AMD · EPYC 9006 · 2026 · SP8
The AMD EPYC 9456 is a server processor in AMD's EPYC 9006 range. It is one of 31 processors in its series, sitting between the EPYC 9376F and the EPYC 9476F on cores and clock speed. It is built for single-socket (1P) and dual-socket (2P) servers with ECC memory. Its 256MB of L3 cache is unusually large, which suits memory-bound enterprise and virtualization workloads.
6th Gen EPYC 'Venice' (Zen 6) — SP8 platform, 8-channel DDR5 RDIMM/MRDIMM (up to 8000 MT/s RDIMM, 12800 MT/s MRDIMM) and PCIe 6.0 x128. 1P/2P capable. Price is AMD's preliminary 1kU list price. AMD has not published launch date, process node, L1/L2 cache, max memory or ECC on the SKU page; configurable power 155-300 W.
| Brand | AMD |
|---|---|
| Family | EPYC 9006 |
| Series | EPYC 9006 |
| Architecture | Zen 6 |
| Codename | Venice |
| Launch year | 2026 |
| Cores | 48 |
| Threads | 96 |
| Base clock | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 256MB |
| TDP | 265W |
| Socket | SP8 |
| Memory type | DDR5 |
| Memory channels | 8 |
| PCIe lanes | 128 (PCIe 6.0) |
| Socket scalability | 1P and 2P |
| Launch MSRP | $5,252 |
| OEM / tray part number | 100-000001666 |