https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/31/16232928/amd-budget-8-core-threadripper-processor-1900x-549

AMD’s Threadripper chips are the company’s top-of-the-line desktop processors, offering the best performance and the most cores of any of the Ryzen line of processors. But while they’re not quite as expensive as Intel’s high-end multi-core offerings, the first batch of Threadripper chips weren’t exactly cheap, either. Fortunately for gamers looking for a slightly more affordable option, AMD is releasing a new budget Threadripper 1900X model, via TechRadar.

The 1900X is certainly less powerful on paper at a mere 8 cores / 16 threads compared to its more powerful siblings. (The $799 Ryzen Threadripper 1920X comes with 12 cores / 24 threads, and the $999 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X with 16 cores / 32 threads.) Still, AMD is pricing it at $549, which makes it a dramatically cheaper option.