Computex AMD aims to extend its lead over Intel in the high-end desktop (HEDT) and workstation arenas with its 9000-series Threadripper workstation CPUs teased at Computex this week. Compared to previous Threadrippers (TR), the 9000 series appears to be a fairly sedate update with most of the gains coming from process improvements and the move to AMD's Zen 5 microarchitecture. Launched alongside its 9000-series Ryzen Desktop chips last summer, AMD's Zen 5 architecture delivered a 16 percent upli...