'Zen 5' powerhouse AMD Ryzen PRO 9000 series now ready to pack performance and security to the brim

AMD has expanded its Zen 5 portfolio with the quiet introduction of the Ryzen PRO 9000 series, a new lineup tailored for enterprise needs. The new range includes three SKUs built on the same Granite Ridge architecture as the Ryzen 9000 family. The Ryzen 5 Pro 9645 offers 6 cores and 12 threads at 3.9 GHz base and up to 5.4 GHz boost, while the Ryzen 7 Pro 9745 steps up to 8 cores and 16 threads with a 3.8 GHz base clock. At the top sits the Ryzen 9 Pro 9945, featuring 12 cores and 24 threads with a 3.4 GHz base and 5.4 GHz boost. Cache sizes remain consistent with the non-Pro equivalents. Efficiency is a key theme across the lineup, with all three CPUs carrying a 65W TDP. That’s a significant reduction compared to the 120W Ryzen 9 9900X, which the Pro 9945 is derived from, though it comes at the cost of four fewer cores. Compared to the previous Ryzen Pro 7000 generation, the new chips show gains such as a 300 MHz boost increase on the Ryzen 5 Pro, though the flagship Pro 9945 sees a 300 MHz drop in base clocks.

Processor	Cores / Threads	Boost / Base Frequency	Total Cache	TDP
Ryzen 9 PRO 9945	12C / 24T	Up to 5.4 GHz / 3.4 GHz	76MB	65W
Ryzen 7 PRO 9745	8C / 16T	Up to 5.4 GHz / 3.8 GHz	40MB	65W
Ryzen 5 PRO 9645	6C / 12T	Up to 5.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz	38MB	65W

According to official benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 Pro 9945 can deliver up to 44% faster performance in Blender and 22% higher productivity results against Intel’s Core i7-14700. In a somewhat unusual move for enterprise-class hardware, AMD is also bundling the chips with Wraith Stealth stock coolers. At the time of writing, AMD did not disclose when these chips would start popping up in the market.