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They do target gamers and enthusiast "must have it" types, check AMD's and mobo manufacturers's marketing - it is their halo product. Of course, it makes no se

They do target gamers and enthusiast "must have it" types, check AMD's and mobo manufacturers's marketing - it is their halo product. Of course, it makes no sense if you only game. TRX40 platform can be better used as a workstation but is indeed expensive, I would say too expensive, for what you get. Only 4 DDR channels, only 256GB RAM at max, only expensive unbuffered DDR4. Most TRX40 boards have only one 10Gbit NIC. Only 4 PCIe slots... This is 2010 level tech. The only real selling point of this is TR CPU performance and performance per cpu cost, but otherwise this is a mediocre platform. It does have PCIe 4, yes, but that has little benefits for now. "Pro, Extreme, Creator" tags do not make this on par with the established Xeon workstation platforms. This is how a high-end workstation board looks like: https://www.servethehome.com/supermicro-x11spa-t-motherboard-review-an-intel-xeon-w-3200-platform/ https://www.servethehome.com/supermicro-x11spa-t-motherboard... You can get it for... wait for it... $500. Clearly TRX40 mobo manufacturers are taking advantage of gullible consumers.

onli 7y ago
I see what you mean (though that marketing is still not gamery!). But I think there is value there, in that clear messaging. The Threadripper board and processors are better available and their capabilities clearly understandable when you come from a consumer platform. The Supermicro board and Xeon cpus (and Xeon prices!) are maybe more relatable when your background is in servers, but utterly confusing otherwise. Too many skus, no marketing material at all that makes them understandable to consumers, very high prices, no boards from brands consumers know. And the prosumer line Intel is pushing instead as Threadripper alternative is crap. And that's Intel fault, by basically blocking consumers a few years ago from using and buying Xeon processors...
bitL 7y ago
I could live with only 4 channels, but 256GB RAM and 4x PCIe limit is completely out of balance for a 64C128T CPU.

onli 7y ago

I see what you mean (though that marketing is still not gamery!). But I think there is value there, in that clear messaging. The Threadripper board and processors are better available and their capabilities clearly understandable when you come from a consumer platform. The Supermicro board and Xeon cpus (and Xeon prices!) are maybe more relatable when your background is in servers, but utterly confusing otherwise. Too many skus, no marketing material at all that makes them understandable to consumers, very high prices, no boards from brands consumers know. And the prosumer line Intel is pushing instead as Threadripper alternative is crap. And that's Intel fault, by basically blocking consumers a few years ago from using and buying Xeon processors...

bitL 7y ago

I could live with only 4 channels, but 256GB RAM and 4x PCIe limit is completely out of balance for a 64C128T CPU.