Following Threadripper 9000, AMD has new ‘Ryzen Pro’ CPUs on the way

New details on AMD's next-generation Ryzen Pro lineup have surfaced thanks to an apparent leak. The specifications for three new AM5-based business CPUs have appeared in an Asus motherboard support list, giving us our first look at the Zen 5 “Granite Ridge” architecture coming to the commercial desktop platform.

The ever-reliable @momomo_us shared a post including the three Ryzen Pro 9000 series SKUs and respective specifications. The new series lineup includes the 12-core Ryzen 9 Pro 9945 (64MB cache), the 8-core Ryzen 7 Pro 9745 (32MB cache), and the 6-core Ryzen 5 Pro 9645 (32MB cache), mirroring the core counts of their Zen 4 predecessors.

The leaked specifications reveal some interesting changes to the base clocks. While the 8-core and 6-core models either maintain or see a slight 100MHz increase in their base frequency, the 12-core Pro 9945 is listed with a 3.4GHz base clock. That puts it 300MHz lower than the previous-gen Ryzen Pro 7945, which could point to a different power or thermal target for the new 12-core business chip.

The appearance of these SKUs on an official motherboard support list lends them significant credibility. Combined with the fact that these product names have been visible on AMD's website for some time, it suggests a launch could be just around the corner, potentially arriving alongside the rumoured Ryzen 7 9700F, which was also mentioned in the leak.

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KitGuru says: The AMD Ryzen Pro series is typically for enterprise use, so you're unlikely to find one of these in a gaming PC.

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