AMD launches Ryzen 9000 PRO series, flagship model tops out at 12 cores — new enterprise lineup includes 3 CPUs for OEMs featuring added business and security features

AMD released a bunch of new Zen 3, Zen 4, and Zen 5 processors yesterday, refreshing both existing and older families of CPUs. During this time, the company also silently launched its new enterprise lineup: Ryzen PRO 9000. These include three new SKUs built on the same Zen 5 “Granite Ridge” architecture as the mainline Ryzen 9000 series, but they feature cut-down silicon in favor of enterprise management and security features not present on standard CPUs.

First up, we have the Ryzen 5 Pro 9645. It comes…