AMD unveils Threadripper and Threadripper PRO 7000 series processors

A few days on from Intel's announcement of its latest round of desktop processors, AMD is unveiling some new CPUs of its own. Today marks the launch of Ryzen Threadripper and Threadripper PRO 7000 series processors, packing Zen4 technology, up to 96 cores and higher clock speeds.

The new HEDT processors will require a platform upgrade. We're jumping to the TRX50 chipset for standard Threadripper and WRX90 for the PRO series. While you can use a Threadripper 7000 PRO processor in a TRX50 motherboard, you can't use a standard Threadripper processor on a WRX90 motherboard. WRX90 motherboards will benefit from Pro Manageability features, 8-channel memory configurations and up to 148 PCIe lanes (128 PCIe 5.0). TRX50 motherboards will have 4-channel memory and up to 98 PCIe lanes (48 PCIe 5.0).

Below you can see the specs for the new Threadripper 7000 series processors:

As you can see, the standard Threadripper chips top out at 64 cores, while the PRO versions top out at 96 cores.

In AMD's tests, we can see the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X compared to the Intel W9-3495X. In each of the productivity benchmarks chosen, AMD's new chip wins out, with up to a 7% lead in Chrome Compile, up to a 32% lead in Unreal Engine, up to 20% in After Effects and up to 52% in AutoCAD Design.

Comparing the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX to the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX, we see gains of up to 21%, up to 31%, up to 28% and up to 31% in those same tests, so there are decent gen-on-gen improvements here too. AMD claims you can save up to 27 minutes of time for every hour of productivity in 3D modelling and rendering workflows versus the competition.

The 24-core Ryzen Threadripper 7960X will launch at $1,499, the 32-core Ryzen Threadripper 7970X will launch at $2,499 and the 64-core Threadripper 7980X will go for $4,999. We do not yet have confirmation of UK pricing. We'll update with prices for Threadripper PRO once we get confirmation.

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KitGuru Says: AMD's new Threadripper 7000 series processors look very impressive on paper, now we await reviews to see independent benchmarks and comparisons.

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