AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX

In the professional creator and engineering fields, tasks such as large-capacity rendering, AI model training, and complex simulations, which take too long to process with existing processors, are increasing.

Existing workstation CPUs bottleneck during these ultra-high workload tasks, limiting productivity and sometimes requiring the inconvenience of linking multiple servers.

In particular, users who were not satisfied with even the highest-performance CPUs of the previous generation have demanded more cores and improved computational performance. With performance gaps of up to twice that of competitor Intel's top-of-the-line Xeon CPUs being observed, the limitations of the existing approach have been felt.

The biggest strength of this product is its best-in-class multi-core performance, providing 96 Zen 5 cores in a single socket, making it the strongest workstation CPU in its class.

This significantly reduces work time by processing concurrent operations without bottlenecks in rendering or AI inference tasks.

It also incorporates AMD's PRO technology stack to provide enterprise-grade security and management features (e.g., memory ECC support, secure boot), adding stability to professional business environments.

With announced figures such as more than twice the rendering performance and a 78% improvement in content creation tasks compared to competing products, it has been proven that this product significantly outperforms existing solutions in terms of effective performance.

In summary, the combination of an overwhelming advantage in core count and enterprise features is the differentiating point of this product.

The main entities that will pay for this ultra-high-performance CPU are companies and research institutions that require professional workstations.

Examples include VFX studios, AI research labs, and companies in the scientific computing field.

Some individual prosumers who build high-end desktops themselves are also potential customers, but due to the high price of $11,699, it will mainly be concentrated in the B2B market (OEM workstation manufacturers or server integration companies, etc.). (Classification: B2B-focused, limited B2C prosumers)

The product itself is not tied to any specific country or regulation and can be used in the global workstation market.

However, since power consumption (350W TDP) and heat generation are very high, power supply and cooling infrastructure suitable for this are required, and it is an ultra-high-end product that is difficult to use directly in general consumer PCs.

The scope of use is mainly limited to the professional workstation field, but in that field, it can cover the high-end computing needs of various industries, from architectural design to high-resolution video editing and AI model development.

Therefore, rather than expanding to other industries or markets, it is expected to expand in a direction that is universally used in all environments that require workstations (e.g., installation in various workstation product lines through OEMs).

In the context of winning the CES Innovation Award, it was highly evaluated for its technical completeness and performance potential.

Industry experts noted that it is "the highest-performance workstation CPU currently available" and praised the overwhelming multi-threaded performance improvement compared to competing Intel Xeon CPUs.

In particular, the fact that it achieved up to a 25% IPC improvement in AI and ML workloads has received positive reactions as being future-oriented.

However, there is also a realistic view that the market size will not be large due to the extremely high price and limited user base.

In other words, the general evaluation is that "based on the CES showcase, the technological innovation is excellent, but in the actual market, the product will be limited to specific professional areas."

Overall, there is no exaggeration, but the atmosphere is that the public impact will not be as great as the innovation, given that the demand is limited.