Major US retailer B&H Photo has listed the new chips with pre-orders for the Threadripper PRO 9000 series starting 23 July, while the non-Pro variants open for pre-order on 31 July.

This generation brings AMD’s Zen 5 cores to the Threadripper lineup, promising up to 22 per cent more performance over the previous generation. That boost comes from refined core architecture, improved AVX-512 support, and higher boost clocks. The memory subsystem gets a bump, with DDR5-6400 support delivering a 23 per cent uplift over the Threadripper 7000 series.

Pricing has leaked through B&H Photo’s listings. While not confirmed, they look plausible given the hardware on offer:

Ryzen Threadripper 9960X (24-core) – $1,600

Ryzen Threadripper 9970X (32-core) – $2,600

Ryzen Threadripper 9980X (64-core) – $5,300

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX (24-core) – $3,100

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX (32-core) – $4,400

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX (64-core) – $8,500

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX (96-core) – $13,000

The Threadripper 9000 series is aimed squarely at professionals and creators who need monstrous multi-threaded performance and workstation-class reliability. With up to 96 cores in the PRO lineup, it’s an absurd amount of silicon for those with deep enough pockets.

Gamers might want to steer clear of these workstation beasts. For elite gaming performance, lower power draw, and better value, AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D still hits the sweet spot.

With pre-orders opening soon, expect benchmark leaks and early reviews to start trickling out before the end of July. The real question is whether Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake chips will have any answer to this kind of core-count onslaught.