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It might also be reasonable to say that the threadripper is a workstation chip, not a chip for personal computers. Edit: even AMD themselves call their threadr
by gzer0 5y ago
It might also be reasonable to say that the threadripper is a workstation chip, not a chip for personal computers.
Edit: even AMD themselves call their threadripper lineup workstation chips, not personal.
https://www.amd.com/en/processors/workstation https://www.amd.com/en/processors/workstation
- kllrnohj 5y agoThreadripper Pro is the workstation chip. Regular Threadripper (non-Pro) was not aimed at workstations, it was aimed at the "HEDT" market. Strictly speaking it's considered a consumer market (albeit for the enthusiasts of enthusiasts)
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y agoI'd call them personal chips. When I think of non-personal chips I think IBM POWER or Ampere Altra.
- freemint 5y agoWhy do you think of Altera as non-personal chips?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y agoNot Altera, Ampere Altra. This: https://amperecomputing.com/processors/ampere-altra/ https://amperecomputing.com/processors/ampere-altra/ If the purchase page says to "contact sales" and doesn't list a price then it is not for consumers.
- freemint 5y agoClick where to buy tab, then there is a list of distributors. Including ones which sell workstation versions with a configurator and pricing. https://store.avantek.co.uk/ampere-altra-64bit-arm-workstation.html https://store.avantek.co.uk/ampere-altra-64bit-arm-workstati...