The newly-launched AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series headlined by the 64-core Threadripper 9980X and 32-core Threadripper 9970X offer incredible performance and a wonderful addition to the Zen 5 family for the HEDT space. But there is also the Threadripper PRO 9000 series with the flagship Threadripper PRO 9995WX sporting 96 cores. In this article is a look at how that 96-core AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX performs using a TRX50 platform with quad channel DDR5-6400 memory.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000WX / 9000WX processors are designed for pairing with AMD WRX90 motherboards for having eight memory channel support rather than four channel memory with the TRX50 platforms which also allows for 2TB of maximum supported RDIMM memory compared to 1TB. Besides supporting eight channel memory, WRX90 motherboards also provide 128 PCIe Gen 5 lanes compared to 80 with the TRX50 on Theadripper 9000 series. But with the increased complexity is also increased costs for WRX90 motherboards typically in the $1300+ USD range compared to TRX50 motherboards at $900+. So depending upon whether your workloads are memory intensive and really needing eight memory channels, the TRX50 platforms are cheaper and can actually work with the Threadripper PRO 9000 Series processors.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX features 96 cores / 129 threads, a 2.5GHz base clock. maximum boost clock up to 5.4GHz, 92MB L2 cache, and 384MB L3 cache. The Threadripper PRO 9995WX has a 350 Watt TDP like the other current Threadripper processors. Such a beast of a workstation processor does carry a high price of $11,699 USD.
Following the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series testing, AMD offered to send over a review sample of the flagship Threadripper PRO 9995WX. But just as the processor without any motherboard/system. I am currently working on obtaining a WRX90 motherboard and eight DDR5-6400 RDIMMs for testing the Threadripper PRO 9000 series to its full potential, but for today’s benchmarking is a look at the performance of the flagship 96-core Zen 5 processor if using TRX50 and four DDR5-6400 R-DIMMs like the non-PRO counterparts.
The processors for this growing Threadripper (PRO) 9000 series comparison included:
– Core Ultra 9 285K
– Ryzen 9 9950X
– Ryzen 9 9950X3D
– Threadripper 3990X
– Threadripper 7970X
– Threadripper 7980X
– Threadripper 9970X
– Threadripper 9980X
– Threadripper PRO 9995WX
Yes, the Ryzen 9 and Core Ultra processors just as desktop reference points. While I did have Threadripper PRO 7995WX benchmarks back on launch day in 2023, that HP Z6 G5 a workstation needed to be returned after testing/review. And with freshly re-testing all each processors each time given new/updated benchmarks and the ever advancing state of the Linux kernel, GCC compiler, and open-source software at large, I don’t have any fresh PRO 7995WX data I am able to provide. Thus unfortunately no generational comparison for this flagship Threadripper PRO offering.
Again with this Threadripper PRO 9995WX testing it’s exclusively being looked at in the context of the ASUS PRO WS T RX50-SAGE WIFI with 4 x 32GB GSKILL DDR5-6400 R-DIMM memory. I am currently working on obtaining a WRX90 and 8c DDR5-6400 R-DIMM components soon for being able to show the processor at its full potential while these results today are for those that may consider the PRO processor for its higher core count if not needing eight channel memory or trying to save on some costs.
