Skip to main content

AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX goes on sale at Amazon and Newegg — for as little as $11699 you can get the world's fastest CPU but I don't think it's worth it

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support
  • Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX now on sale with Zen 5, 96 cores, 192 threads
  • AMD’s most powerful workstation CPU available from major retailers for $11,699
  • Most professionals won’t need the 9995WX despite the impressive specs

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX is now available to buy from major retailers, including Amazon and Newegg, with a starting price of $11,699 - much cheaper than initial predictions.

It’s the top chip in AMD’s new Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series and is built on the latest Zen 5 architecture, sporting 96 cores, 192 threads, and offers a boost clock of up to 5.4GHz.

The 9995WX uses TSMC’s 4nm process and fits the sTR5 socket. The CPU supports 8-channel DDR5-6400 memory, offers up to 148 PCIe lanes, and carries a 350W TDP.

For professional workloads

This processor is aimed at professional workloads that can scale across dozens of threads.

AMD lists compatibility with chipsets like Pro 695, TRX50, and WRX90.

The chip also supports ECC memory and includes features like AMD Pro technologies and EXPO for memory tuning.

For those running highly parallel tasks like visual effects rendering or scientific modeling, this processor can deliver impressive throughput, but at this price, it’s hard to recommend unless the application is truly pushing the limits of core count.

While AMD’s new CPU can deliver unmatched multi-threaded performance in the right environment, most professionals will likely find better value in AMD's lower-tier options (the EPYC 9655 matches Threadripper PRO 9995WX core count for less than half the price) or in Intel's workstation CPUs, depending on their specific use case.

With no integrated graphics, a discrete GPU is required. Cooling is also left to the buyer, as no cooler is bundled.

Unless you're operating in a niche that truly benefits from 96 cores, it’s unlikely to be the best choice or offer the best value for most users.

Buyers in the UK can, as always, expect to pay slightly more than their American counterparts. Novatech is currently selling the new chip there for £10,510, or around $14,205.

You may also like



via Hosting & Support
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Web Hosting
Remote IT Support
Sites & Socials

Popular posts from this blog

How to watch Vigil season 3 online from anywhere – it's *FREE*

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support Watch Vigil season 3 for free on BBC iPlayer (UK) Use NordVPN to watch BBC iPlayer when abroad The first two of the six episodes arrive on Sunday, August 30 After uncovering the dark secrets of drone warfare technology in the Middle East in season 2, Vigil season 3 will see DCI Amy Silva (played by Suranne Jones) and DS Kirsten Longacre (played by Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie) come together to investigate the murder of a covert British Special Forces operative at a remote Arctic search station in a Russian enclave. From high-speed car chases and explosions to tense, gun-packed standoffs, the season 3 trailer tells us that the new season is going to be bigger, more intense, and higher-stakes than anything the duo has handled before. Plus, creator and writer Tom Edge has already hinted that Amy and Kirsten will be looking to avoid an international confr...
Post a Comment
Read more

AI tools are making social engineering attacks even more convincing, and I fear that this is only the beginning

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support Nick Park’s Wallace and Gromit were brought crashing into the 21st century in December 2024 with their latest adventure, Vengeance Most Fowl . The film challenges our growing dependence on smart technology in the form of a robotic garden gnome, built by Wallace to support his gardening business, which is then hacked by the Kubrick-esque Feathers McGraw for his own nefarious purposes. One of the more interesting but less commented on parts of the film shows Gromit cautiously entering his house and being greeted by what he thinks is Wallace’s reassuring voice, only to be confronted with Feathers and the robotic gnome. Technology’s ability to mimic linguistic patterns, to clone a person’s voice and understand and respond to questions has developed dramatically in the last few years. This has not gone unnoticed by the world’s criminals and scammers, with the result that social engineering attacks are not only on the rise but are more sophisticated a...
Post a Comment
Read more