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AMD EPYC 9985 (Turin refresh)

AMD · AMD EPYC 9985 (Turin refresh)

AMD EPYC 9985 (Turin refresh) processor reference with normalized architecture, compute, clocks, cache, memory, PCIe, power, and platform specifications.

Cores / threads: 96 / 192
Max boost: 4.50 GHz
Socket: SP5
Default TDP: 400 W

Benchmark

Measured performance reference

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Cinebench R23 Multi

CPU multi-core rendering benchmark

175,000points

#11 of 654

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Technical data

Specifications

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Overview

Manufacturer	AMD
Launch date	2026-04-08
Market segment	server

Architecture

Architecture	Zen 5 (Turin refresh)
CPU process	TSMC N4

Compute

Cores	96
Threads	192

Clocks

Base clock	3.0 GHz
Maximum boost clock	4.50 GHz

Cache

L3 cache	384 MB

Memory

Memory support	DDR5-6400 12-channel ECC

Power

Default TDP	400 W

Platform

Socket	SP5

Sources

Specification provenance

No public source record is available.

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Hardware reference

AMD EPYC 9965 specifications

AMD EPYC 9965 CPU specifications: Zen 5c, SP5, 192 cores/384 threads.

Compatibility & upgrades

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