As AI and automation workloads move to the edge, computing demands continue to rise, while power, space, and performance constraints in existing edge infrastructure remain the same.
AMD EPYC™ 8005 Server CPUs are designed to deliver big performance, low power, and a small footprint — a “triple threat” — to accelerate what’s possible across edge, telco, and cloud storage.
Single Socket. Triple Threat.
AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs deliver eight to 84, proven “Zen 5” cores in a remarkable 70 to 225 watt TDP, single-socket platform. Compared to our previous generation, AMD EPYC 8004 Server CPUs, these new CPUs deliver significant performance and efficiency improvements.
Compared to its 64-core predecessor, the new 84-core AMD EPYC 8635P Server CPU achieves 40% higher top-of-stack integer performance1 and 9.5% higher performance per watt.2
The gulf between AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs and competing x86 CPUs is even more stark. Within the same TDP class, the 84-core AMD EPYC 8635P delivers more than double the cores of the 40-core Intel® Xeon® 6716P-B at 10 watts lower TDP.3
84-core AMD EPYC 8635P Server CPUs versus 40-core Intel® Xeon® 6716P-B CPUs:
2.1x the cores (84 vs 40)
10 watts lower TDP (225W vs 235W)
91% higher integer performance3
This significant leap in performance in a low-power, small-footprint socket design enables highly capable single-socket systems at the edge. Operators can consolidate workloads onto fewer, more efficient nodes that boost performance per watt, minimize infrastructure footprints, and help lower deployment and operating costs.
Leadership Top-of-Stack Performance and Efficiency
Compared with top-of-stack edge CPU alternatives, the AMD EPYC 8635P Server CPU delivers higher performance per watt4,5 — pairing DDR5 memory and PCIe® Gen 5 bandwidth with full x86 and AVX-512 compatibility. The result is a balanced mix of compute, memory, bandwidth, and connectivity purpose-built for dense edge deployments.
A single-socket server built with an 84-core AMD EPYC 8635P Server CPU delivers 48% better integer performance per CPU watt per CPU dollar than a single-socket server built with a 72-core Intel Xeon 6776P-B CPU.6
Optimized for Constrained Edge Environments
AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs are optimized for applications in which space and power are at a premium, including telco, edge, and dense storage nodes. To help you meet deployment requirements across a wide range of power, space, and environmental constraints, these CPUs offer:
A single‑socket design for dense edge deployments that enables you to create innovative solutions and support demanding workloads with high performance at low power.
Wide thermal operating ranges that support quiet, air‑cooled systems, helping you to deploy and operate servers where space and power are at a premium.
Features that enable OEM certification of NEBS‑compliant designs, helping OEMs deliver servers that can operate reliably and withstand harsh, outdoor, or environmentally challenging telco and edge deployments.
Fast, Low-Risk Modernization with x86 and Enterprise RAS
Modernizing edge infrastructure can introduce architectural risk, especially if power concerns are pushing you toward non-x86 alternatives. AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs are built on the same enterprise‑grade x86 foundation as our flagship AMD EPYC 9005 Server CPUs.
With a unified x86 ISA that includes AVX‑512 support, workloads can shift seamlessly from cloud to edge without rewriting code, recompiling, or re‑architecting applications. This enables fast deployment, easy qualification, and simplified support for telco, cloud storage, and edge applications.
Enterprise‑class reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) can reduce operational risk and bring data‑center‑class fault tolerance, uptime, and maintainability into power‑ and space‑constrained locations.
New Levels of Performance for Telco, Edge, and Cloud Storage
AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs are purpose-built to support new levels of performance and intelligence in telco, retail edge, and cloud storage. Early adopters are seeing impressive results.
In a recent blog post, I outlined how 84-core AMD EPYC 8005 CPUs will support the next phase of open and proprietary vRAN. This CPU density and energy efficiency are part of the story, but we’ve also added telco-specific optimizations to support the performance requirements of vRAN workloads, including compute-intensive Layer 1 (L1) processing.
Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) optimizations target L1 performance and can free up compute resources for additional Layer 2 (L2) processing by helping to reduce latency and accelerate forward-error-correction processing for 5G workloads. This preserves deterministic vRAN behavior, enables higher uplink throughput, and can add headroom for massive MIMO deployments.
In recent tests, Samsung deployed its multi-cell vRAN on a single server equipped with an 84-core AMD EPYC 8635P Server CPU. The results signal a major breakthrough in vRAN capabilities.
Samsung multi-cell vRAN test results7
54 Cell networks
9.5 Gb/s down
2.0 Gb/s up
By combining AMD’s processing technology with Samsung’s commercially proven vRAN software, we are accelerating the industry’s transition to AI-ready, cloud-native networks. This powerful combination delivers the performance, flexibility, and scalability operators need to evolve toward fully software-driven infrastructures. Michael Kim, Vice President and Head of vRAN Software R&D Group Networks Business, Samsung Electronics
In-Store AI for Mass-Market Retail
Shrinking AI model sizes and inference costs are making AI-powered technologies viable at the individual store level. With AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs, retailers can bring AI services to store technology using compact, air-cooled servers.
For example, WobotAI delivers intelligent video AI agents that operate on in-store servers running AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs. These agents transform existing camera infrastructure into continuous, in-store intelligence that helps retailers optimize layouts, improve efficiency, and maintain consistent execution across locations. AI agents can even assess store conditions, create tasks, and generate insights for staff.
With AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs, our platform runs entirely at the edge — delivering high performance in a small footprint. That means less reliance on GPUs and the cloud — just efficient, cost-effective TCO and scalable AI running directly where the data is generated. Will Kelso, President, WobotAI
Better Bill of Materials for Cloud Storage
Storage node CPUs must balance power and cost constraints with the need for expansive I/O, ample memory, and compute headroom for latency-sensitive storage services. AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs strike that balance, leaving room in the system design to prioritize investment in SSDs and networking.
With up to 84 cores, AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs deliver performance for metadata-heavy control paths, cache-sensitive workloads, and the background CPU work that modern software-defined storage (SDS) platforms perform continuously. Strong performance per watt is vital, especially at high utilization, for improving throughput and managing energy consumption. Operators can scale up intelligently by consolidating SDS, virtualization, and security functions on fewer nodes, reducing power and cooling demands, and simplifying operations without sacrificing x86 continuity.
AMD EPYC 8005 CPUs are a solid choice for dense storage nodes:
Impressive compute headroom — up to 84 AMD “Zen 5” cores
96 lanes of PCIe® Gen 5 for significant solid-state drive (SSD) and network-attached storage
Fast 6400MT/s DDR5 ECC memory — 6 channels, up to 3 TB total
x86 continuity from edge to core to cloud
Single-socket servers with the AMD EPYC 8635P Server CPU deliver ~1.23X CephFS RADOS throughput vs. the previous-generation AMD EPYC 8534P Server CPU8
Big Performance in a Low-Power, Small-Footprint CPU Unlocks Unprecedented Opportunities
This is the first time we’ve delivered this much x86 computing power in such a compact, energy-efficient design. Clearly, AMD EPYC 8005 CPUs are set to transform compute-intensive edge workloads like vRAN, intelligent edge services, and smart manufacturing.
Let’s not forget that these are enterprise-grade, data-center-level CPUs running on just 70 to 225 watts. While AMD EPYC 9005 Server CPUs remain our performance and efficiency leader for mainstream data center workloads, AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs give architects another tool in the kit: a lower-power, right-sized option for dense storage arrays, dedicated hosting, and any deployment where space, thermal, or power budgets call for a different balance.
We see immense potential with system builders, dedicated hosting providers, and businesses that need to scale their data centers efficiently and cost-effectively while creating headroom for AI and organic growth.
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