Today, AMD introduced the first 32-core desktop processor for the consumer market with the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-core, 64-thread behemoth. This processor is the successor to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-core, 32-thread processor that was released just last year. In just one year we are witnessing the core count double on consumer processors and better yet, this is a drop-in replacement for the 1950X. You just need to update the UEFI (no CPU required) on the AMD X399 motherboard that you’d like to use and that is it. AMD wants to give consumers all the compute power they want for a High-End DeskTop (HEDT) system. Putting all those cores in your next system build will set you back $1799 for the 2990WX, but you can also buy a 24-core version for $1299 (2970WX), a 16-core version for $899 (2950X) and a 12-core version for $649 (2920X).