AMD EPYC 9655 (Turin, 96-core Zen 5)
Brand: AMD EPYC | Category: CPUs
SKU: AMDE-100000001537 | Part #: 100-000001537 | MPN: 100-000001537
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About the AMD EPYC 9655 (Turin, 96-core Zen 5)
The AMD EPYC 9655 is a 96-core, 192-thread server processor built on the 4th Generation EPYC 'Turin' platform, utilizing AMD's Zen 5 microarchitecture. Fabricated on TSMC's advanced 4nm-class process node, the processor integrates multiple chiplet dies connected via AMD's Infinity Fabric interconnect, enabling exceptional memory bandwidth, large L3 cache capacity, and high I/O throughput within a single-socket or dual-socket server configuration. The Zen 5 core introduces a widened instruction pipeline, improved branch prediction, enhanced AVX-512 execution units, and a redesigned front-end that collectively deliver meaningful IPC gains over the previous Zen 4 generation, translating directly to higher throughput per core across both integer and floating-point workloads.
Ideal for
- Large-scale virtualization hosts running hundreds of VMs per socket with VMware vSphere, Red Hat OpenShift, or Proxmox leveraging high core count and hardware-enforced SEV-SNP isolation
- Enterprise database servers for Oracle, SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL deployments where large L3 cache and DDR5 memory bandwidth reduce query latency
- HPC cluster nodes for computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, and molecular dynamics simulations benefiting from Zen 5 AVX-512 throughput improvements
- Cloud-native infrastructure deployments supporting Kubernetes worker nodes with dense container packing across 96 cores per socket
- AI inference servers handling concurrent model serving tasks where high core counts enable massive parallelism without GPU dependency for smaller model sizes
- Enterprise ERP and middleware consolidation replacing multiple older-generation 2-socket servers with a single EPYC 9655-based platform to reduce rack footprint and power consumption
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | AMD EPYC |
| Product Family | EPYC 9005 Series (Turin) |
| Model Number | EPYC 9655 |
| Microarchitecture | Zen 5 |
| Process Node | TSMC 4nm-class (N4P) with 6nm I/O die |
| Core Count | 96 Cores / 192 Threads |
| Base Clock Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost Clock Frequency | Up to 3.9 GHz (all-core boost varies by workload) |
| Total L3 Cache | 384 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core (96 MB total) |
| Memory Channels | 8 channels per socket (DDR5) |
| Supported Memory Type | DDR5 ECC RDIMM, LRDIMM, 3DS RDIMM |
| Memory Speed | Up to DDR5-6400 MT/s (JEDEC; speed depends on DIMM population) |
| Max Memory Capacity | 6 TB per socket (with 3DS LRDIMMs) |
| PCIe Version | PCIe 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 160 lanes per socket (128 usable + 32 for inter-socket/platform) |
| Socket | SP5 (LGA-6096) |
| TDP | 360W (cTDP range: 320W – 400W configurable) |
| Multi-Socket Support | 1P and 2P configurations supported |
| Instruction Set Extensions | x86-64, AVX-512, VNNI, BFLOAT16, SHA, AES-NI |
| Confidential Computing | AMD SEV-SNP (Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Secure Nested Paging) |
| Launch Date | October 2024 |
| ECC Support | Full ECC with RAS features including DRAM scrubbing and MCA |
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | AMD EPYC |
| Category | CPUs |
| SKU | AMDE-100000001537 |
| Part Number | 100-000001537 |
| Condition | New |
| Product Family | EPYC 9005 Series (Turin) |
| Model Number | EPYC 9655 |
| Microarchitecture | Zen 5 |
| Process Node | TSMC 4nm-class (N4P) with 6nm I/O die |
| Core Count | 96 Cores / 192 Threads |
| Base Clock Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost Clock Frequency | Up to 3.9 GHz (all-core boost varies by workload) |
| Total L3 Cache | 384 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core (96 MB total) |
| Memory Channels | 8 channels per socket (DDR5) |
| Supported Memory Type | DDR5 ECC RDIMM, LRDIMM, 3DS RDIMM |
| Memory Speed | Up to DDR5-6400 MT/s (JEDEC; speed depends on DIMM population) |
| Max Memory Capacity | 6 TB per socket (with 3DS LRDIMMs) |
| PCIe Version | PCIe 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 160 lanes per socket (128 usable + 32 for inter-socket/platform) |
| Socket | SP5 (LGA-6096) |
| TDP | 360W (cTDP range: 320W – 400W configurable) |
| Multi-Socket Support | 1P and 2P configurations supported |
| Instruction Set Extensions | x86-64, AVX-512, VNNI, BFLOAT16, SHA, AES-NI |
| Confidential Computing | AMD SEV-SNP (Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Secure Nested Paging) |
| Launch Date | October 2024 |
| ECC Support | Full ECC with RAS features including DRAM scrubbing and MCA |
Frequently Asked Questions about AMD EPYC 9655 (Turin, 96-core Zen 5)
What does the AMD EPYC 9655 (Turin, 96-core Zen 5) do?
The AMD EPYC 9655 (Turin, 96-core Zen 5) is enterprise IT hardware deployed in production data centers, server rooms, and edge sites across the GCC and EMEA region.
What are the headline specs of the AMD EPYC 9655 (Turin, 96-core Zen 5)?
Key specifications for the AMD EPYC 9655 (Turin, 96-core Zen 5): new condition; manufacturer AMD EPYC; product family EPYC 9005 Series (Turin); model number EPYC 9655; microarchitecture Zen 5; process node TSMC 4nm-class (N4P) with 6nm I/O die; core count 96 Cores / 192 Threads. Manufacturer part number 100-000001537. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.