AMD Unveils EPYC 4005 Series Workstation CPUs, Boasting Up to 16 Zen 5 Cores and Impressive Performance

Alright, so apparently AMD has unleashed this new "Grado" EPYC 4005 series of server CPUs — and yeah, they’re supposed to be a big deal or something. They’re all about giving businesses some serious performance without breaking the bank, going up against Intel’s 6th-gen Xeon chips. Felt like a press release kinda day reading this.

Anyway, AMD says these processors are perfect for small to medium businesses. Seems like they’ve got some chops, right? They work in everything from running those crazy enterprise apps to keeping our beloved cloud services chugging along. I think they use the AM5 socket – sounds fancy, right? Maybe not. But hey, it’s the same one used by their 4004 series, so if it ain’t broke…

Oh, and there’s this EPYC 4565P model with 16 cores beating Intel’s best by like, almost double? 1.83x to be exact. Compared to Xeon 6300P, I mean. Not that I have those lying around for weekend benchmarks.

And Derek Dicker — love that name, right? — he’s a Corporate VP at AMD, chimed in with some corporate wisdom about how these CPUs are the perfect fit for anyone tackling budget and complexity woes. Right balance of performance and simplicity, he says. But then, isn’t that what everyone says every time they release anything? I’m just wondering.

Some big partners include Lenovo and Gigabyte, amongst others. It’s like reading a who’s who of tech giants. Lenovo’s going on about getting small businesses ready for the ‘AI era.’ Whatever that means. More like, “Hey, don’t worry, we got your back with these chips. Keep buying our stuff.”

Let’s break down the numbers because lists make everything official, or something:

• 4565P: 16 cores, 64MB cache, 170W, 4.3 GHz base to 5.7 GHz max, $589.
• 4545P: 16 cores, 64MB cache, 65W, 3.0 GHz base to 5.4 GHz max, $549.
• 4465P: 12 cores, 64MB cache, 65W, 3.4 GHz base to 5.4 GHz max, $399.
• 4345P: 8 cores, 32MB cache, 65W, 3.8 GHz base to 5.5 GHz max, $329.
• 4245P: 6 cores, 32MB cache, 65W, 3.9 GHz base to 5.4 GHz max, $239.
• 4585PX: 16 cores, 128MB cache, 170W, 4.3 GHz base to 5.7 GHz max, $699.

Oh, and there are a couple of images floating around, CPUs looking as glamorous as they can get. Silvery and techy.

That’s about it, I guess. AMD doing its thing, trying to make sure they’re top of mind for any business looking to upgrade without hemorrhaging money. Who doesn’t love a good underdog story, right?