AMD’s 16-core Threadripper 1950x is $100 off today at Amazon and Newegg - grossdithey

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For your next PC physique, what we in one case known as the "pinnacle of consumer CPUs for peaky-end users" is $100 Sir Thomas More possible today. Amazon and Newegg are selling AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 1950X for $100 cheaper than usual at $880. That's still a hefty price tag, but for that money you get a 16-core, 32-thread, 3.4GHz processor. The downside is that it comes without the fancy liquid cooler, though it does include a bracket that adapts information technology for use with most third base-party liquid coolers based along Asetek designs.

Before you fail and snaffle that discounted Threadripper, keep in mind that our praise preceded Intel's release of the 16-core Core i9-7960X. Erst that chip came retired we reassessed, and the Sum i9 is now "distinctly the performance leader" among the up-to-the-minute generation of CPUs.

That aforementioned, the AMD Threadripper 1950X is the better value, as its performance is still outstanding, and the $1,700 pricing of Intel's like 16-core i9-7960X is ridiculous for most internal users, including avid gamers and streamers.

If the 1950X is out of your price range, Newegg and Amazon River have also dropped $50 off the 12-core 1920X at $750.

Once you've got your Threadripper CPU grouped, check out our round-up of Threadripper-friendly AMD X399 motherboards.

[Today's deal: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X for $879 at Amazon and Newegg.]

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Ian is an independent author based in Israel who has ne'er met a tech subject he didn't like. He primarily covers Windows, PC and gaming hardware, picture and music streaming services, social group networks, and browsers. When he's not covering the news he's working on how-to tips for PC users, or tuning his eGPU setup.