AMD’s 64-Core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Hits 5.5 GHz in Multiple New Overclocking Records

[Tsing]

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AMD unleashed its 64-core monster CPU this week, the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Now in its third generation, the lineup has proven that it’s no slouch and can power through demanding tasks with relative ease, but how far can AMD’s latest halo product be pushed? Quite a lot, it seems.



Yesterday, professional overclocker TSAIK managed to hit an impressive 5.55 GHz with the 3990X, which offers a base clock of 2.9 GHz and boost block of up to 4.3 GHz. His weapons of choice were an MSI Creator TRX40 motherboard that sported 8 GB of DDR4-1866 RAM with 13-13-13-31 timings. Liquid nitrogen was – of course – the cooling agent. This appears to be a single-core overclock, however...

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[Dan_D]

It's another single core LN2 overclock. Frankly, it isn't that impressive when the world record for CPU overclocking on a single core is much higher than that.

 

[JosiahBradley]

Finally a CPU worthy to play Doom Eternal! Rip and Tear until it is rendered!

 

[DrezKill]

In general I don't even count overclocks unless they are all-core.

 

[Dan_D]

In general I don't even count overclocks unless they are all-core.

Same. The single core overclocks are relatively easy to pull off.