New Ryzen Threadripper TR6 “Mustang Peak” CPUs with Zen 6 and PCIe Gen 6

The technical advance in the “Mustang Peak” documents is the support of PCIe Gen 6. This change provides a significant increase in data throughput and doubles the bandwidth per lane compared to the PCIe Gen 5 standard used in current high-end systems. The platform will continue to use DDR5 memory.

This upcoming TR6 platform will replace the current TR5 infrastructure. The existing TR5 platform, on which the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series is based, runs on TRX50 and WRX90 motherboards. These current systems can be scaled up to 96 cores and 192 threads, with a thermal power dissipation of 350 W and 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes. The switch to TR6 represents the first major platform change since the introduction of the Threadripper 7000 series.

There is some ambiguity in the leaked documents regarding the exact target market for these processors. While the page is titled “Ryzen Threadripper TR6 Desktop Processors”, the internal description specifically mentions a Threadripper Pro CPU. It remains unclear whether AMD intends to launch both HEDT models for enthusiasts and professional Pro models under the name “Mustang Peak”.

There are currently no specific commercial details in the documentation. AMD has not yet provided information on individual SKUs, core configurations, clock frequencies, cache capacities or the specific chipsets that will accompany the TR6 processors. An official release schedule has not yet been set.