AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX: specs and benchmarks
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Summary
AMD started Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX sales on July 2025. This is a Shimada Peak architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 64 cores and 128 threads, and is based on 4 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5400 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket sTR5 processor with a TDP of 350 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary details
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Designer | AMD | |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | |
| Architecture codename | Shimada Peak (2025) | |
| Release date | July 2025 (recently) |
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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | |
| Threads | 128 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 8x 70.6 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 66,520 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX 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 | sTR5 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX. 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 Threadripper PRO 9985WX'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 Threadripper PRO 9985WX.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 136 | of 144 (Threadripper PRO 7955WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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