AMD EPYC 8005 Sorano SKU List and Value Analysis

ServeTheHome broke down AMD's EPYC 8005 "Sorano" server CPU family, the Zen 5 mainstream counterpart to EPYC 9005 on the SP6 platform. Seven SKUs span 8 to 84 cores with up to 225W TDP, 6 channels of DDR5 and 96 PCIe Gen5 lanes; the top 8635P is the most efficient at 2.7W per core.

• EPYC 8005 lineup has 7 SKUs, from the 8-core 8025P to the 84-core 8635P
• All chips offer 6 channels of DDR5, 96 PCIe Gen5 lanes and 4.5GHz single-core turbo
• Top 8635P has a 225W TDP but just 2.7W per core versus ~12W for the 8025P
• SP6 socket is drop-in compatible with the previous EPYC 8004 Siena generation