AMD is preparing to launch a new generation of its line of high-performance workstation processors. The Ryzen Threadripper 7000 will have Zen 4 architecture to ensure more energy efficiency and compete with the new Xeon W models, officially introduced by Intel during CES 2023.

According to Tony Yu, General Manager of ASUS China, the AMD will launch series processors in the second half of 2023 with a new platform called “TR5”. We still don’t know the differences of the socket in relation to the sTRX4 or sWRX8, but it is possible to expect improvements in power delivery and support for faster memories.

The Ryzen Threadripper 7000 is to be produced with TSMC’s 5-nanometer lithography on its dies computing (CCD) and 6 nanometers in die input and output management (IOD), reiterating that the processors will have chiplet design. This architecture brings the reduction in production costs as its main advantage.

Historically, the workstation processor family has tended to bear similarities to the EPYC line of server and data center hardware, so it’s possible that the Ryzen Threadripper 7000 will have some specs from the new EPYC 9004 “Genoa”, such as up to 96 cores and support for 12 channels of DDR5-4800 RAM.

In November, in fact, a leak revealed Ryzen Threadripper 7000 models with 96 and 64 cores. Rumors indicate that the new generation will have advantageous cache capacities with a total of up to 480 M, in addition to supporting up to 128 PCI Express 5th generation lanes in workstation versions and 64 lanes in high-performance desktop versions (HEDT).

It is worth remembering that the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX, the current most advanced processor in the line, is equipped with 64 cores of the Zen 3 architecture. Benchmark tests suggest that this platform consumes significantly less energy and achieves higher performance than the 56-core Intel Xeon W9-3495X , one of its main rivals.