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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D
The Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D is a PRO-series desktop chip with 3D V-Cache, combining 16 Zen 5 cores with 128MB of stacked L3 cache for managed workstation systems. It ships inside OEM platforms such as Lenovo's ThinkStation P4 rather than as a boxed retail part, trading the unlocked multiplier of the consumer Ryzen 9 9950X3D for AMD PRO manageability and security features.
Pros
- 128MB of 3D V-Cache and 16 Zen 5 cores in a PRO workstation chip
- 170W TDP and AM5 compatibility let it drop into existing high-end desktop platforms
- AMD PRO security and DASH remote-management features target managed business deployments
- Supports up to 256GB of memory, as fitted in Lenovo's ThinkStation P4, for memory-heavy workstation tasks
Cons
- 5.5GHz boost clock trails the consumer Ryzen 9 9950X3D's 5.7GHz
- Locked multiplier with no EXPO or Precision Boost Overdrive support, unlike the consumer X3D chips
- Sold only through OEM systems, with no direct retail price or boxed version
- 200W PPT power draw demands the same cooling as AMD's higher-clocked 16-core parts
Excellent
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Socket
- AM5
- Process
- 4 nm
- Base TDP
- 170 W
- Max turbo power
- 200 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 16
- Performance cores
- 16
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 32
- Base clock
- 4.3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.5 GHz
- L2 cache
- 16 MB
- L3 cache
- 128 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU RDNA 2)
- iGPU clock
- 2,200 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-5600
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 24
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 60,597Top 6%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 4,031Top 36%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D earns an Inno Score of 86.3/100 (“Excellent”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D is a PRO-series desktop chip with 3D V-Cache, combining 16 Zen 5 cores with 128MB of stacked L3 cache for managed workstation systems. It ships inside OEM platforms such as Lenovo's ThinkStation P4 rather than as a boxed retail part, trading the unlocked multiplier of the consumer Ryzen 9 9950X3D for AMD PRO manageability and security features.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D?
Cores: 16 · Threads: 32 · Boost clock: 5.5 GHz · Socket: AM5
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, Intel Core i9-14900K, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
