Tuesday, September 29th 2026
AMD Publishes Full EPYC 9006 "Venice" Specs and Pricing: 8-Core at $700, 256-Core at $14,904
AMD has published the full EPYC 9006 "Venice" lineup on its product page, listing specifications and 1,000-unit pricing for all 31 Zen 6 server processors across the SP7 and SP8 platforms. Prices start at $700 for the 8-core EPYC 9016 and top out at $14,904 for the 256-core EPYC 9996. AMD says the specifications are subject to change. The EPYC 9996 is the flagship, with 256 Zen 6c cores and 512 threads, a 2.55 GHz base clock, up to 4.1 GHz boost, 1 GB of L3 cache, and a default CPU power of 600 W (configurable from 400 W to 600 W). That works out to roughly $58 per core, and it costs about the same as the 192-core EPYC 9965 did at launch, which was around $14,800.
The SP7 platform covers nine chips, from the 64-core EPYC 9556 at $8,008 up to the 9996. The 22 chips on the SP8 platform run from 8 cores up to the 128-core EPYC 9746 at $11,679. AMD has also retired TDP as its power label for this generation, using "Default CPU Power" instead. SP7 systems are expected in Q4 2026, with SP8 following in the first half of 2027. These are 1Ku prices, so what OEMs charge for complete systems will probably look quite different. Nevertheless, it looks like the EPYC 9996 is the one to watch for this generation, especially after AMD's claims of beating NVIDIA's Vera CPUs by a significant margin.
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The SP7 platform covers nine chips, from the 64-core EPYC 9556 at $8,008 up to the 9996. The 22 chips on the SP8 platform run from 8 cores up to the 128-core EPYC 9746 at $11,679. AMD has also retired TDP as its power label for this generation, using "Default CPU Power" instead. SP7 systems are expected in Q4 2026, with SP8 following in the first half of 2027. These are 1Ku prices, so what OEMs charge for complete systems will probably look quite different. Nevertheless, it looks like the EPYC 9996 is the one to watch for this generation, especially after AMD's claims of beating NVIDIA's Vera CPUs by a significant margin.



13 Comments on AMD Publishes Full EPYC 9006 "Venice" Specs and Pricing: 8-Core at $700, 256-Core at $14,904
Will it be more expensive than the exiting ones? Almost certainty yes because TSMC N2P isn't cheap, but given the chiplet size that remains roughly the same i dont foresee anything absurd either.Which one and how expensive? There wont be just a single 12c SKU.
i have 285k and go buy another intel ,270k,