Especially in the HEDT, high-performance computers for professionals; Considerable improvements are always expected with the top of the range. This is the case of the Ryzen Threadripper, AMD's HEDT CPUs; that debut the Zen 4 architecture with the Threadripper Pro 7985WX, which has been seen in a benchmark.
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 and 7000 Pro series will arrive on November 21st. As pre-launch testing is inevitable, someone has compared the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7985WX, the 64-core model, and run it through the Geekbench 6 benchmark.
Threadripper Pro 7985WX stands out a lot in the Geekbench 6 benchmark
The 7985nm Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5WX seeks to replace the current 5995nm Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7WX. It maintains the configuration of 64 cores and 128 threads. The difference would be in the architecture update, so the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7985WX has higher clock speeds. AMD has adjusted the base and boost clocks of the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7985WX to 3,2 GHz and 5,1 GHz, respectively. According to Tom's Hardware, the improvements represent an increase of 18,5% in the base clock and 13,3% in the boost clock when compared to the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX.
The cache system is slightly different. Zen 4 doubles the L2 cache, so the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7985WX has twice the L2 cache than the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX. The amount of L3 cache remains unchanged at 256 MB capacity.
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There's also a considerable increase in TDP . The Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX has a TDP of 280W, which increases to 350W in the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7985W, a 25% increase in power consumption. The Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7985WX also offers support for PCIe 5.0 and DDR5-5200, meaning it's not just about improving the core count itself, but also about supporting protocols and form factors for higher speeds and workloads, which is what's sought after in a CPU for HEDT (Heavy-Duty Desktop).
