AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast
AMD has shared the full SKU list for its 6th Generation EPYC 9006 (codenamed Venice) series, with 1Ku pricing.
AMD has announced the pricing for its upcoming EPYC 9006 server chips, revealing a range of options starting from a 64-core model at $8,008 up to the flagship 256-core EPYC 9996 priced at $14,904. The Venice-based chips offer a high core-count value, with the 256-core chip costing only $58.21 per core. AMD's SP7 platform supports up to 16 memory channels, DDR5-12800 memory, and up to 96 PCIe 6.0 lanes, while the SP8 variant supports up to 256 cores and 512 threads.
The increased core count allows for significant cost savings per core as the number of cores increases, making the higher-end models more attractive for data centers, cloud service providers, and enterprises.
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