If $849 for 16c threadripper holds true, intel will be in a tough spot. The prices prices still seem jacked up, and some of the chips for x299 make no sense. A 4 thread HEDT chip in 2017? Lol.
The only postive thing i've heard about the 4 core x299 chips Is that you can go up to 10 core 12 core ect. Without changing platforms. If the BEST part about a product is that it's easier to get a different product, then the original product serves no purpose.
So far it seems AMD caught intel with their pants down.