AMD EPYC 9654 topped the PassMark running score list with 96 cores and 192 threads, 30% ahead of the previous generation.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen South China Wu Yanzu for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com January 21 news, AMD 2022 released a new generation of dragon processor flagship model EPYC 9654 became PassMark running points list first.

As shown in the above figure, PassMark was originally the 64-core Skydragon EPYC 7773X of the previous generation, which was later replaced by the 64-core Threadrippper Pro 5995WX of Thread Ripper. Now the latest champion EPYC 9654 has reached 96 cores and 192 threads, leading the second place by 20%.

CTOnews.com learned that AMD's fourth generation EPYC processors include 14 models from 16 cores to 96 cores, all with Zen4 architecture, and also support DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen 5 storage, supporting CXL1.1+ memory expansion.

AMD says the 4th generation AMD EPYC processor delivers a 2.8x performance boost while reducing power consumption by 54%, adding to AMD's more than 300 world records and supported by a complete software and hardware ecosystem covering a variety of workloads, including database, virtualization, AI / ML, HPC and more scenarios.