AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series release date info, specs, and price predictions
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The Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series release date is almost here! Following their presentation at Taipei in May, AMD has confirmed a lot of info in terms of when we can expect to buy these new processors, as well as lots of specification information. We’re still waiting to hear about the pricing for the new range. In the meantime, we can make a decent guess based on historical releases.
For those who aren’t in the know, the Threadripper series isn’t for regular retail CPUs, but powerful workstation processors designed to cope with demanding multi-thread workloads. Within the range are the less powerful HEDT (high-end desktop) models that do not have the ‘PRO’ designation, more suited to high-end video editing and other 3D rendering.
Then we have the PRO series, which is basically stepping into supercomputer level, for software development, scientific simulations, AI modeling, etc. The last range of Threadrippers was the 7000 series, which came out back in November 2023, so consumers have been chomping at the bit to get hold of this latest lineup. Let’s see what they have to offer!
Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series release date window confirmed
As part of their announcement of the Threadripper 9000 series at Computex 2025, AMD confirmed that the new range (both HEDT and PRO WX models) would be landing in July 2025. Reportedly, this means that the release dates for each of the different SKUs in the range will all land in July. We don’t have any info on a specific release date within that month, but it’s not far away. The company calls the Threadripper PRO 9000 series home of “The world’s best workstation processor”.
Ryzen Threadripper 9000 specs
The latest Threadripper chips are based on Zen5 architecture but use the same sTR5 socket as the previous generation and are still compatible with the same sTR5 coolers.
Every SKU in the new range (both HEDT and PRO models) seems to have the same number of cores, ‘base’ clock speeds, 3250W TDP, and maximum 384MB cache as the 7000 series did, although the boost clock has been increased to 5.4GHz for every SKU. All processors in both sub-series support DDR5 RAM up to speeds of 6400 MT/s (compared to 5200 MT/s in the older generation). The PRO line has support for up to eight memory channels, whilst the HEDT chips support four.
AMD says the changes (mostly the architectural uplift) will amount to an overall performance increase of 22%, but it’s not clear how much this will vary from chip to chip. We’ll have to wait for independent testing to find out.
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 series specs
You can see the Threadripper PRO 9000WX specs in the table below, as shared by AMD.
Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (HEDT) series specs
Below, you can see the rest of the 9000 series specs taken from a table on the AMD site.
| Model | Cores/Threads | BaseFrequency | Boost Frequency | TDP | Total cache |
| Threadripper 9980X | 64 C / 128 T | 3.2 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 350W | 320 MB |
| Threadripper 9970X | 32 C / 64 T | 4.0 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 350W | 160 MB |
| Threadripper 9960X | 24 C / 48 T | 4.2 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 350W | 152 MB |
Ryzen Threadripper 9000 price predictions
We do not have any pricing information on the upcoming Ryzen Threadripper price scaling for each of the SKUs, so we have to go off what we know from the previous generation to make a prediction. Unusually for a product line that is a year and a half old, the market price of several of the different SKUs in the 7000 series has actually increased quite substantially over the original MSRP on launch, which is a testament to the popularity of these chips.
This adds a bit of uncertainty, as we’d normally assume the original launch price to be a good guide, but it’s possible that AMD may increase the pricing somewhat. See our estimates in the table below for what we think is likely.
To note, the AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX wasn’t made readily available for public purchase via retailers, being an OEM/SI targeted product only; therefore, an MSRP is not listed for this SKU. Additionally, a current price for the Threadripper PRO 7955WX proved hard to find.
| Previous gen SKUs | Price on release | Current price | Next gen SKUs | Predicted MSRP on release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threadripper PRO 7995WX | $9,999 | $10,615 | Threadripper PRO 9995WX | $9,999 – $10,999 |
| Threadripper PRO 7985WX | $7,349 | $7,349 | Threadripper PRO 9985WX | $7,349 – $8,499 |
| Threadripper PRO 7975WX | $3,899 | $5,980 | Threadripper PRO 9975WX | $3,899 – $4,499 |
| Threadripper PRO 7965WX | $2,649 | $3,795 | Threadripper PRO 9965WX | $2,649 – $3,499 |
| Threadripper PRO 7955WX | $1,899 | ? | Threadripper PRO 9955WX | $1,899 – $2,499 |
| Threadripper PRO 7945WX | N/A | N/A | Threadripper PRO 9945WX | ? |
| Threadripper 7980X | $4,999 | $4,399 | Threadripper 9980X | $4,999 |
| Threadripper 7970X | $2,499 | $2,399 | Threadripper 9970X | $2,499 |
| Threadripper 7960X | $1,499 | $2,075 | Threadripper 9960X | $1,499 |
What is the performance difference between Threadripper 9000 vs 7000 series?
As mentioned, in terms of performance uplift, AMD claims a 22% increase in multi-threaded performance on average, which is mostly down to the change in architecture from Zen 4 to Zen 5. The increase in memory speed support from 5200 MT/s to 6400 MT/s also brings some benefits.
Unlike the previous generation, the 9000 series now has full AVX-512 support: this is a standard and instruction set architecture developed by Intel which improves ‘data center performance for workloads, including scientific simulations, financial analytics, artificial intelligence (AI)/deep learning, 3D modeling and analysis, image and audio/video processing, cryptography, and data compression’. In short, this means improved performance in those applications that use this feature.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 vs Intel Xeon-W
One always has to take in-house benchmarking with a grain of salt, but AMD claims that the top-of-the-line 96-core Threadripper PRO 9995WX is 220% faster than the leading Intel competitor, the W9-3595X (which only comes with 60 cores). As you can see in the second of the two slides below, the company also showed the comparative performance over a range of different applications, with the Threadripper PRO 9995WX pulling ahead by a massive margin in each.
We don’t yet have any performance data for the other chips in the range, but once the processors are released and independent testing can take place, the full picture will emerge.
Images sourced from AMD
If you’re looking for more upcoming AMD Ryzen releases, we recommend checking out the rumored AMD Ryzen 9000G series of APUs, which are slated to launch later in the year.
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