A bunch of new information regarding the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 platform powering the next-gen Zen 2 based HEDT processors has been posted by GamersNexus. While we have seen a range of leaks for the upcoming Threadripper processors, it looks like we will definitely be looking at separate platforms aimed at enthusiasts and workstations with the coming generation.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series To Feature Quad Channel TRX4 and Octa Channel WRX8 Series Motherboard Support

We heard about the TRX40, TRX80 and WRX80 chipsets being prepped for the new processors but there are more details covered by GamersNexus. The information suggests that AMD has two new platforms being readied for Threadripper 3000 processors. The first is the sTRX4 which is aimed at enthusiast HEDT processors.

Previously, AMD had segmented their enthusiast and workstations line into 'X' series and 'WX' series processors. Both lines were based on the same Zen+ cores but the X series featured up to 16 cores while the WX series featured up to 32 cores. This time, AMD is not only going to segment their processors but also their platforms. There are some differences to talk about so let's start with the enthusiast line.

AMD TRX4 'Enthusiast' Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Processors

The TRX4 HEDT platform would feature quad-channel memory, UDIMM memory support with 2 DIMMs per channel and up to 256 GB of capacity per channel. This means that the platform will support up to 1 TB of memory. There would also be support for 64 Gen 4 PCIe lanes with 16 lanes switchable with the SATA interface. There also seems to be info regarding TDPs and we can also notice the segmentation here too. The Group 'A' series processors which are the HEDT lineup for TRX4 platform with 280W TDP, Tcase Max temperature of 60C and Tctl Max of 100C.

AMD WRX8 'Workstation' Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Processors

Now coming to the WRX8 series, we are looking at a pure workstation lineup. Even the processors built around this platform are spec'd similar to the EPYC 7002 variants, featuring 8-channel DDR4-3200 support in UDIMM, RDIMM, LRDIMM flavors. The platform would support 1 DIMM/channel featuring support for up to 2 TB of memory. There wouldn't be any OC support like the TRX4 series but you get 96-128 Gen4 PCIe lanes with 32 switchable lanes to SATA. The Group 'B' series processors which are the workstation lineup for WRX8 platform will also feature a 280W TDP but different temperature range of Tcase Max temperature of 81C and Tctl Max of 100C.

Since the previous leak, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series processors have also received official PCI-SIG certification, confirming PCIe 4.0 support and also the 'Castle Peak' codename for the lineup itself. There are chances that AMD might introduce TRX series processors with octal-channel memory too as indicated in previous leaks but that remains to be seen.

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