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AMD's 256-core monster EPYC CPU is its most expensive processor ever launched — 600W 'Venice' 9996 has 1 GB cache, supports PCIe 6.0 and MRDIMM, both cutting-edge enterprise-only tech that probably won't come to consumers until after 2030
* AMD's full EPYC 9006 price list tops out with the 256-core, 600W EPYC 9996 at $14,904 on a per-1,000-unit basis * The CPU, which costs ~$58 per core or $29 per thread, is narrowly more expensive ($91) than its own older Turin flagship, which clocked in at
