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Armari is now closed fo rteh holdiays, but we will back on January 5th 2026.
TSMC are putting up prices at the start of 2026, which will impact CPU and GPU prices for all chips made on 5nm or smaller nodes
The joy continues; after being hammered by unprecidended memory prices in Q4/2025, CPU and GPU price inceases are next.
TSMC informed customers back in September, that wafers on 5nm and smaller process nodes will be going up at the start of 2026
This will have an impact on both CPU and GPU pricing in 2026
Source story from Trendforce
DDR5 memory prices are starting to stabilise, but modules remain ~170% more expensive than in August
you can follow prices of DDR5 desktop memory here on this pcpartspicker price tracker
Global DRAM prices are skyrocketing as AI data-centre projects consume nearly 40 % of the world’s memory supply, according to Tom’s Hardware (see the full article here
Price trackers from PC uk.Partpicker shows a ~40% increase for the first 2 weeks in October already Memory price tracker from PCPartpicker
In our latest workstation deep dive, we look into how AMD Threaripper became the only choice for workstation users
We test every Threadripper generation including all eight SKUs of 9000X and 9000WX processors accross a range of current 3D application benchmarks
How AMD Threadripper Changed Workstations — The Ultimate Benchmark Showdown (1950X to 9995WX)”
In reviews the 9950X3D has shown its the fastest desktop processor on market for almost any workload.
Matching the 9800X3D in gaming workloads and the 9950X in creative workstation tasks.
Right now there is simply no better Desktop processor – plus it can how support up to 256GB system memory !
Intel has released patch 0x129 to address processor failures on 13th / 14th Gen core processors
Now Intel has patched the flaw that caused premature failure of the higher end 13th and 14th Gen core processors, we again started to sell systems using these processors again
Intel has also extended the warranty to 5 years of all processor models that might have been impacted.
Intel has issued the following statement
AMD has pushed the availability of next gen Zen5 desktop processors by 2 weeks to August 15th.
Armari 2UR96T7P-AWLC 2U workstation records the fastest VRAY6 CPU benchmark score at 230,466 vsamples
Powered by a 96 core AMD 7995WX Threadripper Pro and the ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE motherboard, our standard production 2U workstation managed to boost all 96 cores to 4.6GHz during the test, which is fastest VRAY6 benchmark result so far. While this level of performance is fully achiveable on any of these systems, we only suggest customers who enable PBO boost at Level 1 setting do so for record breaking. PBO boost level 2 can be used for everyday use and still enables performance that scores over 200,000 vsamples in the Windows VRAY6 benchmark and almost 210,000 vsamples in the Linux benchmark, plus it saves 300Watts of power!
disclaimer: Enabling PBO boost on any AMD Threadripper 7000 series processor sets a flag inside the processor that informs AMD the processor has been run outside of factory stock settings. Should the processor fail during the warranty period, AMD could reject the warranty claim. As such customers who enable PBO mode, do so at their own risk. We design our workstations to fully support PBO within safe limits, but its up to customers if they choose to enable this AMD processor feature or not. We unfortunately have to ship all systems with PBO disabled by default, due to this AMD policy.
AMD have officially lifted the veil off the new line-up of Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7000 series Workstation processors.
AMD is making a comeback to High End Desktop (HEDT), with 3 new processors with 24, 32 and 64 cores (7960X, 7970X and 7980X) which is great news for creators as it lowers the price point for Threadripper workstations. These processors are supported on new TRX50 motherboards, featuring PCI express 5.0 slots, blazing fast Gen5 NVMe storage and quad-channel DDR5 RDIMM memory.
For the professional line-up, there are 4 new processors from 24 up to a massive 96 cores ! (7965WX, 7975WX, 7985WX, 7995WX).
These are supported on new WRX90 motherboards, again with PCI express 5 slots, Gen5 storage but with more PCIe5 lanes available and 8-channel DDR5 RDIMM memory.
Both processor series come with big frequency boosts up to 5.3GHz.
Armari has 8 new Threadripper systems from desktop to rackmount, that will be shipping from 21st November. Details will be coming very soon !
Look out for independent reviews of our systems on 20th November as well as our in depth performance reveal videos on YouTube and social media!
It’s Siggraph 2023, which means launch time for new prtofessional GPUs.
AMD has added 2 new members to its already impressive RDNA3 based Professional GPUs by adding two junior models, the W700 and W7500 which both featuring 8GB of memory.
These are great options for CAD and lighter Content Creation workloads. They offer great performance, power efficently and good value for mid-range workstations.
These new GPUs are availble to order now in our full range of Magnetar workstations.
View our full range of Magnetar Workstations.
NVIDIA adds 3 new members to its RTX ADA Generation of Workstation professional GPUs
It’s Siggraph 2023, which usually means new GPUs.
NVIDIA didn’t dissapoint; as it has now fleshed out the RTX ADA range by adding 3 new members to the family.
The 3 new GPUs offer signifiant performance gains in Generative AI and LLM Development, Content Creation and Data Science.
These new GPUs are availble to order now in our full range of Magnetar workstations.
View our full range of Magnetar Workstations.