With unprecedented demand for AMD CPUs and some lingering supply issues with TSMC's 7nm process node, AMD has had to push the launch of its 16-core, high-end, mainstream CPU, the 3950X, back from its original end of September debut to November instead. It's apologized for the news, and suggested that the chip will be worth the wait.
If 16-cores isn't enough, though, Threadripper 3000 will launch right alongside it.
"We are focusing on meeting the strong demand for our 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors in the market and now plan to launch both the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and initial members of the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor family in volume this November.
"We are confident that when enthusiasts get their hands on the world's first 16-core mainstream desktop processor and out next-generation of high-end desktop processors, the wait will be well worth it."
AMD's 3950X is slated to become the first mainstream desktop CPU with 16-cores, eclipsing the record set with the 3900X which launched in July as the first 12-core mainstream CPU. The 3950X will have four additional cores and support eight additional threads thanks to simultaneous multithreadinig. It will also have a clock speed that can hit 4.7GHz on a single core in ideal scenarios.
AMD's Threadripper 3000 CPUs will have up to 32-cores in the enthusiast segment of the market, but will launch with the 24-core chip first, followed by higher and lower core-count variants in the months that follow. They are all expected to decimate Intel's best HEDT chips, making even Intel's new Cascade Lake processors look pedestrian in comparison.
