The Chinese second-hand market is known for its hidden treasures, but a recent discovery has surprised even the most seasoned tech enthusiasts. An unreleased 5 nm 96-core EPYC 9684X Genoa-X CPU with a whopping 1152 MB of L3 cache has been found for sale. The seller claims that the CPU is in excellent condition and is almost new.
If you haven't been keeping up with the latest news, AMD is currently developing 5 nm Genoa-X EPYC CPUs that will boast up to 96 Zen 4 cores with over 1 GB of L3 cache per socket. These CPUs are set to be released later this year and will be optimized for technical computing and databases. Additionally, AMD is also working on Siena CPUs, which are expected to be released this year as well. These CPUs will feature up to 64 Zen 4 cores and will be optimized for performance-per-watt, making them ideal for intelligent edge and telco markets.