AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Offers Incredible Linux Performance Written by Michael Larabel in Processors on 7 February 2020 at 09:00 AM EST. Page 1 of 8. 71 Comments. If you are looking for the absolute best single-socket workstation performance for Linux, there has already been the Threadripper 3970X that easily outperforms the likes of the Core i9 10980XE as Intel's top-end HEDT product, but no