TL;DR: AMD’s new Zen 5 Threadripper 9980X is a 64-core monster loaded with tons of PCIe 5.0 lanes that absolutely demolishes multi-threaded workloads and puts Intel’s HEDT lineup on notice.
In the video Linus walks through first boots, a Cyberpunk 2077 stress test, Cinebench and AI benchmarks, PBO overclocking and even an ice-bucket cooling challenge—spoiler alert: AMD dominates every round and Intel really will have a tough time bouncing back.
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