AMD Teases Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series with 96 Zen 5 Cores

New shipping manifests reveal details of AMD's next-gen high-end desktop CPUs, codenamed 'Shimada Peak'.

The Threadripper 9000 series features up to 96 cores and 192 threads based on Zen 5 architecture.
Shipping manifests confirm the CPUs will use the existing sTR5 socket, compatible with current TRX50 and WRX90 motherboards.
Expectations are high for performance improvements, with potential world record benchmarks anticipated.
An official announcement may come at AMD's October event or CES 2025 in January.
The new CPUs will support up to 8 DDR5 RAM channels and maintain a similar TDP to the previous generation.