AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X processor 3.2 GHz 256 MB L3 Box

A 96 core processor built for heavily parallel workloads and professional applications. The Threadripper 9980X operates at a base frequency of 3.2 GHz and features 256 MB of L3 cache, delivering substantial bandwidth and throughput for content creation, scientific computing, and data processing tasks. This is positioned as a workstation class processor rather than a consumer gaming chip.

The processor uses the TRN5 socket and includes support for quad channel memory configurations. It comes boxed with standard thermal solution included. This falls within AMD's highest tier Threadripper lineup, aimed at professionals running rendering engines, video editing suites, CAD applications, and virtualisation environments where core count and memory bandwidth are primary considerations.