Recent shipping manifests have revealed three new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series processors, offering a glimpse into the company's upcoming high-end desktop lineup. The documents, spotted by user Everest on social platform X through trade data aggregator NBD.ltd, show models with 64, 16, and 12 cores currently being distributed for testing.
The flagship model among the discovered processors is the Threadripper 9985WX, featuring 64 cores. It's accompanied by the 16-core 9955WX and 12-core 9945WX variants. While the anticipated 96-core 9995WX wasn't mentioned in these records, these findings suggest AMD's next-generation Threadripper family is progressing in development.
Code-named "Shimada Peak," these processors will utilize AMD's Zen 5 microarchitecture. The design maintains similar core and cache configurations per CCD (Core Complex Die) as seen in Zen 4, suggesting the top model could offer up to 384MB of L3 cache and 96MB of L2 cache.
Industry watchers expect these processors to be compatible with existing sTR5 motherboards, despite documentation referring to SP6 sockets. The sTR5 socket, while physically similar to SP6, features 4,844 unique landing pads for Threadripper processors.
The inclusion of lower core-count models like the 12-core and 16-core variants follows AMD's established strategy. These processors cater to users requiring enhanced PCIe lanes and memory channels without necessarily needing maximum core counts. This approach particularly benefits applications where software licensing costs scale with core count.
The timing of these shipments points to potential public reveals at Computex or during the latter half of 2025, aligning with AMD's typical one-year gap between desktop and workstation processor launches.