Geekbench 7 results suggest OpenAI's dots run on nine-core AMD EPYC VMs
Post-launch Geekbench 7 runs show Debian Linux instead of the leak's Ubuntu.
A pre-launch Geekbench 7 result shared on X by INIYSA hints at the hardware powering OpenAI's new autonomous agent, the "dots." The VM hardware appears to consist of a single nine-core slice of an AMD EPYC 9V74, equipped with 9.73GB of memory. The leak was shared using Ubuntu, while post-launch runs utilized Debian. Upon checking Geekbench 7's public database, six runs on this configuration had been uploaded since the launch, with scores ranging from 1,512 to 1,614 in single-core and 8,135 to 8,991 in multi-core.
OpenAI's dots, powered by GPT-6 Astra, were introduced at the company's DevDay on September 29, 2026, for Pro and Business Premium users. The autonomous agents are billed as having their own cloud computer, browser, and connected apps. The pre-launch benchmark of 9,435 is nearly 5% higher than the post-launch best and around 10% higher than the median.
Some of this gap can be attributed to the nine-core configuration, while the rest is likely due to differences in clock speed, partly balanced by Muse's newer architecture.
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