AMD EPYC™ Server CPUs for Data Center, Cloud, and AI Workloads

Whether you are looking to upgrade your data center, optimize the cloud, or accelerate with AI workloads, AMD EPYC Server CPUs can help you unlock high performance, energy efficiency, and lower TCO.

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AMD EPYC 9005 Server CPUs

Deliver high core counts and excellent performance per watt and per dollar for cloud services and on-site data centers with AMD EPYC 9005 Server CPUs - the best CPU for enterprise AI.

AMD EPYC 7003 Server CPUs

Explore proven performance and cost-effective solutions to data center challenges. Best for customers that have done extensive application qualification on DDR4/PCIe®4 generation systems.

AI Workloads

AMD EPYC Server CPUs power a broad range of AI workloads, from providing leadership inference to serving as an excellent host CPU for GPUs.

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High Performance in the Cloud

Virtual machines (VMs) powered by AMD EPYC Server CPUs can deliver high performance in the cloud for demanding workloads.

See What Customers Say

Businesses of all sizes are shifting to AMD EPYC Server CPUs to get high densities, energy efficiency, and total cost of ownership they need to meet real enterprise needs. See what customers are saying about moving to AMD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

AMD EPYC 9000 series server CPUs and Intel Xeon CPUs share the same x86 instruction set, which makes migrating between the two manufacturers relatively simple. It also means the two CPU families are part of the same, vast x86 ecosystem of OEMs, software, and cloud computing resources.

When comparing similar 5th Gen AMD EPYC Server CPUs to Intel Xeon 6 CPUs, AMD EPYC Server CPUs often offer better general computing, end-to-end AI performance, and power efficiency. In general purpose computing, AMD EPYC Server CPUs beat Xeon by up to 35%2. For energy consumption, AMD EPYC Server CPUs are up to 66% more power efficient than Xeon.3 In end-to-end AI performance, AMD EPYC Server CPUs beat Xeon by up to 70%4

Since its introduction in 2018, AMD EPYC Series server CPUS have delivered consistent Leadership Performance and Efficiency, Fueling AMD EPYC™ Growth to Over 40% Share.5

Learn more information about switching from Intel to AMD.

5th Generation AMD EPYC 9005 series server CPUs have higher max core counts, and faster clock speeds than 4th Generation AMD EPYC 9004 series server CPUs, while maintaining leadership CPU energy efficiency vs 6th Generation Xeon CPUs, making them ideal for the most demanding workloads.6

4th Generation AMD EPYC 9004 series server CPUs are very capable processors that provide excellent value for general enterprise workloads, cloud services, databases, and cost-sensitive applications that demand high core counts.

Consider testing your workloads on a range of AMD EPYC 9005 and 9004 series server CPU cloud instances to determine the ideal balance of performance, core counts, and processor generation. The AMD Data Center Partner Ecosystem page lists current AMD EPYC cloud providers.

Start with your current cloud service providers and OEM hardware partners. Nearly all of them have solutions powered by AMD EPYC 9000 series server CPUs. For a complete list of partners, visit the AMD Data Center Partner Ecosystem.

AI inference workloads, including generative AI and large language models, run well on AMD EPYC 9000 series server CPUs. Whether your AI workloads will perform adequately depends on latency requirements, model size, and query volume. Learn more about data center AI with AMD EPYC server CPUs.

AMD “Zen” is our hybrid, multi-chip architecture. It replaces monolithic CPU design with multiple technologies that help AMD deliver consistently innovative, high-performance products.

In the AMD EPYC 9000 Series Server CPUs, each specific model is built with “Zen” or “Zen C” cores. Models built using “Zen” cores are optimized for per-core performance featuring large L3 caches and high frequencies. Models using “Zen C” cores are optimized for high core-density and efficiency.

Choose “Zen”‑based EPYC 9000 models when you need the high individual core performance. Choose “Zen C”‑based models when you need high core counts and efficiency for heavily parallel workloads.

Unlike Intel Xeon “performance” and “efficiency” cores — which have different features, capabilities, and instruction sets — all AMD EPYC ”Zen” and “Zen C” cores share the same register-transfer logic and an identical x86 instruction set. Workloads don’t need to be tuned or rewritten to run across generations or versions of the “Zen” architecture. Learn more about AMD “Zen” core architecture.

Partners and Deployment Options

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Broad Ecosystem Support for On-Premises 

Find leading-edge enterprise hardware from our OEM partners. Count on seamless integration with a full, mature portfolio of hardware and software, including all-purpose CPUs, a premier line of GPUs for AI, and interoperable networking solutions.

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Maximize the Value of Your Cloud

Choose AMD-based virtual machines (VMs) to achieve performance and OpEx advantages in your preferred cloud.

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Footnotes
  1. Comparison based on thread density, performance, features, process technology and built-in security features of currently shipping servers as of 10/10/2024. EPYC 9005 series CPUs offer the highest thread density, leads the industry with 500+ performance world records including world record enterprise leadership Java®️ ops/sec performance, top HPC leadership with floating-point throughput performance, AI end-to-end performance with TPCx-AI performance and highest energy efficiency scores. Compared to 5th Gen Xeon, the 5th Gen EPYC series also has more DDR5 memory channels with more memory bandwidth and supports more PCIe® Gen5 lanes for I/O throughput, and has up to 5x the L3 cache/core for faster data access. The EPYC 9005 series uses advanced 3-4nm technology, and offers Secure Memory Encryption + Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) + SEV Encrypted State + SEV-Secure Nested Paging security features. (EPYC-029D)
  2. 9xx5-129: SPECrate®2017_int_base with GCC13 comparison based on AMD internal testing as of 4/1/2025. 2P AMD EPYC 9965 (est. 2160 SPECrate®2017_int_base, 384 Total Cores, 500W TDP, AMD reference system, 1.5TB 24x64GB DDR5-6400, 2 x 40 GbE Mellanox CX-7 (MT2910), 3.84TB Samsung MZWLO3T8HCLS-00A07 NVMe, Ubuntu® 22.04.3 LTS | 5.15.0-105-generic, SMT=ON, Determinism=power, Mitigations=on) 2P AMD EPYC 9755 (est. 1850 SPECrate®2017_int_base, 256 Total Cores, 500W TDP, AMD reference system, 1.5TB 24x64GB DDR5-6400, 2 x 40 GbE Mellanox CX-7 (MT2910) 3.84TB Samsung MZWLO3T8HCLS-00A07 NVMe Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS | 5.15.0-105-generic, SMT=ON, Determinism=power, Mitigations=on) 2P Intel Xeon 6980P (est. 1600 SPECrate®2017_int_base, 256 Total Cores, 500W TDP, Production system, 1.5TB 24x64GB DDR5-6400, 4 x 1GbE Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe 3.84TB SAMSUNG MZWLO3T8HCLS-00A07 NVMe, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 kernel 6.4.0-150600.23.33-default, SMT=ON, Performance Bias, Mitigations=on) The same Intel Xeon 6980P with 1.5TB 24x64GB MRDIMM at 8800MT/s, 1650 SPECrate®2017_int_base SPEC®, SPEC CPU®, and SPECrate® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information. Intel CPU TDP at https://ark.intel.com/ as of 4/17/2025
  3. 9xx5-134: SPECpower_ssj® 2008 comparison based on published scores from www.spec.org as of 4/30/2025. 2P AMD EPYC 9965 (35920 ssj_ops/watt, 384 Total Cores, https://spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2024q4/power_ssj2008-20241007-01464.html) 2P AMD EPYC 9755 (29950 ssj_ops/watt, 256 Total Cores, https://spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2024q4/power_ssj2008-20240924-01460.html) 2P Intel Xeon 6980P (21679 ssj_ops/watt, 256 Total Cores,  https://spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2025q2/power_ssj2008-20250324-01511.html) SPEC®, SPEC CPU®, and SPECpower® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information.
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  4. 9xx5-151: TPCxAI @SF30 Multi-Instance, 32C Instance Size throughput results based on AMD internal testing as of 04/01/2025 running multiple VM instances. The aggregate end-to-end AI throughput test is derived from the TPCx-AI benchmark and as such is not comparable to published TPCx-AI results, as the end-to-end AI throughput test results do not comply with the TPCx-AI Specification. 2P  AMD EPYC 9965 (6067.53 Total AIUCpm, 384 Total Cores, 500W TDP, AMD reference system, 1.5TB 24x64GB DDR5-6400, 2 x 40 GbE Mellanox CX-7 (MT2910), 3.84TB Samsung MZWLO3T8HCLS-00A07 NVMe, Ubuntu® 24.04 LTS kernel 6.13, SMT=ON, Determinism=power, Mitigations=on) 2P AMD EPYC 9755 (4073.42 Total AIUCpm, 256 Total Cores, 500W TDP, AMD reference system, 1.5TB 24x64GB DDR5-6400, 2 x 40 GbE Mellanox CX-7 (MT2910) 3.84TB Samsung MZWLO3T8HCLS-00A07 NVMe, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS kernel 6.13, SMT=ON, Determinism=power, Mitigations=on) 2P Intel Xeon 6980P (3550.50 Total AIUCpm, 256 Total Cores, 500W TDP, Production system, 1.5TB 24x64GB DDR5-6400, 4 x 1GbE Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe 3.84TB SAMSUNG MZWLO3T8HCLS-00A07 NVMe, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS kernel 6.13, SMT=ON, Performance Bias, Mitigations=on) Results may vary based on factors including but not limited to system configurations, software versions, and BIOS settings. TPC, TPC Benchmark, and TPC-H are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council.
  5. EPYC-055C - Mercury Research Sell-In Revenue Shipment Estimates, Q4 2025. Revenue share of 41.3%, unit share of 28.8%.
  6. 9xx5-173A: SPECrate®2017_int_base comparison based on published scores from www.spec.org as of 12/11/2025. Results and configurations below are in the format of: [processor], [cores], [TDP], [1Ku price in USD], [SPECrate®2017_int_base score], [SPECrate® 2017_int_base score / CPU W], [SPECrate® 2017_int_base score / 1Ku price in USD], [Link to score] 2P AMD EPYC 9965, 192C, 500W, $11988 USD, 3230, 6.460, 0.269, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250324-47086.html 2P AMD EPYC 9845, 160C, 400W, $11411 USD, 2710, 6.775, 0.237, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250908-49484.html 2P AMD EPYC 9825, 144C, 400W, $11053 USD, 2660, 6.650, 0.241, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250602-48638.html 2P AMD EPYC 9755, 128C, 500W, $10931 USD, 2850, 5.70, 0.261, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20250928-49776.html 2P AMD EPYC 9745, 128C, 400W, $10588 USD, 2440, 6.10, 0.230, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q1/cpu2017-20241230-45854.html 2P AMD EPYC 9655, 96C, 400W, $8999 USD, 2200, 5.50, 0.244, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251103-50272.html 2P AMD EPYC 9645, 96C, 320W, $8495 USD, 2150, 6.719, 0.253, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250630-48904.html 2P AMD EPYC 9565, 72C, 400W, $8233 USD, 1870, 4.675, 0.227, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250602-48634.html 2P AMD EPYC 9555, 64C, 360W, $7973 USD, 1780, 4.944, 0.223, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251102-50212.html 2P AMD EPYC 9535, 64C, 300W, $7439 USD, 1640, 5.467, 0.220, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250728-49231.html 2P AMD EPYC 9575F, 64C, 400W, $9238 USD, 1760, 4.40, 0.191, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250630-48900.html 2P AMD EPYC 9475F, 48C, 360W, $6539 USD, 1470, 4.083, 0.225, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250908-49478.html 2P AMD EPYC 9455, 48C, 300W, $4959 USD, 1380, 4.60, 0.278, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250728-49227.html 2P AMD EPYC 9365, 36C, 300W, $3788 USD, 1070, 3.567, 0.282, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250728-49223.html 2P AMD EPYC 9335, 32C, 210W, $3178 USD, 958, 4.562, 0.301, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250728-49215.html 2P AMD EPYC 9355, 32C, 280W, $3694 USD, 1010, 3.607, 0.273, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250728-49219.html 2P AMD EPYC 9375F, 32C, 320W, $4753 USD, 1070, 3.344, 0.225, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250602-48630.html 2P AMD EPYC 9255, 24C, 200W, $2495 USD, 733, 3.665, 0.294, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250908-49474.html 2P AMD EPYC 9275F, 24C, 320W, $3439 USD, 825, 2.578, 0.240, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250602-48626.html 2P AMD EPYC 9115, 16C, 125W, $726 USD, 461, 3.688, 0.635, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250602-48618.html 2P AMD EPYC 9135, 16C, 200W, $1214 USD, 484, 2.420, 0.399, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250630-48896.html 2P AMD EPYC 9175F, 16C, 320W, $3703 USD, 618, 1.931, 0.167, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250602-48622.html 2P AMD EPYC 9015, 8C, 125W, $527 USD, 245, 1.960, 0.465, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250908-49470.html 2P Intel Xeon 6980P, 128C, 500W, $12460 USD, 2510, 5.020, 0.201, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250324-47099.html 2P Intel Xeon 6972P, 96C, 500W, $10220 USD, 2040, 4.080, 0.20, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250701-49017.html 2P Intel Xeon 6787P, 86C, 350W, $10400 USD, 1670, 4.771, 0.161, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250804-49324.html 2P Intel Xeon 6960P, 72C, 500W, $9625 USD, 1640, 3.280, 0.170, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q1/cpu2017-20250210-46321.html 2P Intel Xeon 6767P, 64C, 350W, $9595 USD, 1370, 3.914, 0.143, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251007-49880.html 2P Intel Xeon 6760P, 64C, 330W, $7803 USD, 1310, 3.970, 0.168, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250825-49386.html 2P Intel Xeon 6747P, 48C, 330W, $6497 USD, 1140, 3.455, 0.175, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20250920-49597.html 2P Intel Xeon 6740P, 48C, 270W, $4650 USD, 1000, 3.704, 0.215, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251102-50204.html 2P Intel Xeon 6736P, 36C, 205W, $3351 USD, 757, 3.693, 0.226, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250320-46995.html 2P Intel Xeon 6730P, 32C, 250W, $3726 USD, 741, 2.964, 0.199, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250825-49379.html 2P Intel Xeon 6737P, 32C, 270W, $4995 USD, 770, 2.852, 0.154, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250909-49492.html 2P Intel Xeon 6530P, 32C, 225W, $2234 USD, 739, 3.284, 0.331, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251102-50208.html 2P Intel Xeon 6745P, 32C, 300W, $5250 USD, 815, 2.717, 0.155, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250811-49362.html 2P Intel Xeon 6732P, 32C, 350W, $5295 USD, 782, 2.234, 0.148, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q3/cpu2017-20250616-48701.html 2P Intel Xeon 6520P, 24C, 210W, $1295 USD, 529, 2.519, 0.408, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251014-49901.html 2P Intel Xeon 6527P, 24C, 255W, $2878 USD, 606, 2.376, 0.211, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q2/cpu2017-20250421-47759.html 2P Intel Xeon 6517P, 16C, 190W, $1195 USD, 404, 2.126, 0.338, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251117-50326.html 2P Intel Xeon 6515P, 16C, 150W, $740 USD, 385, 2.567, 0.520, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251117-50481.html 2P Intel Xeon 6724P, 16C, 210W, $3622 USD, 403, 1.919, 0.111, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20250923-49748.html 2P Intel Xeon 6507P, 8C, 150W, $765 USD, 216, 1.440, 0.282, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20250922-49721.html 2P Intel Xeon 6714P, 8C, 165W, $2816 USD, 210, 1.273, 0.075, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20250923-49756.html 2P Intel Xeon 6780E, 144C, 330W, $8513 USD, 1420, 4.303, 0.167, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2025q4/cpu2017-20251020-50067.html 2P Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+, 64C, 350W, $11600 USD, 1130, 3.229, 0.097, https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2023q4/cpu2017-20231127-40064.html SPEC®, SPEC CPU®, and SPECrate® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information. AMD CPU prices as of 12/11/2025. Intel CPU W and prices at https://ark.intel.com/ as of 12/11/2025.