AMD's second-generation Threadripper chip.
AMD's second-generation Threadripper chip.
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AMD opens preorders for 2nd-generation Threadripper chips

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Advanced Micro Devices said it is taking preorders via 80 online retailers for its 16-core and 32-core second-generation Threadripper processors aimed at fulfilling the demands of content creators, developers, and gaming enthusiasts.

The company said that will ship four models of Threadripper between August 13 and October. The 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX will start shipping on August 13 in a challenge to Intel’s dominance at the high end of computing.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.