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When AMD first launched Threadripper, it was a shock to the HEDT market, offering huge core counts at a relatively affordable price. Since then, the focus of this series of processors has shifted almost exclusively to the professional workstation space, and with today's official pricing announcement for the next generation of Threadripper Pro CPUs, that trend continues.
AMD's initial push will be through pre-built systems from major OEMs like Dell, HP, and Lenovo. However, the company has confirmed that the Threadripper PRO 9000WX chips will also be available through retail channels for those with the means and ambition to build their workstations themselves.
With up to 96 “Zen 5” CPU cores, improved AVX-512 support, 8-channel DDR5-6400 memory, and PCIe 5.0 connectivity, this new generation of Threadripper Pro is the fastest workstation processors AMD has on the market right now. As for the pricing, it's as colossal as the core counts. The flagship 96-core, 192-thread Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX will carry an official price tag of $11,699, making it the most expensive Threadripper to date. The rest of the stack scales down from there, with the 64-core 9985WX at $7,999, the 32-core 9975WX at $4,099, the 24-core 9965WX at $2,899, and the 16-core 9955WX at a starting price of $1,649. The table below includes the pricing and specs of each Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000WX CPU:
| Processor | Cores/Threads | Boost / Base Frequency | L3 Cache | TDP | Pricing (USD) |
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX | 96 / 192 | Up to 5.4 / 2.5 GHz | 384 MB | 350W | $11,699 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9985WX | 64 / 128 | Up to 5.4 / 3.2 GHz | 256 MB | 350W | $7,999 |
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9975WX | 32 / 64 | Up to 5.4 / 4.0 GHz | 128 MB | 350W | $4,099 |
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9965WX | 24 / 48 | Up to 5.4 / 4.2 GHz | 128 MB | 350W | $2,899 |
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9955WX | 16 / 32 | Up to 5.4 / 4.5 GHz | 64 MB | 350W | $1,649 |
Moving on to the performance figures, AMD claims the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX is up to 26% faster than the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX across multiple workloads, including media and entertainment, design and manufacturing, architecture, engineering and construction, and sciences and software.
Unfortunately, AMD's announcement didn't mention the standard 9000X series, the HEDT successors that enthusiasts have been waiting for. Those with deep enough pockets to consider a 9000WX build will be pleased to know that the new CPUs will be compatible with existing WRX90 and TRX50 motherboards via a BIOS update, preserving the current platform.
KitGuru says: Companies in need of the workstations will most likely be well served with the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000WX series. However, enthusiasts interested in building a new workstation might be better off by going for a standard Ryzen 9000 series CPU.
