AMD announces the start of shipments of its 6th generation EPYC processors, which utilize Zen 6 architecture. - GIGAZINE
AMD has started shipping its EPYC 9006 series server CPUs, featuring the new Zen 6 architecture manufactured using a 2nm process.
AMD has announced the start of shipments for its server CPU, the EPYC 9006 series, which utilizes the Zen 6 architecture. The product overview was originally announced in July 2026, with AMD highlighting the '2nm process' manufacturing and a '1.7 times improvement in AI agent execution performance compared to the previous generation model.'
Performance Models
The EPYC 9006 series is divided into two socket types: SP7 (performance-oriented) and SP8 (efficiency-oriented). The CPUs that have just started shipping are the SP7 models. For a 100kW system, the AMD EPYC 9965 delivers up to 2.37 times the performance of the NVIDIA Vera, while the top-of-the-line AMD EPYC 9996 is touted as delivering up to 3.3 times the performance of the NVIDIA Vera.
Market Availability
The EPYC 9006 series is being sold through major vendors, with cloud services on Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure expected to become available soon. This launch represents AMD's continued focus on AI-first data centers and enterprise computing markets.
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