Does AMD change its naming scheme to add more reference numbers?
It seems that just like Threadripper 2990X makes its first appearance on HKEPC (A Chinese Hardware Website). The emblematic 2990X model would have a 32-core, 64-wire configuration. This is the highest core count ever seen for the consumer.
The CPU-Z screenshot published by HKEPC indicates a 250W TDP, which was somewhat indicated by the manufacturers of the TR4 cooling solutions in the Computex.
AMD could technically replace the existing Threadripper 1950X with the Threadripper 2950X, but it was already confirmed by AMD that there are currently no plans to eliminate the 16-core and 12-core processors.
That said, 2990X may prefer to retain new names just to indicate a larger number of cores. According to Computex rumors, the 24-core Threadripper, called Threadripper 2970X, is also expected to be available at the launch:
As far as Cinebench performance using the multi-threaded processor is concerned, it is very high, completely surpassing all currently available high-end desktop chips (HEDT). In addition, the CPU appears to be overclockable up to 4.15 GHz, improving performance by up to 6400 points on the Cinebench.
Unfortunately, we don’t yet know how much power the processor uses when using the overclock, but it must also be shocking:
Threadripper 2000 uses four 8-core + Zen arrays, which add up to a 32-core configuration. The following screenshot shows caches of 3MB, 16MB and 64MB L1, L2 and L3, respectively.
