AMD's new 256 core EPYC has 16-channel DDR5-12800, 91% memory bandwidth of an RTX 5090

# AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast — EPYC 9006 Zen 6 'Venice' CPUs get full spec and pricing… Source: [https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-drops-an-epyc-usd15-000-256-core-bomb-epyc-9006-zen-6-venice-cpus-get-full-spec-and-pricing-treatment-from-usd700-up-to-usd14-904](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-drops-an-epyc-usd15-000-256-core-bomb-epyc-9006-zen-6-venice-cpus-get-full-spec-and-pricing-treatment-from-usd700-up-to-usd14-904) \(Image credit: AMD\) After unveiling the[EPYC 9006](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-256-core-epyc-9996-venice-claims-up-to-a-3-4x-jump-over-intel-xeon-competition-20-percent-over-nvidia-vera-zen-6-comes-with-up-to-1024mb-of-l3-16-channel-memory-and-5ghz-clock-speeds)\(codenamed Venice\) series in July and previewing a few impressive[Zen 6 benchmarks](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-shares-first-official-benchmarks-for-epyc-venice-cpus-targets-nvidia-company-claims-256-core-chip-is-more-than-twice-as-fast-as-nvidia-vera-96-core-model-20-percent-faster-per-core), AMD has now released full pricing for its highly anticipated next\-generation server chips\. According to the list[StorageReview](https://www.storagereview.com/news/amd-posts-the-full-epyc-9006-sku-list-31-venice-parts-from-700-to-14904-across-sp7-and-sp8)obtained, AMD has big plans for the data center, with a wide range of SKUs from eight to 256 cores and pricing from $700 to $14,904\. Go deeper with TH Premium: CPU Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in\-depth reviews, straight to your inbox\.  News Editor, RAM Reviewer & SSD Technician Zhiye Liu is a news editor, memory reviewer, and SSD tester at Tom’s Hardware\. Although he loves everything that’s hardware, he has a soft spot for CPUs, GPUs, and RAM\.