AMD EPYC 9965 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD EPYC 9965 was released in Q4/2024 and has 192 cores. The processor can process 384 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket SP5.
AMD EPYC 9965

At a glance

Name: AMD EPYC 9965
Family: AMD EPYC (145)
CPU group: AMD EPYC 9005 (29)
Architecture: Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Technology: 4 nm
Segment: Server
Generation: 5
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9965 has 192 cores. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9965 is 2.25 GHz (3.70 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 192 / 384
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 192x Zen 5c
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.25 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (192 Cores): 3.35 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 9965 supports a maximum of 6144 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 12 memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 576.0 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR5-6000
576.0 GB/s
Max. Memory: 6144 GB
Memory channels: 12
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 5.0 x 128
PCIe Bandwidth: 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 9965 has a TDP of 500 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 500 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: 500 W
TDP down: 450 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The AMD EPYC 9965 is made in 4 nm and has 384.00 MB cache.

Technology: 4 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP5
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 384.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
Release date: Q4/2024
Release price: 14813 $
Part Number: 100-000000976
Documents: Technical data sheet

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