AMD's 96-core beast with watercooling engraved into CPU joins car and industrial parts in a 2,000W direct die cooling setup — $12,000 CPU runs at 5.3 GHz, devours 1,300W, and still runs cooler than your gaming PC

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX with direct die cooling IHS.

When off-the-shelf cooling can't tame the world's best CPUs, you have to start thinking outside of the box. Chinese YouTube channel Geekerwan has puthe Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX, a 96-core Zen 5 behemoth that costs almost $12,000, to its limits with an eye-opening DIY cooling solution. It features a custom CNC-machined integrated heat spreader (IHS), automotive-grade cooling components, an industrial chiller, and a 37-gallon water tank.

IHS modifications aren't new in hardware circles. We've previously seen the transformation implemented on processors such as the Core i9-14900KS. However, the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX is a different beast in every sense of the word. The Zen 5 flagship workstation processor isn't just substantially larger than a typical consumer chip; it also features a more complex AMD chiplet design and requires additional engineering effort.