GoKawiilGeekbench leak shows OpenAI's dots agent runs on 9-core AMD EPYC VMs
A pre-launch Geekbench 7 benchmark shared on X shows OpenAI's dots agent, powered by GPT-6 Astra, running on a nine-core slice of an AMD EPYC 9V74 virtual machine with roughly 9.73GB of memory. The leaked run scored 9,435 multi-core, higher than six post-launch runs found in Geekbench's public database ranging from 8,135 to 8,991. Dots launched Tuesday at OpenAI's DevDay for Pro and Business Premium users, giving each agent its own cloud computer, browser, and preloaded software including Blender, GIMP, and Python.
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The benchmark gap between the pre-launch leak and post-launch runs could suggest OpenAI adjusted compute allocation per agent before or after release, though the article does not explain why the scores differ. Giving each AI agent a dedicated cloud VM mirrors approaches by Cursor, SpaceXAI's Grok Bot, and Meta's Muse, suggesting isolated sandboxed computing is becoming a standard architecture for autonomous AI agents. The specific hardware details also offer outside observers a rare glimpse into the infrastructure costs OpenAI may be absorbing per user.
- Leaked Geekbench 7 result shows OpenAI's dots agent running on a 9-core AMD EPYC 9V74 VM with ~9.73GB RAM
- Pre-launch score of 9,435 multi-core was notably higher than six post-launch runs (8,135–8,991)
- Dots launched at DevDay for Pro/Business Premium users with a dedicated cloud computer preloaded with tools like Blender and Python
Source: tomshardware.com — Shane Downing, 2026-09-30
Published there as: “Geekbench 7 results suggest OpenAI's dots run on nine-core AMD EPYC VMs”
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