96-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper launches soon, costs 24x more than the 9980X3D

The price of the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs have just been announced, and you're going to need a very big budget to afford them. The prices start as "low" as $1,649 for the 16-core 9955WX, but AMD's top-end Threadripper Pro 9995WX CPU, with a huge 96 cores, will cost a whopping $11,699 to purchase.

These are the first Threadripper CPUs that AMD has released in several years, but it doesn't look like AMD is changing its approach for them. Enormous core counts are what Threadrippers are all about, along with fairly big price tags, although $11,699 makes the 9995WX one of the most expensive desktop CPUs you can buy. However, they're unlikely to join our best gaming CPU guide any time soon, unless those 3D V-Cache Threadripper rumors become true.

AMD announced these new Threadripper CPUs at the Computex 2025 trade show a few months ago, but in a new blog post, the company confirmed that the new Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series will be available from July 23. The lineup will include CPUs with up to 96 cores and 192 threads, a clock speed of up to 5.4GHz, along with a super-large 384MB cache and support for eight-channel DDR-6400 ECC RAM.

However, it's the price that might be the biggest surprise for gamers. The AMD Ryzen 9995WX, the 96-core flagship, will cost the highest at $11,699, with a base clock of 2.5GHz and the biggest 384MB L3 cache. The 9985WX will ship with 64 cores, 128 threads, a 3.2GHz base clock, 256MB cache, and a $7,999 MSRP.

The 9975WX, meanwhile, will have 32 cores and 64 threads, a base clock of 4GHz, and a 128MB cache, retailing for $4,099. The 9965WX will have 24 cores, 48 threads, a base clock of 4.2GHz, and the same 128MB cache as the 9975WX, and will cost $2,899. The cheapest option, the 9955WX, will cost $1,649 and will ship with 16 cores, 32 threads, a 4.5GHz base clock, along with a 64MB L3 cache. Each CPU will have a 350W thermal design power (TDP) rating and will boost up to 5.4GHz.

Powerful as these processors will be, we aren't expecting them to going to be the best option for gamers. AMD specifically mentions their use for "demanding professional applications and heavy multitasking workloads" in particular, with video rendering and AI mentioned as likely use cases. Gamers building their next PC, especially if they have $12,000 spare, are probably going to want to look elsewhere.

If you're looking for the most powerful CPU for gaming right now, check out our AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, where we put that powerful 3D V-Cache capable gaming CPU through its paces.

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