First official details of AMD's next-gen 'Mustang Peak' Threadripper CPUs come into view — chips feature DDR5, PCIe 6.0, and a new socket
AMD's upcoming 'Mustang Peak' Threadripper CPUs, based on Zen 6 architecture, have had their first official details revealed. These processors will utilize TSMC's 2nm-class process and support DDR5 memory and PCIe 6.0, necessitating a new TR6 socket. Core counts are expected to increase significantly, potentially reaching up to 144 cores for Threadripper Pro, with clock speeds aiming above 6 GHz. AI
IMPACT New high-core-count CPUs with advanced memory and I/O could accelerate AI training and inference workloads.