AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)

amd are launching the second generation of threadripper cpus today so i'm finally able to share detailed testing results with you so let's get into it as i've personally run the 1950x cpu in my own system for almost a year now i was really interested in seeing how the newer 2950x performed in comparison so that's what we're going to check out here let's start by comparing the specs between these two cpus to give us an idea of what's actually changed in the second generation both are 16 core 32 thread parts however the 2950x has higher clock speeds all round compared to the 1950x not only that but the second generation threadripper cpus are using the 12 nanometer zen plus architecture which in theory is also more power efficient before we dig into the results we need to discuss the test system i'm using i've got the asus zenith extreme motherboard with the 1402 bios update for threadripp