AMD EPYC 8005 Sorano CPUs Skip Zen 5c for up to 84 Full Zen 5 Cores
Following an unveiling earlier this year at Mobile World Congress 2026, AMD has now formally released its EPYC 8005 server chip line, codenamed Sorano, with up to 84 cores and 186 threads. Notably, AMD is skipping Zen 5c for its newest server stack and instead going with full Zen 5 cores, whereas the previous generation EPYC 8004 series codenamed Siena leveraged Zen 4c.
AMD's messaging is that EPYC 8005 delivers a "triple threat" to the server sector, combining big performance with low power and a small footprint. It's also claiming major advantages over rival Intel and its Xeon chips with comparable TDPs, with its flagship EPYC 8635P offering twice the cores with a 10-watt lower TDP versus the 40-core Xeon 6716P-B, and 91% higher integer performance. And compared to the 72-core Xeon 6776P-B, AMD is claiming 48% better integer performance per watt per dollar.
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