On Thursday, AMD announced its new Threadripper processor series. In fact, there are two types of processor: Threadripper PRO WX and Threadripper non PRO. The former will be aimed primarily at workstations, while the latter will be aimed at the general public. Although the NDA finished today, these will not be available until the end of November.
Threadripper 7000WX:
These new high-end processors are built around ZEN 4, are PCIe 5.0 compatible, support DDR5 and will be compatible with socket sTR5. AMD is announcing no less than 6 Threadrippers ranging from 12 cores to 96 cores for the top-of-the-range model, the 7995WX.
This Threadripper 7995WX processor features 96 cores and 192 threads for a TDP of 350 watts. Suffice to say, it’s going to need a good cooling solution to keep it cool. The graph above shows the performance gain over the previous-generation Threadripper 5995WX, which had “only” 54 cores.
Threadripper 7000X non PRO:
These are the ones we’re most interested in, and which we’ve already had the opportunity to review on a ROG Zenith II Extreme motherboard paired with a Threadripper 3970X. Here, this new series comprises 3 processors with 24, 32 and 64 cores. The Threadripper 7000WX PRO processors will feature 12 CCDs, while the non-PROs will have a maximum of 8.
The Threadripper 7000 box features a color code we’re already familiar with from Ryzen: orange and gray. For the PRO versions, the color code will be gray and silver.
The top-of-the-range model, the 7980X, has 64 cores and 128 threads, and a TDB of 350 watts. The maximum boost frequency can reach 5.1 GHz. AMD compares the performance of this processor with the XEON W9-3495X, which we recently had the chance to review on an Asus Pro WS W790E-SAGE SE. Speaking of motherboards, AMD has announced the arrival of two new chipsets.
The WRX90 and TRX50 chipsets:
AMD has also announced the arrival of two new chipsets: the WRX90 and TRX50. The WRX90 is clearly aimed at professional users, while the TRX50 will accommodate non-professional Threadrippers, but not only! The sTR5 socket on TRX50 motherboards can also accommodate PRO CPUs, as shown in the two slides below.
It remains to be seen whether brands like ASUS will take advantage of the announcement of these new Threadripper PRO and non PRO to announce the arrival of new motherboards. We could see ourselves reviewing an ROG ROG Zenith III Extreme with TRX50 chipset, supporting DDR5 and featuring an sTR5 socket. Finally, TRX50 motherboards will have just four memory slots, and WRX90s, eight. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
