Images show specs of alleged AMD Threadripper Pro CPUs

Images have surfaced showing some details of alleged AMD Threadripper Pro processors. The chips would, among other things, get more memory channels and PCI-e 4.0 lanes. AMD plans to announce the CPUs on July 14.

The alleged specs image of the Threadripper Pro chips are published by Videocardz. The processors would use the current Zen 2 architecture. According to those images, AMD is coming out with Threadripper Pro variants with 12 cores, 16 cores, 32 cores and 64 cores. The company’s current Threadripper lineup consists of 24 core, 32 core and 64 core variants. For example, according to the leaked slide, the new Pro models are intended for use by professional studios, designers, engineers, or data scientists.

Image via VideoCardz

The new chips would offer 128 PCI-e 4.0 lanes, while current Threadripper processors have 64 of these lanes. According to VideoCardz, the new chips will also receive eight memory channels, with support for up to 2TB of DDR4-3200 memory. With the current Threadripper chips, this is four channels with up to 256GB of DDR4 memory. In addition, the Pro variants must also support several different memory types.

Furthermore, the possible clock speeds of the Pro chips have also been published at VideoCardz. The Pro variants are clocked 100 to 200MHz lower than their regular counterparts. The tdp of the chips remains the same; all Threadripper and Threadripper Pro CPUs have a TDP of 280W.

It’s not clear whether the new Pro CPUs will work on current TRX40 motherboards. Hardware.info writes that new motherboards with more memory channels and new chipsets may appear. Previously published possible benchmark results of the Threadripper Pro 3975WX with 32 cores. It is rumored that AMD will officially announce this Threadripper Pro series on Tuesday, July 14, VideoCardz writes. The suggested retail prices and exact release dates are not yet known.