AMD takes aim at Intel with new 96-core Threadripper 9000 series CPU

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. AMD has announced its latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series of CPUs at Computex today. The 9000 Series and 9000 WX-Series are built for the demanding workstation market, and the top Threadripper Pro 9995WX will ship with 96 cores and 192 threads. This flagship Threadripper chip is designed for professionals who are working on visual effects, simulations, and AI model development. The Threadripper Pro 9995WX also has up to 384MB of L3 cache and 128 lanes of PCIe Gen 5, making it ideal to pair with multiple GPUs. AMD claims that the Threadripper Pro 9995WX is 2.2x faster than Intel’s 60-core Xeon W9-3595X processor in Cinebench 2024 multi-threaded rendering. AMD is keen to point out that its latest workstation CPUs beat Intel’s Xeon competition. Image: AMD If you don’t need a 96-core CPU, AMD’s Threadripper 9000 Series are also targeted at enthusiasts an ... Read full article.