AMD’s new 96-core Threadripper CPU will set you back $11,699

AMD's latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series of CPUs go on sale later this month, and the top option will be priced at $11,699. The 9000 WX-Series chips are designed for workstations, with the $11,699 Threadripper Pro 9995WX shipping on July 23rd with 96 cores and 192 threads.

Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Supermicro will all start selling high-end workstations with the latest Threadripper 9000 series of chips on July 23rd, and DIY builders will be able to purchase the processors through AMD's channel partners.

AMD will also offer the 64-core Threadripper Pro 9985WX for $7,999, the 32-core Threadripper Pro 9975WX for $4,099, the 24-core Threadripper Pro 9965WX for $2,899, and the Threadripper Pro 9955WX for $1,649. All five processors are designed to be faster in professional rendering tools like Chaos V-Ray, or tools like Adobe After Effects.

The Pro 9000 WX-Series processors are also designed for local AI deployments, including fine-tuning models, inference, and AI application development. When running a context-based prompting inference test using DeepSeek R1 32B, we are seeing a 49 percent better performance of Threadripper Pro 9000 over Intel," claims AMD.

AMD hasn't yet revealed pricing for its non-Pro Threadripper 9980X and 9970X processors, but expect those prices to be a lot less for DIY builders.