AMD has officially unveiled its next-gen EPYC 9005 "Turin" CPU family which brings up to 192 Zen 5 cores in the second half of 2024.
AMD Goes Big With Next-Gen EPYC Turin CPUs, Up To 192 Cores & 384 Threads To Dominate The Data Center Segment
AMD has finally lifted the curtains off its next-gen Data Center powerhouse, the Zen 5-based EPYC Turin CPU which is expected to be branded under the EPYC 9005 family and feature a diverse range chips ranging from compute, cloud, telco, edge optimized variants. AMD isn't giving us any specifics at the moment but what they are telling us is that Intel should be very afraid of what's coming since Turin looks like a monster!
In terms of performance, AMD stacks a 128-core EPYC "Turin" CPU against an Intel 5th Gen Xeon Emerald Rapids CPU, the Xeon Platinum 8592+, with 64 cores since as high as Emerald Rapids go. The AMD Turin CPUs offer anywhere from 2.5x to 5.4x gains in performance across various work loads which is very impressive.
The preliminary specifications of AMD's next-gen EPYC Turin lineup which will be branded under the 5th Gen EPYC family were also revealed a while back and included at least 20 SKUs based on the Zen 5 & Zen 5C core architecture. The CPUs are designed to feature drop-in compatibility with the existing 4th Gen EPYC family on the SP5 (LGA 6096) socket and will feature support for faster DDR5 6000 MT/s memory too. The lineup is going to feature up to 128 Zen 5 and 192 Zen 5C cores so starting with that let's take a look at the SKUs.
So far, we have seen SKUs such as the EPYC 9845 (160 Core / 320 Thread), 9825 (144 Core / 288 Thread), 9745 (128 Core / 256 Thread), 9655 (96 Core / 192 Thread), 9645 (96 Core / 192 Thread), and 9565 (72 Core / 144 Thread). All of these SKUs are 64 Core+ variants and feature more than 256 MB of L3 cache and TDPs ranging from 320/400 up to 500W. Following are the various CPU configurations that we should expect in the EPYC Turin family:
- 100-000000976-09 - 12 CCD + 1 IOD (192 Zen 5C Cores / 384 Thread / 384 MB Cache / 500W)
- 100-000001152-05 - 10 CCD + 1 IOD (160 Zen 5C Cores / 320 Thread / 320 MB Cache / 360W)
- 100-000001153-09 - 8 CCD + 1 IOD (128 Zen 5C Cores / 256 Thread / 256 MB Cache)
- 100-000001249 -XX - 2 CCD + 1 IOD (32 Zen 5C Cores / 64 Threads / 64 MB Cache)
- 100-000001538-03 - 16 CCD + 1 IOD (128 Zen 5 Cores / 256 Thread / 512 MB Cache)
- 100-000001245-XX - 16 CCD + 1 IOD (128 Zen 5 Core / 256 Thread / 512 MB Cache)
- 100-000001246-02 - 12 CCD + 1 IOD (96 Zen 5 Cores / 192 Thread / 384 MB Cache)
- 100-000001341-XX - 12 CCD + 1 IOD (96 Zen 5 Cores / 192 Threads / 384 MB Cache)
- 100-000001247-12 - 8 CCD + 1 IOD (64 Zen 5 Cores / 128 Threads / 256 MB Cache)
- 100-000001247-04 - 8 CCD + 1 IOD (64 Zen 5 Cores / 128 Threads / TBD MB Cache)
- 100-000001342-XX - 8 CCD + 1 IOD (64 Zen 5 Cores / 128 Threads / 256 MB Cache)
- 100-000001538-03 - 4 CCD + 1 IOD (32 Zen 5 Cores / 64 Threads / 128 MB Cache)
- 100-000001249-02 - 2 CCD + 1 IOD (16 Zen 5 Cores / 32 Thread / 64 MB Cache)
Now since it isn't mentioned if these are Zen 5 or Zen 5C SKUs, the cache pools range from 256 MB and up to 384 MB. For the 96-core SKU, if it is based on the Zen 5 architecture, then it should carry an impressive 512 MB of L3 cache but if it's based on the Zen 5C architecture, then it should retain a 256 MB cache.
- EPYC Zen 5C: Up To 192 Cores, 384 MB L3 Cache (+50% More Cores / L3 Cache Versus Zen 4C)
- EPYC Zen 5: Up To 128 Cores, 512 MB L3 Cache (+33% More Cores / L3 Cache Versus Zen 4)
The rest of the lineup is pretty much the standard 8, 16, 24, 32, 36, 48, 64 core affair with standard and Frequency-optimized offerings. The clock speeds range from as low as 2.0 GHz to up to 4 GHz (base) while the TDPs range from 155W/200W/210W/280W &300W+. AMD's EPYC Turin CPUs will support up to DDR5-6000 MT/s memory in up to 4 TB capacities on an 8 DIMM motherboard, offering up to 128 PCIe Gen5 lanes.
The AMD EPYC Turin "5th Gen" family for servers is expected to debut later this year after the formal launch of Zen 5 & Zen 5C architectures for the desktop and client PC platforms such as Granite Ridge and Strix Point. The 5th Gen EPYC Turin family will be competing against Intel's Xeon Granite Rapids P-Core and Sierra Forest E-Core (288 Core) CPUs. AMD recently confirmed that it is now sampling its 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPUs.
AMD EPYC CPU Families:
| Family Name | AMD EPYC Verano | AMD EPYC Venice | AMD EPYC Turin-X | AMD EPYC Turin-Dense | AMD EPYC Turin | AMD EPYC Siena | AMD EPYC Bergamo | AMD EPYC Genoa-X | AMD EPYC Genoa | AMD EPYC Milan-X | AMD EPYC Milan | AMD EPYC Rome | AMD EPYC Naples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Branding | EPYC 9007 | EPYC 9006 | EPYC 9005 | EPYC 9005 | EPYC 9005 | EPYC 8004 | EPYC 9004 | EPYC 9004 | EPYC 9004 | EPYC 7004 | EPYC 7003 | EPYC 7002 | EPYC 7001 |
| Family Launch | 2027 | 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 |
| CPU Architecture | Zen 7 | Zen 6 | Zen 5 | Zen 5C | Zen 5 | Zen 4 | Zen 4C | Zen 4 V-Cache | Zen 4 | Zen 3 | Zen 3 | Zen 2 | Zen 1 |
| Process Node | TBD | 2nm TSMC | 4nm TSMC | 3nm TSMC | 4nm TSMC | 5nm TSMC | 4nm TSMC | 5nm TSMC | 5nm TSMC | 7nm TSMC | 7nm TSMC | 7nm TSMC | 14nm GloFo |
| Platform Name | SP7 | SP7 | SP5 | SP5 | SP5 | SP6 | SP5 | SP5 | SP5 | SP3 | SP3 | SP3 | SP3 |
| Socket | TBD | TBD | LGA 6096 (SP5) | LGA 6096 (SP5) | LGA 6096 | LGA 4844 | LGA 6096 | LGA 6096 | LGA 6096 | LGA 4094 | LGA 4094 | LGA 4094 | LGA 4094 |
| Max Core Count | TBD | 96 | 128 | 192 | 128 | 64 | 128 | 96 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 |
| Max Thread Count | TBD | 192 | 256 | 384 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 192 | 192 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 64 |
| Max L3 Cache | TBD | TBD | 1536 MB | 384 MB | 384 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 1152 MB | 384 MB | 768 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Chiplet Design | TBD | 8 CCD's (1 CCX per CCD) + 2 IOD? | 16 CCD's (1CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 12 CCD's (1CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 16 CCD's (1CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 8 CCD's (1CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 12 CCD's (1 CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 12 CCD's (1 CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 12 CCD's (1 CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 8 CCD's (1 CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 8 CCD's (1 CCX per CCD) + 1 IOD | 8 CCD's (2 CCX's per CCD) + 1 IOD | 4 CCD's (2 CCX's per CCD) |
| Memory Support | TBD | DDR5-12800 | DDR5-6000? | DDR5-6400 | DDR5-6400 | DDR5-5200 | DDR5-5600 | DDR5-4800 | DDR5-4800 | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
| Memory Channels | TBD | 16-Channel (SP7) | 12 Channel (SP5) | 12 Channel | 12 Channel | 6-Channel | 12 Channel | 12 Channel | 12 Channel | 8 Channel | 8 Channel | 8 Channel | 8 Channel |
| PCIe Gen Support | TBD | 128-192 PCIe Gen 6 | TBD | 128 PCIe Gen 5 | 128 PCIe Gen 5 | 96 Gen 5 | 128 Gen 5 | 128 Gen 5 | 128 Gen 5 | 128 Gen 4 | 128 Gen 4 | 128 Gen 4 | 64 Gen 3 |
| TDP (Max) | TBD | ~600W | 500W (cTDP 600W) | 500W (cTDP 450-500W) | 400W (cDP 320-400W) | 70-225W | 320W (cTDP 400W) | 400W | 400W | 280W | 280W | 280W | 200W |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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