The [1]EPYC 9005 series for high-end Zen 5 server processors is a year and a half old and then at the lower-end of the spectrum is the [2]EPYC 4005 series AM5 server processors that launched last year. On the embedded side is also the [3]EPYC Embedded 2005 series . AMD has now filled the void between with the long-awaited EPYC 8005 series.

The AMD EPYC 8005 series was announced today as the successor to the [4]EPYC 8004 "Siena" processors that launched back in 2023. The EPYC 8004/8005 series processors are designed for 1P servers with a special emphasis on Telco/RAN workloads and similar where there is a special emphasis on performance-per-dollar and performance-per-Watt.

The AMD EPYC 8004 series has been terrific the past few years for those wanting terrific capabilities but not needing quite the performance potential of the EPYC 9004/9005 series while now EPYC 8005 is joining the party as the Zen 5 version.

The AMD EPYC 8005 series is codenamed Sorano and these EPYC 8005 server processors will be available in the coming months. I look forward to testing out the AMD EPYC 8005 series to see how their performance, power efficiency, and TCO compare to other server CPUs on Linux.

The EPYC 8005 series will feature a wide range of thermal operating ranges, NEBS-compliant platforms, and high core counts per socket. Today's brief, soft announcement for the EPYC 8005 series can be found on [5]AMD.com . As of writing I haven't seen any SKU table released or any other details across the AMD website beyond that short vRAN-focused announcement for the AMD EPYC 8005 series CPUs. Hopefully more details soon.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/search/EPYC+9005

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/search/EPYC+4005

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc-embedded-2005

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/search/EPYC+8004

[5] https://www.amd.com/en/blogs/2026/advancing-vran-economics-with-amd-epyctm-8005-server-cpus.html