Overview

• AMD introduced nine Ryzen Threadripper 9000 models, featuring up to 96 cores and leveraging the Zen 5 architecture for a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4.
• The lineup includes six Pro WX workstation CPUs and three HEDT X desktop variants, all using the sTR5 socket with a 350 W TDP and 5.4 GHz boost clock.
• The flagship Threadripper Pro 9995WX, with 96 cores and 192 threads, is claimed to deliver 2.2× the Cinebench performance of Intel’s Xeon w9-3595X.
• All models are backward compatible with existing WRX90 and TRX50 motherboards after BIOS updates, simplifying upgrades for current users.
• The CPUs target professional workloads like rendering, AI, and scientific computing, with availability confirmed for July 2025.