{
  "id": 11282264,
  "title": "AMD's 256-core monster EPYC CPU is its most expensive processor ever launched — 600W 'Venice' 9996 has 1 GB cache, supports PCIe 6.0 and MRDIMM, both cutting-edge enterprise-only tech that probably won't come to consumers until after 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/amds-256-core-monster-epyc-cpu-is-its-most-expensive-processor-ever",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/amds-256-core-monster-epyc-cpu-is-its-most-expensive-processor-ever-launched-600w-venice-9996-has-1-gb-cache-supports-pcie-6-0-and-mrdimm-both-cutting-edge-enterprise-only-tech-that-probably-wont-come-to-consumers-until-after-2030"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AMD has launched its most expensive processor ever, the EPYC 9996, a 256-core, 600W CPU that tops its 6th Gen EPYC 9006 Venice family. Priced at $14,904 per 1,000 units, the EPYC 9996 boasts 1,024MB of L3 cache, 512 threads, and 256 Zen 6c cores. This new high-performance server chip features cutting-edge technologies such as PCIe 6.0 and MRDIMM, both of which are expected to primarily benefit enterprise customers - technologies that are unlikely to reach consumer PCs until around 2030. While AMD's EPYC 9996 is more expensive than its own older Turin flagship, its performance improvements justify the price increase for many hyperscalers and AI workstations.",
  "summary": "At $14,904, it clocks in exactly $91 more than the chip it replaces from AMD.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}