http://wccftech.com/amd-engineers-designed-threadripper-spare-time-project-never-originally-planned/

What if I told you that the world’s fastest desktop processor available today was never originally planned? That’s right, in a revealing interview with Forbes, AMD’ers Sarah Youngbauer and James Prior revealed that the company’s pride and joy, Ryzen Threadripper, was developed by engineers in their spare time.

Sarah Youngbauer, Corporate & Executive Communications – AMD