The SP8 platform offers an accessible entry point for organizations, with the octa-core EPYC 9106 priced at just $700. At the other end of the spectrum, the EPYC 9746, which is the top SP8 SKU, offers 128 Zen 6 cores at $11,679.
With the SP8 platform, we also see Zen 6 models with the “P” suffix, which indicates support for single-socket systems only. These variants deliver the same performance as their standard counterparts but at a significantly lower price. For example, the 128-core EPYC 9736P is 6% less expensive than the EPYC 9736. In an even more dramatic case, the 32-core EPYC 9356P retails for 26% less than the EPYC 9356.
One of the more unusual Venice chips is the 16-core EPYC 9176F. Despite its modest core count, it features a massive 192MB of L3 cache, 4X that of the 16-core EPYC 9116, while costing more than 3X as much. This translates to 12MB of L3 cache per core. With its high cache capacity and 5 GHz boost clock, AMD likely designed the EPYC 9176F for organizations seeking to minimize licensing costs for software priced per core.
AMD’s SP7 and SP8 platforms are scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of this year and the first half of 2027, respectively. However, these Venice prices are not final, as AMD has stated that the list is subject to change. AMD will extend the lineup further later in 2027 with Venice-X chips , which use the company's 3D V-Cache stacking.
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Samlebon2306 Wow, a 2P system with 2×256 cores with 1024 dancing threads will make Task Manager scream, "I need a 50" monitor to display that army of threads!" Reply
ejolson The article states "Additionally, the SP7 platform has a lower thermal footprint, as these Zen 6 parts carry TDP ratings between 130W and 400W." This should likely read SP8 instead of SP7. Reply
johnnycanadian Samlebon2306 said: Wow, a 2P system with 2×256 cores with 1024 dancing threads will make Task Manager scream, "I need a 50" monitor to display that army of threads!" Nobody is running Windows with that many cores. Or at least they shouldn't be. Reply
usertests Samlebon2306 said: Wow, a 2P system with 2×256 cores with 1024 dancing threads will make Task Manager scream, "I need a 50" monitor to display that army of threads!" I think Windows 11 has a 128c/256t limit, probably a lot more for Windows Server. Considering mainstream sockets will have 52 cores soon, they should probably raise the limits again. Reply
wussupi83 Step 1.) hit lottery Step 2.) buy 512 zen 6 cores Step 3.) World domination? Nice to see the core count price scaling. Although a bit odd that SP7 is the dual CPU tier and SP8 is the single CPU tier. In my mind the higher number should = more CPU features. Or am I dyslexic? Reply
usertests wussupi83 said: Although a bit odd that SP7 is the dual CPU tier and SP8 is the single CPU tier. In my mind the higher number should = more CPU features. Or am I dyslexic? You don't have to beat yourself up over AMD's naming conventions. They are just confusing (but somehow better than some of the others, like Qualcomm). Reply
palladin9479 johnnycanadian said: Nobody is running Windows with that many cores. Or at least they shouldn't be. But can it play Crysis…. err Cyberpunk 2077 Reply
vinay2070 A baseclock of 2.55GHz over 512 Threads is crazy. Reply
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