AMD's next-generation Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU featuring the latest Zen 5 core architecture has been spotted at NBD.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 "Shimada Peak" CPU Makes A Casual Appearance In Shipping Catalog, Features 96 "Zen 5" Cores
Spotted by Olrak_29, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU was spotted within the shipping manifesto along with its core configuration that has been listed.
AMD hasn't listed Threadripper 9000 CPUs in any of its public roadmap and the only official "Zen 5" products it has confirmed include Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge", Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and 5th Gen EPYC "Turin". The company is preparing its next-gen Threadripper family to succeed the existing Zen 4-based Ryzen Threadripper & Threadripper PRO 7000 series and today we have our first look at the max config.
As listed, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPUs will be codenamed Shimada Peak which confirms earlier rumors. The CPU will feature up to 96 cores and 192 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture and the configuration consists of 12 CCDs, each with 8 cores and 32 MB of L3 cache along with a single IO die.
This configuration will be very similar to the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX which also features 96 cores and 192 threads alongside 384 MB of L3 cache on the SP6 platform. This is the same socket that's also leveraged by the EPYC "Sienna" lineup. AMD's Threadripper CPUs currently come in two flavors, the Threadripper PRO for the WRX90 platform and the Ryzen Threadripper series that are tuned for the TRX50 platforms. The former features 8-channel memory support while the latter comes with 4-channel memory support.
It will be interesting to see if AMD retains the same peak clocks as it did with the Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" family or tunes them a little bit. The TDPs for the chips are expected to remain around the same 350 watts. Only the Ryzen Threadripper series was aimed at the DIY market while the PRO variants were mostly delivered in pre-build workstations from partners such as HP, Lenovo, Dell & Supermicro.
It's unlikely that AMD will release its Ryzen Threadripper & Threadripper PRO 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs for workstation and HEDT users this year however, we can expect an announcement at the coming events such as the one planned in October where the company is going to reveal a lot of PRO and AI products.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Generation Comparison:
| Family Name | AMD Threadripper 9000 | AMD Threadripper 7000 | AMD Threadripper 5000 | AMD Threadripper 3000 | AMD Threadripper 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimada Peak | Storm Peak | Chagall | Castle Peak | Coflax | |
| CPU Architecture | Zen 5 | Zen 4 | Zen 2 | Zen+ | Zen 1 |
| Process Node | 4nm | 5nm | 7nm | 12nm | 14nm |
| Max CPU Cores | 96? | 96 | 64 | 32 | 16 |
| Max CPU Threads | 192? | 192 | 128 | 64 | 32 |
| PCIe Support | PCIe Gen 5.0 | PCIe Gen 5.0 | PCIe Gen 4.0 | PCIe Gen 3.0 | PCIe Gen 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 128 | 128 | 72 | 64 | 64 |
| Max L2 Cache | 96 MB | 96 MB | 32 MB | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Max L3 Cache | 384 MB | 384 MB | 256 MB | 64 MB | 32 MB |
| Max TDP | 350W? | 350W | 280W | 280W | 250W |
| Socket | SP6 | SP6 | sTRX4 | TR4 | TR4 |
| Chipset | WRX90, TRX50 | WRX90, TRX50 | TRX40, TRX80, WRX80 | X399 | X399 |
| Launch | 2025 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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