The AMD EPYC 9996, a 256-core processor from the Venice lineup, appeared in a Geekbench 7.1.0 benchmark. Tested on a Dell PowerEdge R9815 server running Linux, the chip achieved a single-core score of 2,847 points.
To compare performance, a Ryzen 7 9700X was locked to a 4.1 GHz frequency, matching the maximum boost clock of the EPYC 9996. The Ryzen chip scored 2,444 points in the same benchmark, indicating a 16.5% performance advantage for the Zen 6 architecture at equivalent frequencies.
The Zen 6 processor outperformed the comparison chip across all 15 single-core subtests. Performance improvements varied from 8.2% in file compression tasks to 25.7% in HTML5 browser benchmarks.
The EPYC 9996 utilizes Zen 6c dense cores rather than the standard Zen 6 cores intended for desktop Ryzen processors. The benchmark listing has been removed from the database, and the test platforms used different memory configurations and operating systems.
AMD has confirmed that upcoming Olympic Ridge desktop CPUs will utilize the AM5 socket. These processors are expected to launch in 2027.
