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AMD Kills Off Non-Pro Threadripper

HEDT (HIGH-END DESKTOP) platforms once reigned as the fastest CPUs available, targeting enthusiasts who wanted more. Intel created the HEDT space with socket LGA1366 in November 2008, and for a while the Core i7- 920 was one of the best enthusiast processors. It was the first consumer four-core/eight-thread CPU, running at 2.66GHz base and 2.8GHz boost. Jarred Walton
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