# AMD EPYC 9996 Benchmarks Show Unparalleled Performance With 256 Zen 6C Cores

Source: [Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc-9996) · 2026-11-10 · Cloud & DevOps
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/amd-epyc-9996-benchmarks-show-unparalleled-performance-with-256-zen-6c-cores-49b0604323683c9a
Kind: release · Impact: medium

## In brief

- AMD has announced availability of EPYC 9006 "Venice" series Socket SP7 processors, with systems beginning to ship from OEM/ODM partners on 2026-11-10.
- Phoronix published benchmarks of the 256-core EPYC 9996, including a dual-socket configuration with 512 cores / 1024 threads.
- Phoronix also tested the EPYC 9686F, a 96-core Zen 6 part with clocks up to 5.3GHz.
- AMD also announced the EPYC Embedded 9006 Series SP7 processors.

## Why it matters

Venice is the first server CPU family built on the Zen 6 architecture, so developers and operators planning server capacity or benchmarking workloads now have shipping hardware to evaluate.

## Timeline

- 2026-07-01: AMD announced the EPYC 9006 Venice series at its Advancing AI event
- 2026-11-10: AMD announced Socket SP7 availability and systems began shipping from OEM/ODM partners

## Coverage

- [AMD EPYC 9996 Benchmarks Show Unparalleled Performance With 256 Zen 6C Cores](https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc-9996) — Phoronix, 2026-11-10
- [AMD EPYC 9686F Linux Benchmarks: 96 Zen 6 Cores At Up To 5.3GHz](https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc-9686f) — Phoronix, 2026-11-10
- [AMD EPYC Embedded 9006 Series SP7 Announced](https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-EPYC-Embedded-9006-Series) — Phoronix, 2026-11-10
- [AMD Zen 6 EPYC ‘Venice’ deep dive and benchmarking](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-zen-6-epyc-venice-deep-dive-and-benchmarking-dual-epyc-9996-with-1-024-threads-delivers-up-to-93-percent-performance-gain-gen-on-gen-9686f-outclasses-nvidias-vera) — Latest from Tom's Hardware, 2026-11-10

Tags: amd, epyc, zen 6, server cpu, benchmarks, hardware

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