said:

The closest AMD equivalent to this CPU would by the Epyc 7451, which just happens to be around the same price as the W-3175X. These processors are in a completely different category from Threadripper.

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No, the Epyc is competing with Xeon. TR competes with this in the HEDT market. Intel is just pricing this beyond it's direct competitor.

I wouldn't compare TR to Xeon, nor this to Epyc.

CombatChrisNC said:

No, the Epyc is competing with Xeon. TR competes with this in the HEDT market. Intel is just pricing this beyond it's direct competitor.

I wouldn't compare TR to Xeon, nor this to Epyc.

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Exactly, you can get the 2990wx, mb, and 128gb of ram for less than this CPU. Still can't wait for Zen 2 and TR 2 to keep pushing cores and frequency and keep pricing in check.

Armenius said:

The closest AMD equivalent to this CPU would by the Epyc 7451, which just happens to be around the same price as the W-3175X. These processors are in a completely different category from Threadripper. I know it's shocking to learn that there is more than gaming and single user productivity processors out there.

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How do you figure? What does the W-3175X have that puts it in Epyc 7451 territory? The W-3175X is strictly single socket, whereas the Epyc 7451 is 2p compatible. Threadripper supports ECC & has more PCI-E lanes, so it's not like the W-3175X has any advantage there that warrants comparison to the Epyc 7451 instead.

So what, exactly, makes the W-3175X's competition the Epyc 7451 instead of the TR 2970WX or 2990WX?

stupid processor for stupid people except ultra enthusiast well funded bench-markers.

I think that the W-3175X can be compared to TR (when using unbuffered memory) or the single socket Epyc like the 7551P (when using registered / LR-DIMMs).

Given the $4500 price tag for CPU+mobo, it would also be comparable in price to a dual-socket Epyc 7401 system (CPU is $2048 on Amazon currently, H11DSi mobo $559).