AMD's upcoming EPYC 'Venice' server processors, the first to use the Zen 6 architecture, have been benchmarked ahead of release. Built on TSMC's N2P node, Zen 6 introduces a redesigned vector engine with native FP16 support, split integer schedulers, dual I/O dies enabling 16 memory channels, and larger core-dense CCDs scaling up to 32 cores with quadrupled L3 cache. In testing, a 256-core, 1,024-thread EPYC 9996 outperformed the previous-generation 768-thread EPYC 9965 by 93% in SPEC CPU 2026 benchmarks.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-11-10
AMD has published preliminary pricing for its upcoming Epyc 9006 Venice server processor lineup, spanning 31 models from an eight-core Epyc 9106 to a 256-core Epyc 9996 flagship priced at $14,904. The chips span two platforms, SP7 for high memory bandwidth and capacity and SP8 for greater PCIe connectivity, with dual-socket SP7 systems capable of housing 512 Zen 6 cores. AMD says the prices are not yet finalized.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-30
AMD released a white paper expanding on its earlier performance claims for the upcoming EPYC 'Venice' server CPUs, reiterating that a 96-core Venice chip is about 20% faster per-core than Nvidia's 88-core Vera on SPEC CPU 2026's Integer Rate test. The paper also details throughput results showing the 256-core EPYC 9996 outperforming Intel's Xeon 6980P by 2.37x and Vera by 2.24x, plus a 78% generational gain over the prior 192-core EPYC 9965.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-18
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