AMD has launched the AMD EPYC Embedded 9006 Series SP7 CPUs, processors for semiconductor automated test equipment (ATE), enterprise storage and network firewalls, with up to 256 cores.
AMD says the processors address increasing demands on ATE systems to validate memory and I/O devices faster, firewalls to process and secure more network traffic, and storage controllers to move and process more data as AI infrastructure expands and data volumes grow.
Based on the “Zen 6” core architecture, the processors offer up to 256 cores and 512 threads. AMD reports up to a 1.8x throughput increase compared with the previous-generation 5th Gen AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors, along with up to 1.5x higher I/O bandwidth and up to 2.7x higher memory bandwidth. They have 16 DDR5 memory channels supporting RDIMM speeds up to 8,000 MT/s and MRDIMM speeds up to 12,800 MT/s, plus up to 96 PCIe Gen 6 lanes operating at 64 GT/s and support for CXL 3.1.
Key features include seven-year product longevity; ongoing embedded-focused firmware updates and software support; enterprise-class reliability, availability and serviceability features; AMD root of trust for secure boot and post-quantum cryptography for firmware signing; the AMD Security Processor for security services and virtual machine memory protection; and Caliptra for device identity and attestation.
AMD says the CPUs can provide up to 1.3x higher firewall throughput than the previous generation. For storage services such as compression, caching and RAID systems, the company reports up to a 1.5x increase on the intelligent storage acceleration library (ISA-L) benchmark.
Salil Raje, senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, said the processors bring data center-class compute to embedded systems and combine it with the longevity and support embedded customers need for long-term deployments.
Customers can choose SKUs with 64 to 256 cores. The 128-core SKU is scheduled to be available starting November 15, 2026, with the remaining SKUs expected to begin shipping by the end of the year.
