# The Fastest Computer I've Ever Had Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44KP0vp2Wvg Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/44KP0vp2Wvg Generated: 2025-12-11T18:40:50.277+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview The AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX, featuring 96 cores and running on a custom BIOS, achieved a Cinebench 2024 multi-core score of 8727 points and completed a Blender render in 38.25 seconds while consuming up to 1902W of power, significantly outperforming its predecessor and consumer counterparts in heavy workstation tasks. **Key Points:** - The AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX achieved a Cinebench 2024 multi-core score of 8727 points, ranking first above the 64-core 9980X (6672 points) and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D (2428 points). - In Blender rendering, the 9995WX completed the benchmark in 38.25 seconds, significantly faster than the 9980X (1 minute 05 seconds) and the 9950X3D (3 minutes 24 seconds). - The CPU package power peaked at 1,902.440W during testing, far exceeding the stock PPT limit of 350W, demonstrating the system's capability when power limits are raised to 2,000W via PBO Advanced tuning. - The system utilized 128GB of Kingston FURY Renegade G5 DDR5 6400 MT/s ECC R-DIMM running in quad-channel mode, which doubles the bandwidth compared to dual-channel consumer platforms. - The workstation featured an NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU with 96GB of GDDR7 ECC memory, noted for its professional focus rather than gaming performance. - Cooling for the 9995WX was handled by a custom Silverstone 280mm AIO Cooler, which struggled slightly under the massive load, causing coolant temperatures to run 3-4 degrees Celsius hotter than idle. - The ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE motherboard supports up to seven PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and required two 8-pin power connectors for the CPU. ![Screenshot at 04:00: The AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX CPU is shown next to its box, highlighting its specifications: 96 CPU Cores and a 5.4 GHz Boost Clock.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/44KP0vp2Wvg/00-04-00.png) **Context:** Linus Sebastian and another host/engineer tested the AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX, a 96-core workstation CPU, pushing its power limits significantly beyond stock settings using a custom liquid cooling solution (a repurposed Thermo Scientific chiller set to 5°C) to see its maximum performance potential in heavy computational workloads like Cinebench and Blender rendering, while comparing it against the 64-core Threadripper 9980X and the high-end consumer Ryzen 9 9950X3D. ## Detailed Analysis The video benchmarks the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX in a high-end workstation build, confirming its massive lead over previous generation Threadripper and consumer Ryzen CPUs in heavily threaded tasks. The system utilized the ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE motherboard, which supports quad-channel memory and seven full PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, a key feature for professional workloads. The CPU was cooled using an elaborate custom loop featuring a Thermo Scientific chiller set to 5°C, necessary because the CPU package power peaked near 2000W when power limits (PPT, TDC, EDC) were aggressively increased via PBO Advanced tuning in the BIOS. In Cinebench 2024 multi-core, the 9995WX scored 8727 points, significantly beating the 9980X's score of 6672. In Blender rendering, the 9995WX finished in just 38.25 seconds, compared to 1 minute 5 seconds for the 9980X. The system included 128GB of DDR5 6400 MT/s ECC R-DIMM running in quad-channel mode, which provided substantial memory bandwidth improvements over the dual-channel setup of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. The GPU used was an NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with 96GB of ECC memory, a professional card not intended for typical gaming, which resulted in lower than expected performance in Cyberpunk 2077 compared to the CPU's raw power. Despite the extreme cooling setup, the CPU still reached temperatures near 95°C under load, and the coolant temperature rose by 3-4 degrees Celsius, suggesting the cooling solution was near its limit. ### AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX Introduction - AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX is introduced, boasting 96 CPU cores and a 5.4 GHz boost clock - It uses the same physical socket as the 9980X but a different chipset - The CPU package power limit was increased from 350W to 2,000W for testing. ### System Components Overview - The build uses an ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE motherboard with 8 memory slots (quad-channel support) and seven PCIe 5.0 x16 slots - It features 128GB of Micron DDR5 6400 MT/s ECC R-DIMM memory - The GPU is an NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with 96GB of VRAM. ### Cooling Solution - Cooling utilizes a custom Silverstone 280mm AIO Cooler (based on XE360-TR5) connected to a large, refurbished Thermo Scientific 'Bruce Chillis' water chiller set to 5°C - During testing, the coolant temperature rose by 3-4°C, indicating the chiller was pushed hard. ### Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core Performance - The 9995WX scored 8727 points, significantly higher than the 9980X (6672 points) and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D (2428 points) - Single-core results were nearly identical to the 9980X (129 vs 130). ### Blender Rendering Benchmark - The 9995WX rendered the test scene in 38.25 seconds, a massive reduction from the 9980X's 1 minute 5 seconds, showing significant multi-core scaling benefits from the extra 32 cores. ### Power Consumption and Thermal Analysis - Under Cinebench load, the CPU package power peaked near 1900W, with individual cores reaching 94°C (Tdie) - During the Cyberpunk 2077 test, CPU package power hovered around 500W, with temperatures around 82°C. ![Screenshot at 00:03: The host displays five concurrent instances of Cyberpunk 2077 running on the single system.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/44KP0vp2Wvg/00-00-03.png) ![Screenshot at 00:38: The box for the AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX is displayed, showing it has 96 CPU Cores and 384 MB of L3 Cache.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/44KP0vp2Wvg/00-00-38.png) ![Screenshot at 00:51: The PBO Advanced tuning menu shows the PPT limit increased from 350W to 2,000W, a substantial jump over the default 800W limit.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/44KP0vp2Wvg/00-00-51.png) ![Screenshot at 06:06: The host holds up the massive ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE motherboard, pointing out its 8 memory slots and numerous PCIe slots.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/44KP0vp2Wvg/00-06-06.png) ![Screenshot at 11:12: The Cinebench 2024 multi-core ranking shows the 9995WX achieving 8727 points, significantly leading the 9980X \(6672 points\) and the 9950X3D \(2428 points\).](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/44KP0vp2Wvg/00-11-12.png)