The Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is a high-performance CPU designed for demanding workloads such as content creation, gaming, and professional applications. AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X CPU. 8 Cores / 16 Threads: Unmatched processing power for demanding applications.
If you don't need lots of cores (compared to other Threadrippers), this works well. I have had no problems.
Installation is more complicated that most mainstream CPUs, but not difficult. I did not have to reseat it in the socket or anything like that. It requires much more thermal paste than a mainstream CPU.
It works with the lower TDP & price X399 motherboards. I'm using it in an ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6.
It is running my NAS, for which is overkill except for the PCIe lanes that I need for a NIC & M.2 carrier card at x16.