96 Cores, One Chip! First Tests: AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX Soars

pcmag.com:

We thought the 64-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX workstation processor was something else, but AMD's new Threadripper Pro 7995WX crams a mind-blowing 96 cores onto one chip. It's the top dog in a six-chip rollout of AMD Threadripper Pro 7000 CPUs using the company's "Zen 4" architecture, and a surprisingly fast follow-on to the 2022 launch of Threadripper Pro 5000.

The new Threadripper Pros won't be out until late November. But thanks to Dell providing remote access to its new Precision 7875 tower, equipped with the mighty Threadripper Pro 7995WX, at its Customer Solutions Center (CSC) Lab in Round Rock, Texas, we got an early first look at this multi-core monster. We were able to put this mega-machine through preliminary tests to see how the 7995WX compares with the previous generation's top (64-core) chip, as well as with Intel's latest pro-grade Xeon silicon. In our briefings with AMD, the company also presented a preview of its new Threadripper 7000X series of consumer-grade high-end desktop (HEDT) chips. Read more about that in this companion Threadripper article around that launch. (Yes, civilian-strength, consumer-grade Threadripper is back!)

To recap, AMD’s Threadripper Pro CPUs are a processor line designed for high-end workstations. Rivals to Intel’s Xeon W-class silicon, these chips are ideal for the heaviest workloads, including Hollywood-grade media rendering, number-crunching huge datasets, and executing machine-learning tasks. You need to check out a multi-node server if you need more performance than these chips provide.

This third-generation Threadripper Pro 7000 series platform is a serious upgrade over the Threadripper 5000 series. It starts with a move to AMD’s more efficient Zen 4 architecture