AMD confirms Ryzen Threadripper TR6 'Mustang Peak' with Zen 6 cores, 2nm process, and PCIe 6.0 support

AMD has officially confirmed its next-generation Ryzen Threadripper family, codenamed "Mustang Peak." The upcoming lineup will move to a new TR6 platform, bringing Zen 6 cores built on TSMC's 2nm process and PCIe 6.0 support. The confirmation comes from AMD's own documentation, spotted by leaker IntaLatX64, which lists "TR6 Mustang Peak" as a Threadripper Pro CPU under the Family 1Ah Model A8h series.

AMD has not released specifics such as SKUs, core counts, clock speeds, cache sizes, TDPs, chipsets, or a release window. What the documentation does confirm is DDR5 memory support and PCIe Gen 6, the latter doubling per-lane bandwidth compared to the PCIe 5.0 lanes on the current TR5 platform.

The current Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series, codenamed Shimada Peak, is based on 3nm Zen 5 architecture and tops out at 96 cores and 192 threads with a 350W TDP and up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes. TR5 has served two generations now, covering both the Threadripper 7000 and 9000 families, making TR6 the first platform change since the 7000 series launched.

On the core configuration side, AMD's Zen 6 CCD design is expected to house up to 12 cores and 48MB of L3 cache per die. This is 50% more cores and cache per CCD than Zen 3, 4, and 5 dies. The TR6 platform is also expected to bring more memory channels and higher capacities, along with the new socket and expanded I/O, though specifics remain unconfirmed.

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AMD expects to deliver its first Zen 6 products this year through EPYC Venice, which is already in volume ramp. EPYC and Threadripper have historically shared similar silicon foundations, with Zen 6 EPYC expected in 96-core and 256-core Zen 6C configurations. AMD typically skips the Zen C variants for Threadripper in favor of more performance-oriented standard cores, and the same is expected for Mustang Peak.

The documentation references Threadripper Pro in the description, while the page title uses the broader Ryzen Threadripper TR6 desktop processor name. So, it's unclear whether Mustang Peak will cover both HEDT and Pro workstation variants as TR5 did with its TRX50 and WRX90 motherboard split. But, with the official confirmation now in place, we can expect a proper announcement sometime next year, with the chips themselves likely landing in mid to late 2027.