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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WX at a glance
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WX is based on the Shimada Peak architecture and is manufactured using the 4 nm process at TSMC. It uses the sTR5 socket with WRX90, TRX50, Pro 695 chipsets, PCIe Gen 5, 128 Lanes (CPU only), and DDR5 ECC Reg memory up to 6400 MT/s across Eight-channel memory. It has 16 cores at 4.50–5.40 GHz and 32 threads. Cache is 1024 kB L2 and 64 MB L3.
This CPU belongs to the high-end workstation class and supports DDR5 registered ECC (RDIMM) memory across eight memory channels, with about 409.6 GB/s of bandwidth. It is built for sustained all-core work such as rendering, simulation, virtualization, and AI, with a TDP of 350 W. Gaming remains GPU-bound on this platform.
This CPU has no integrated graphics. A discrete graphics card is required for display output.
Best fit: Workstations that can use its memory bandwidth, core count, and sustained compute throughput.
Application performance
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WX is a high-end CPU, at 106.43% of the dataset’s best application performance. It is built for demanding creation and compute work.
Application value is 20.6 performance per dollar. You are paying for peak performance, not efficiency.
Gaming performance
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WX is a mid-range gaming CPU, at 78.26% of the dataset’s best 1080p CPU-limited gaming. Match it with a mid-range GPU.
Gaming value is 10.0 performance per dollar. Nearby CPUs in the table are often better buys for gaming.
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