Do YOU Need a Threadripper? - Threadripper 9970X vs Ryzen 9950X3D

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Last week, AMD released their latest Threadripper 9000 CPUs based on Zen 5, and the early results are some AMAZING performance gains over the previous generation. But what if you have a Desktop PC, and are thinking about diving into the world of Workstation and High-End Desktop systems? Should you upgrade to a Threadripper?

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