AMD Zen 6 EPYC spotted on GeekBench, up about 24% in single-core
10/24/2026 — 10/24, 18:52·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- An AMD Zen 6 EPYC 9996 with 256 cores and 512 threads appeared in the GeekBench database, scoring 2847 single-core and 68427 multi-core. Nor…
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Early on October 24, 2026, AMD announced the 6th Gen EPYC processor Verano at OCP 2026. The chip pairs the Zen 6 architecture with LPDDR5X memory, and AMD says it is designed to meet the heavier CPU demands of Agentic AI workloads.
That evening, a report drawing on Wccftech and AMD developer documentation added further detail. At the Advancing AI 2026 (AAI 2026) event, AMD had unveiled the EPYC 9006 series, codenamed Venice: Zen 6-based server processors built on TSMC's new 2nm process and described as AMD's first data-center microarchitecture built from the ground up for AI workloads. The same coverage reported that a flagship EPYC 9996 had surfaced in the GeekBench database with 256 cores and 512 threads, 256MB of L2 cache and 1GB of L3 cache, and a configurable TDP between 400-600W. At a 4.12GHz boost it scored 2847 in single-core and 68427 in multi-core testing. Benchmarked against the Zen 5-based EPYC 4545P, which posts a single-core score of 3064 at a 5.5GHz boost, that translates to roughly 24% higher performance per clock for Zen 6. The report also cites AMD developer documentation stating that Zen 6 is not a incremental step up from Zen 4/5 but a fully reworked high-throughput wide architecture. These figures currently come from media coverage and the database listing; the AMD announcement itself did not comment on them.
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Latest turnAMD's Zen 6-based EPYC 9996 processor with 256 cores and 512 threads has surfaced in the GeekBench database, scoring 2847 in single-core and 68427 in multi-core. When normalized against the Zen 5-based EPYC 4545P, Zen 6 shows roughly 24% higher performance per clock cycle.
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AMD's Zen 6-based EPYC 9996 processor with 256 cores and 512 threads has surfaced in the GeekBench database, scoring 2847 in single-core and 68427 in multi-core. When normalized against the Zen 5-based EPYC 4545P, Zen 6 shows roughly 24% higher performance per clock cycle.
超能网AI score 54AMD unveiled its 6th Gen EPYC processor Verano at OCP 2026, pairing Zen 6 architecture with LPDDR5X memory for rising Agentic AI CPU demand.
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