AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)

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This is a massive professional-grade processor designed exclusively for high-end business servers and complex artificial intelligence tasks. It is far more power than any home or gaming PC would ever need, as it is built to handle the workloads of entire companies at once.

Specifications

LAUNCH

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Released	2026

CPU BENCHMARKS

Tests and capabilities for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Geekbench 6 Single	Conditions unconfirmed3,650 Test conditions & details Test: Geekbench 6 Single Score unit: points Version not recorded Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.
Geekbench 6 Multi	Conditions unconfirmed48,200 Test conditions & details Test: Geekbench 6 Multi Score unit: points Version not recorded Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.
iGPU 3DMark TS	Not applicable: no integrated graphics

ARCHITECTURE & CORES

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Architecture	Zen 5
Process	2 nm

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Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Cores / Threads Meaning & limits Physical cores and available threads are separate counts. Hybrid core types and unknown thread counts retain their stated limits.	192C/384T

CLOCK & CACHE

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Clock Speed	2.9 / 4 GHz
Cache Meaning & limits Cache can be total, per core, private or shared. Read the stated topology; total cache is not automatically L3.	768 MB

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Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Total L3 Cache	768 MBOne CPU package
Cache Topology	L3 · unspecified · 768 MB · package totalOne CPU package

POWER & BATTERY

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Power Profiles · 1	Vendor power mode · 600 W · Compute plus I/O dies; processor specification, not wall powerProcessor power specification
Power Profiles · 2	Vendor power mode · 400–600 W · CPU power configuration range; not relabeled cTDPProcessor power specification

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Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Power rating / limit Meaning & limits Stored power rating or limit. Default TDP, processor base power and maximum turbo power describe different conditions; neither larger nor smaller is automatically better.	600 W

MEMORY & STORAGE

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Maximum Memory Bandwidth	1638 GB/sPer socket; theoretical maximum
Memory Profiles · 1	DDR5 · up to 8000 MT/s · RDIMM maximum transfer rateOne CPU package

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Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Memory Profiles · 2	MRDIMM · up to 12800 MT/s · MRDIMM maximum transfer rate; population-dependentOne CPU package
Memory Type	DDR5 RDIMM \| MRDIMMOne CPU package

PLATFORM & HARDWARE

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Platform	Server
Socket	SP7

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Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
iGPU	No
iGPU FP32 TFLOPS Meaning & limits FP32 describes floating-point capability or a published reference, not a measured application result. Method and clock conditions affect interpretation.	Not applicable: no integrated graphics

BODY & DIMENSIONS

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Package Size (L × W)	-

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Parameters for AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Parameter	AMD EPYC 9966 (Venice)
Manufacturer	AMD

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