imo, it's the opposite. compared to the original thread rippers, this chip has way more pcie (gen 5 vs gen3) and although it has less ram bandwidth, 64mb of l3

imo, it's the opposite. compared to the original thread rippers, this chip has way more pcie (gen 5 vs gen3) and although it has less ram bandwidth, 64mb of l3 cache mean you don't need it as much. this costs as much as the original threadrippers did because they are the replacement for that class of chips.