AMD reveals EPYC 9006 Venice pricing: up to 256 cores for $14,904

AMD has published full pricing for its Zen 6-based EPYC 9006 (Venice) server CPUs, ranging from the 8-core EPYC 9016 at $700 to the 256-core flagship EPYC 9996 at $14,904. The lineup splits into the SP7 platform with up to 16 memory channels and 96 PCIe 6.0 lanes, and the leaner SP8 platform with eight channels.

• Flagship EPYC 9996: 256 cores, 1024 MB L3, 600W TDP, $14,904
• Cost per core drops with scale: $58 on the 9996 vs $125 on the 9556
• Two F-suffix parts, EPYC 9686F and 9586F, boost to 5 GHz
• Two EPYC 9996 chips in 2P config deliver 512 Zen 6 cores for $29,808