AMD EPYC 8005 Series Officially Released with Zen 5 Cores

AMD has released full specifications for its new EPYC 8005 server processor line. The product family, known as Sorano, consists of seven distinct models. These processors range from an entry-level eight-core option to a flagship model with eighty-four cores.

Seven models ranging from eight to eighty-four cores

The series features direct Zen 5 cores rather than the compressed variants found in previous generations. Core counts span from eight to eighty-four across the lineup. The top-tier EPYC 8635P delivers one hundred sixty-eight threads and three hundred eighty-four megabytes of L3 cache. This flagship model operates at a base clock speed of 1.6GHz with a thermal design power of 225W.

Spec comparison

AMD claims significant performance gains over the previous generation EPYC 8004 series. The company states that integer performance has improved by forty percent while maintaining better efficiency. Power consumption per watt also shows a nine point five percent improvement compared to older hardware. The entire series supports DDR5 memory at speeds up to 6400MT/s with error correction capabilities.

Pricing for the EPYC 8005 series ranges from $529 USD to $5,799 USD depending on the specific model selected. AMD positions these processors between its high-end EPYC 9005 line and entry-level EPYC 4005 chips. The thermal design power spans from ninety-five watts up to two hundred twenty-five watts across different SKUs.

AMD compares the flagship EPYC 8635P directly against Intel Xeon processors in its marketing materials. The company claims the chip offers more than double the core count of an Intel Xeon 6716P-B while consuming ten watts less power. AMD also asserts a forty-eight percent improvement in performance per dollar when compared to Intel's seventy-two-core Xeon 6776P-B.