Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX vs Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
AMD · Released Jul 23, 2025
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX
- SocketsTR5
- MemoryDDR5 RDIMM
- sTR5: TRX50 motherboards; Threadripper PRO (WX) chips also fit WRX90 boards, with 8 memory channels.
- DDR5 RDIMM: Registered ECC memory only; regular desktop memory doesn't work.
- Cores
- 64
- Threads
- 128
- Max Boost
- 5.4GHz
- Base Clock
- 3.2GHz
- L3 Cache
- 256MB
- Memory Channels
- 8
- TDP
- 350W
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Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX has about a 41% higher spec score than Ryzen Threadripper 9970X and launched at $5,500 more.
$7,999
Launch MSRP
$2,499(better)
78.4(better)
Spec score
55.5
64(better)
Cores
32
128(better)
Threads
64
5.4GHz
Max Boost
5.4GHz
3.2GHz
Base Clock
4GHz(better)
256MB(better)
L3 Cache
128MB
8(better)
Memory Channels
4
350W
TDP
350W
sTR5
SocketSame
sTR5
DDR5 RDIMM
MemorySame
DDR5 RDIMM
None
Built-in graphicsSame
None
Jul 23, 2025
Released
Jul 23, 2025