AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen Threadripper lineup, built on the Shimada Peak architecture and released in 2025. This CPU features 24 cores, a base clock of 4200 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5400 MHz and 128 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X is designed for the sTR5 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Popularity (0-100) 11%
Performance (0-100) 98%
Blender Score / $1 0.5

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Type Desktop
Cores 24
Threads 48
Speed 4.2 GHz
Turbo 5.4 GHz
Current Price $1610
Release Price
Release Date 2025
GPU -
Socket sTR5
L3 128 MB
Base TDP 350 W
Max TDP
Nm 4 nm
Unlocked Yes
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Blender Score 875.6
Top % Ranking 98 %
Blender Score / $1 0.5
Samples 13

Details

Class Ryzen Threadripper
Code Name Shimada Peak
Performance Cores 24
Efficiency Cores 0
Memory Type DDR5
Max Memory
Bits 64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache 1920 kB
L2 Cache 24.0 MB

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