Velocity Micro Now Offers AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Desktop Processors

New processors with AMD’s Zen 5 core technology will be available in workstation desktop systems, company reports.

New processors with AMD’s Zen 5 core technology will be available in workstation desktop systems, company reports.

Velocity Micro announces it has added AMD Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors to its desktop lineup. Updated products include the Raptor Z95, ProMagix HD80, and the Raptor Signature Edition, rounding out a lineup of fast hand-crafted PCs. Configurations start at $2,069 with shipments beginning immediately. 

“From Zen 5 to 3D V-Cache, it’s exciting to see AMD using technical innovation to lead the way for our industry,” says Randy Copeland, president and CEO of Velocity Micro. “Our qualification testing of the AMD Ryzen 9000 series and especially the 9950X has really impressed us. It’s a great time to be an enthusiast PC consumer.”

The Ryzen 9000 series with flagship 9950X offers up to 16 cores and 32 processing threads, 5.7GHz Turbo speeds, and 80MB total cache all at a maximum 170W TDP, ideal for single and multithreaded applications like extreme multi-tasking, 3D modeling, gaming, and content creation. Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X utilize the same architecture for professional performance at just 65W TDP.

Key features include:

  • New “Zen 5” 4nm process architecture for increased efficiency and IPC improvements averaging 16% over previous generation Ryzen
  • Continued support for AM5 socket motherboards for simplified upgrades and support for PCIe Gen 5.0 and DDR5
  • All-core multi-threading for up to 32 total processing threads
  • Available in the Velocity Micro Raptor Signature Edition, Raptor Z95, Raptor Z55, ProMagix HD60, and ProMagix HD80, starting at $2,069

All Velocity Micro systems ship from and are supported in Richmond, VA, with no preinstalled bloatware. 

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

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