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AMD Launches 256-Core EPYC 9996 Servers

AMD launches 256-core EPYC 9996 servers today at $14,904 per unit. The chips run on Ubuntu 26.10 with Linux 7.3 kernel and claim 2.2x performance over Intel Xeon 6980P for HPC workloads. A 128-core variant arrives Nov. 2026.

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What changedNew 128-core offering launches Nov. 2026
AMD EPYC 9996 Benchmarks Show Unparalleled Performance With 256 Zen 6C Cores
PPhoronix·about 1 hour ago
AMD Launches 256-Core EPYC 9996 Servers
PPhoronix·about 1 hour ago
AMD EPYC 9686F Linux Benchmarks: 96 Zen 6 Cores At Up To 5.3GHz
PPhoronix·about 1 hour ago

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