AMD announced the EPYC 8005 series server processors. The new series focuses especially on edge, telecom, vRAN, cloud storage and server installations with space/power constraints, with models ranging from 8 to 84 cores, Zen 5 architecture, power range from 70 to 225 watts, SP6 single socket platform, DDR5-6400 ECC memory support and 96 PCIe Gen 5 lanes. What does the AMD EPYC 8005 series offer? AMD EPYC 8005 The series is a continuation of the company’s previous EPYC 8004 series, but there is a noticeable change on the architectural side.
While Zen 4c cores are used in the EPYC 8004 family, the new EPYC 8005 series comes with Zen 5 cores. Thus, the number of cores of the series increases from 64 to 84, the maximum frequency increases from 3.15 GHz to 4.5 GHz, and the supported memory speed increases from DDR5-4800 to DDR5-6400. Memory capacity also increases from 1.5 TB to 3 TB per socket. The top model of the series is AMD EPYC 8635P. This processor comes with 84 cores and 168 threads.
It has a base frequency of 1.6 GHz, 384 MB L3 cache and a default TDP of 225 watts. The EPYC 8535P model is positioned with 64 cores, 128 threads, 2.0 GHz base frequency, 256 MB L3 cache and 210 watts TDP. EPYC 8435P offers 48 cores, 96 threads, 2.45 GHz base frequency, 256 MB L3 cache and 200 watts TDP. The family includes EPYC 8325P, EPYC 8225P, EPYC 8125P and EPYC 8025P models at the middle and entry level. EPYC 8325P has 2.7 GHz base frequency, 256 MB L3 cache and 175 watts TDP with 32 cores and 64 threads.
EPYC 8225P comes with 24 cores and 48 threads with a base frequency of 2.95 GHz, 128 MB L3 cache and a TDP of 160 watts. EPYC 8125P offers 16 cores and 32 threads, 2.65 GHz base frequency, 128 MB L3 cache and 125 watts TDP. The EPYC 8025P, at the bottom of the series, is on the list with 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.9 GHz base frequency, 64 MB L3 cache and 95 watts TDP. AMD builds the EPYC 8005 family on the SP6 single socket platform.
This structure is prepared for servers that will be used in installations that require lower power consumption, less cooling needs and smaller physical space, instead of dual-socket systems. According to the company’s statement, the processors offer 6-channel DDR5-6400 ECC memory, up to 3 TB memory capacity, 96 PCIe Gen 5 lines and additional 8 PCIe Gen 3 lines support. The EPYC 8005 series is positioned at a different point from AMD’s main data center-focused EPYC 9005 family.
The EPYC 9005 series comes with an 8 to 192 core range and 120 to 500 watt configurable TDP values on the SP5 platform, while the EPYC 8005 series comes with an 8 to 84 core range and a 70 to 225 watt TDP range on the SP6 platform. AMD uses x86 architecture, AVX-512 support and enterprise RAS features in both families; On the EPYC 8005 side, LDPC optimizations stand out especially for 5G Layer 1 and vRAN workloads. LDPC optimizations in the new series are used to accelerate advanced error correction processes and reduce latency in 5G workloads.
According to AMD, this structure supports Layer 1 processing loads on the vRAN side, while leaving additional processing resources for Layer 2 processes. In Samsung’s multi-cell vRAN test, a 54-cell network on a single server with an 84-core EPYC 8635P processor posted a result of 9.5 Gbps download and 2.0 Gbps upload. According to AMD’s benchmarks, the EPYC 8635P achieved a 40 percent increase in peak integer performance and performance per watt compared to the 64-core EPYC 8534P in the previous generation.
It provides an increase of 9.5 percent. The company also states that the EPYC 8635P offers 2.1 times the core count with 84 cores compared to the Intel AMD’s product page lists companies such as ASRock, ASUS, Ericsson, Gigabyte, HPE, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, MSI, Mitac/Tyan, Red Hat, Samsung, Supermicro, SUSE, Wind River and Wobot AI in its support ecosystem. The new processors combine high core count, low power range and wide I/O support on the same platform, especially in single-socket and compact server installations.
The EPYC 8005 family is therefore positioned for base station perimeters, outdoor cabinets, small edge data centers, in-retail artificial intelligence systems and cloud storage nodes requiring high SSD/network density, rather than classic data center racks.
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