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AMD Showcases 6th Gen AMD EPYC Processors to Lead Next Era of AI and Enterprise Computing

  • AMD has announced the general availability of 6th Gen AMD EPYC SP7 processors based on the new "Zen 6" architecture, with systems now shipping from leading server OEMs & ODMs.
  • Major cloud providers including Microsoft Azure & Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) are deploying 6th Gen EPYC to power agentic AI, enterprise applications, & HPC workloads.
  • The processor portfolio is optimized for agentic AI, enterprise services, cloud computing, HPC, & general-purpose computing across the data center.
  • The AMD EPYC 9996 is positioned as the world's best general-purpose processor, offering up to 3.7x more performance than Nvidia Vera-based systems & 2.2x the performance of Intel Xeon 6980P systems.
  • High-frequency host-node processors reach up to 5.3 GHz to deliver up to 1.8x the LLM output throughput of previous generation EPYC processors.
  • High-density processors provide up to ~3.3x agents-per-CPU-watt advantage over Nvidia Vera & ~2.5x over Intel Xeon 6980P for hosting agent sandboxes.
  • AMD Helion agentic AI rack solutions offer three deployment options: Helion Liquid, Helion Air, & Helion Air Inference, with configurations reaching up to 73,728 threads per rack.
  • Meta is validating 6th Gen EPYC platforms for large-scale deployment, while Azure HDv2 & OCI Compute E7 instances will utilize the new CPUs for AI data processing & enterprise applications.
  • AMD replaced the historical TDP metric with "Default CPU Power" to reflect total power consumption across compute & I/O dies for the 6th Gen family.
  • Forward-looking statements regarding product features, performance, & availability are included with standard risk disclosures regarding market conditions & supply chain uncertainties.
Company
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Keywords
Nasdaq:AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD, AI, EPYC, CPU, Agentic AI