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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 21738321" data-attributes="member: 218596">                     <img src="http://images.anandtech.com/doci/11482/threadripperchip2_678x452.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                                                                                                                                                Wrapping up just a bit ago was AMD’s annual Computex press conference.  AMD brings their A-game to Computex, and for a good reason: as a PC  focused show, it gives them great exposure, but it also allows them to  promote their OEM relationships, the latter of which are crucial to  AMD’s survival as the CPU underdog. Computex in turn isn’t a venue for  deep technical announcements, but it’s a good place to get clarity on  AMD’s CPU roadmap.  Starting things off then, let’s talk about ThreadRipper. AMD’s  previously announced many-core CPU for the high-end PC desktop and  workstation market was first announced at Financial Analyst Day a few  weeks back. AMD is now in the process of slowly releasing information  about the chip to build up interest ahead of its launch – which, before  you ask, hasn’t been set yet and is still “this summer”.  <img src="http://images.anandtech.com/doci/11482/threadripperslide2_575px.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  At today’s press conference, AMD has confirmed that the 16 core  processor will for most purposes be half of an Epyc processor. This  means that the two die MCM chip will feature 4 DDR4 channels and a  whopping 64 lanes of PCIe, with all 64 lanes being enabled for all  ThreadRipper SKUs. This will be broken up into 60+4: 60 lanes directly  from the CPU for feeding PCIe and M.2 slots, and then another 4 lanes  going to the chipset (with an undisclosed number of lanes then coming  off of it) to drive basic I/O, USB, and other features. AMD seems to be  particularly relishing the point on PCIe lanes in light of the yesterday’s Intel HEDT announcement, which maxes out at 44 lanes and no chip below $1000 actually has all of them enabled.  <img src="http://images.anandtech.com/doci/11482/epyc_575px.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  The launch chipset for ThreadRipper will be the X399 chipset (ed: at this point AMD and Intel are literally trying to one-up each other).  No details have been released on it thus far, so we’ll have to see what  AMD has up their sleeve. But coming so close to the Ryzen launch, it  doesn’t sound like it’ll be radically different. Otherwise we’re hoping  to grab some pictures of X399 boards at the show today, as those should  be on display. The ThreadRipper/Epyc socket in particular should be  interesting; the chip is nothing short of massive, and in the one photo  AMD has released so far of an Epyc motherboard, the socket looks equally  huge.  Finally, not to be outdone, AMD’s 32 core & 128 PCIe lane Epyc  CPU for servers has also received some news of its own. AMD’s first  promising product in the server space in nearly half a decade will be  launching on June 20th.<img src="http://images.anandtech.com/doci/11482/epycchip_575px.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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