AMD Unveils Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series: Up to 145% Faster Than Intel Xeon in Workstation Tasks

AMD Unveils Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series

AMD has officially launched its highly anticipated Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series processors, showcasing significant performance improvements over both its predecessors and rival Intel Xeon CPUs. The new lineup, based on the Zen 5 architecture, promises to deliver enhanced capabilities for workstation users and AI-focused applications 1

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Performance Gains and Architecture Improvements

The Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series boasts impressive performance gains:

• 16% faster in general workstation applications compared to the previous generation
• Up to 25% faster in AI and machine learning workloads
• Up to 145% faster than Intel Xeon W9-3595X in some tests 2

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These improvements are attributed to several architectural enhancements:

• Wider core execution
• Improved caches
• Faster memory support (DDR5-6400 ECC)
• More efficient AVX-512 support with a full 512-bit data path 1

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Lineup and Specifications

The Threadripper 9000 series includes both PRO and non-PRO variants:

• Threadripper PRO 9000 WX-Series: Up to 96 cores and 192 threads
• Threadripper 9000X Series (HEDT): Up to 64 cores and 128 threads 4

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Key features of the flagship Threadripper PRO 9995WX include:

• 96 cores and 192 threads
• Up to 5.45 GHz boost clock
• 350W TDP
• 384 MB L3 cache
• 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes
• Support for up to 2TB of DDR5-6400 ECC memory 3

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Workstation and AI Performance

AMD's benchmarks demonstrate significant advantages in various professional workloads:

• Content creation and rendering: Up to 100% faster in V-Ray, After Effects, and Maya
• CAD and simulation: Substantial improvements in Solidworks, Revit, and Keyshot
• Software compilation and scientific computing: 28% to 75% faster in tasks like MATLAB and Unreal Engine compilation
• AI workloads: Enhanced performance in LLM inference and diffusion models 2

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Platform and Compatibility

The new Threadripper processors use the Socket TR5 and are compatible with TR5 motherboards after a UEFI firmware update. The platform supports:

• Eight-channel DDR5 memory (16 sub-channels)
• Full ECC support
• AMD EXPO memory profiles
• Up to 2TB of RAM with registered DIMMs 4

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Radeon AI PRO 9000 Series

Alongside the new CPUs, AMD introduced the Radeon AI PRO 9000 series graphics cards:

• Based on the 4nm Navi 48 chip with 64 RDNA 4 compute units
• 4,096 stream processors and 128 dedicated AI accelerators
• 32GB GDDR6 memory with 640 GB/s bandwidth
• 64MB third-generation Infinity Cache
• Peak performance of 191 TFLOPS for FP16 compute and 1531 TOPS for INT4 sparse operations 4

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Availability and Pricing

The new Threadripper 9000 series processors are expected to be available in July. While the non-PRO 9000X series will be available through retail channels, the PRO 9000 WX processors and Radeon AI PRO graphics cards are primarily targeted at OEMs and system integrators 5

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. Pricing details have not yet been announced.