AMD confirms Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 series pricing
AMD released the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 series processors based on the Zen 3 architecture in March this year, but initially only supplied them to Lenovo for the ThinkStation P620 workstation. As supply improves, AMD has previously confirmed that it will be available to the world’s leading system integrators. For example, Dell released the Precision 7865 with this processor earlier this month, and AMD also intends to introduce it to the DIY market later this year.
According to TomsHardware, AMD shared its official pricing. The price of the new generation Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 series is much higher than the price of traditional HEDT platform products. You must know that the price of the 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X was $3990.
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX SEP is $6,499
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX SEP is $3,299
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX SEP is $2,399
AMD’s original Ryzen Threadripper lineup was entirely geared toward the consumer market, while the Ryzen Threadripper Pro lineup, aimed primarily at professional workstation users, comes with more memory channels. In fact, AMD has previously mentioned in the announcement that the two will be integrated in the future and only provide Ryzen Threadripper Pro series products. For many players, this means the so-called HEDT platform may be over.
AMD’s choice is related to the expansion of the core count of Ryzen processors for ordinary consumers and the increase in TDP. At present, the 16 cores have touched the threshold of the previous HEDT platform. The TDP upper limit of the new generation Ryzen 7000 series has been increased from 105W to 170W, and the peak power consumption has also been increased from the original 142W to 230W. It is very close to the previous HEDT platform level, and the biggest difference may be the number of memory channels.
In fact, since Intel released the Cascade Lake-X processor and Galcier Falls platform in 2019, it has not released a new HEDT product for a long time. Although it has its own objective originality, even the next Sapphire Rapids-X processor and Fishhawk Falls platform do not seem to be really aimed at enthusiasts, but more aimed at professional workstation users, similar to AMD’s approach.
