AMD Ryzen Threadripper 5000 series to have 16-core option?

AMD is all set to make many announcements at the CES 2021, which is a week apart from now. Now a new rumour has come up that AMD might introduce us with a 16-core Threadripper 5000 processor.

This is quite unusual as AMD’s monstrous 16-core Ryzen 5950X is already there, however, according to other rumours, the Threadripper 5000 series might also have a different codename: “Chagall”. So, as Genesis Peak might refer to the platform itself, Chagall could directly relate to the Threadripper series.

In fact, according to another theory, the Genesis could be the codename for the ‘entry-level’ EPYC chip that might feature 16-core SKUs. Yuri has explicitly told Videocardz that his ‘leak’ covers Threadripper as the original information also mentions the sTRX socket.

So, if do a 16-core Threadripper 5000 CPU exist then it will be named Ryzen Threadripper 5960X most probably, as Threadripper naming pattern continues from where it started by Ryzen SKUs. The main difference between the two could be the Threadripper advantages like quad-memory support and more PCIe lanes being available to the CPU.

Obviously, you won’t have to wait long to get the truth uncovered as AMD will likely announce the Ryzen Threadripper 5000 series in a few days at CES Keynote by Dr Lisa Su. Seeing the amazing Zen 3 architecture on Ryzen 5000, the expections for next-gen Threadripper is indeed very exciting.