What’s the skinny? Earlier today, AMD announced their Threadripper Pro CPU lineup that will be featured in Lenovo’s new ThinkStation P620.
The P620 ThinkStation from Lenovo will come equipped with one of AMD’s Threadripper Pro CPU’s, up to 4 middle of the road NVIDIA Quadro GPU’s or 2 ultra high end NVIDIA Quadro GPU’s. The Threadripper Pro CPU’s have up to 64 cores and 128 threads, to tear up your workloads. They also support Up to 2TB ECC UDIMM, RDIMM, LRDIMM. This is a huge improvement over the standard Threadripper and is arguably one of it’s few weaknesses. Also on the standard Threadripper, support for ECC memory was left up to the motherboard vendors who may have played it fast and loose with their support.
AMD said in their press release that “AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Processors are purpose-built to set the new industry standard for professional workstation compute performance,” said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Client business unit. “The extreme performance, high core counts and bandwidth of AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors are now available with AMD PRO technology features including seamless manageability and unique built-in data protection5. Even the most demanding professional environment is addressed with the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO line-up, from artists and creators developing breathtaking visual effects, to architects and engineers working with large datasets and complex visualizations, all brought to life on the most advanced professional workstation platform in the world6.
AMD Threadripper Pro Specifications and Key Features
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Processors are equipped with AMD PRO technologies offering a variety of enterprise grade features:
- AMD PRO security – Layers of built-in security features to help protect sensitive data
- AMD PRO manageability – Simplified deployment, imaging, and management compatible with user’s current infrastructure
- AMD Memory Guard – Full memory encryption to help prevent physical attacks on sensitive data.
- AMD PRO Business Ready – 18 months of planned software stability and 24 months of planned availability
| MODEL | CORES/ THREADS | BOOST13/ BASE14 FREQUENCY (GHZ) | TOTAL CACHE (MB) | TDP (WATTS) | PCIe® 4.0 Lanes | Memory Support |
| AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3995WX | 64/128 | Up to 4.2 / 2.7 | 288 | 280 | 128 | Up to 2TB ECC UDIMM, RDIMM, LRDIMM |
| AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3975WX | 32/64 | Up to 4.2 / 3.5 | 144 | 280 | 128 | Up to 2TB ECC UDIMM, RDIMM, LRDIMM |
| AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3955WX | 16/32 | Up to 4.3 / 3.9 | 72 | 280 | 128 | Up to 2TB ECC UDIMM, RDIMM, LRDIMM |
| AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3945WX | 12/24 | Up to 4.3 / 4.0 | 70 | 280 | 128 | Up to 2TB ECC UDIMM, RDIMM, LRDIMM |
Lenovo said in their press release that “Our customers need class-leading, innovative solutions to power through the most demanding applications,” said Rob Herman, General Manager, Workstation and Client AI Business Unit, Lenovo. “By leveraging the AMD Threadripper PRO Processors for our newest workstation, the ThinkStation P620, we can offer users the smarter solutions to create complex models, render photorealistic imagery or analyze geophysical and seismic interpretations, while offering crucial security and scalability features to ensure safe and effective operation for our professional users.”