AMD Is Bringing Threadripper Pro, 8-Channel Motherboards to Market AMD Is Bringing Threadripper Pro, 8-Channel Motherboards to Market By Joel Hruska on January 13, 2021 at 8:41 am This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. AMD will bring its eight-channel Threadripper Pro systems to the retail market, opening up the segment. Previously, the eight-channel Threadripper Pro variant was only available to OEMs (we’ve got a review coming on one of these Lenovo systems, with comparison against the 3990X). AMD’s Threadripper and Threadripper Pro platforms are both designed for professionals who need more horsepower than a typical desktop platform can provide. Where AMD’s top-end Ryzen 9 5950X offers 16 cores, a TR or TR Pro system can pack as many as 64. Additionally, Threadripper Pro uses the WRX80 chipset, which packs up to eight memory channels (regular TR tops out at four):