AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D provides outstanding benchmark performance at 37.10% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX.
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Summary
AMD started Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D sales 30 June 2026. This is a Granite Ridge architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 16 cores and 32 threads, and is based on 4 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 5500 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM5 processor with a TDP of 170 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary details
Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 124 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Designer | AMD | |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | |
| Architecture codename | Granite Ridge (2024−2026) | |
| Release date | 30 June 2026 |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 32 | |
| Base clock speed | 4.3 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Threadripper PRO 7945WX) |
| Boost clock speed | 5.5 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | of 3 nm (Ryzen AI 9 HX 170) |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | AM5 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6979P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Precision Boost 2 | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | of 144 (Threadripper PRO 7955WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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