AMD Unveils EPYC 4005 Series Workstation CPUs with Up to 16 Zen 5 Cores and Remarkable Performance

Hey, so AMD just whipped out its EPYC 4005 server CPUs, those “Grado” ones, right? They’re supposed to be this big deal for enterprise needs. I mean, I’m not one to get giddy about processors (who does?), but here we are.

Right, let’s break this down. AMD’s trying to outdo Intel with this EPYC 4005 lineup thing. They’re all like, “Hey Intel, we can do better on performance per dollar.” Refreshingly competitive, or maybe just the usual tech rivalry.

They threw out this press release — kinda official sounding, you know? The new EPYC 4005 series? It aims to help out small to medium businesses and hosted IT folks. Sounds good on paper, but I guess that’s what papers are for.

They’re using this AM5 socket, which apparently was a hit before with the 4004 series. So it’s like they’re not messing with what works — if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? I once tried fixing my phone screen myself and… yeah, bad idea. Anyway, side note. Back to CPUs, yeah?

Some tech-heads out there ran tests (Phoronix something?), and they say the EPYC 4565P’s better — like, almost double the oomph — than Intel’s 6th-gen Xeon 6300P. No idea why I remember that. Maybe the numbers confused me.

Derek Dicker (what a name), some VP guy at AMD, had a whole spiel about how these CPUs are the perfect mix of performance, simplicity, and affordability. Honestly, sounds like a sales pitch, but maybe he’s onto something. Budget constraints and deployment hassles — pretty much what small businesses cry about.

And, oh boy, it’s not just AMD tooting their own horn. You’ve got a bunch of big players like Lenovo and Gigabyte on board too. Lenovo even said something about AI — yeah, throwing buzzwords around like confetti.

Model-wise, there’s this table — lots of numbers (Cores, L3 Cache, Base Clocks, etc.). I glanced at it, then my coffee got cold. They have models like 4565P, 4545P, 4465P… no idea if the numbers are supposed to mean something profound. But hey, choices, right?

Lenovo waxed lyrical about how they’re gearing up small businesses for the AI future. Wish I could say more, but honestly, AI freaks me out a bit. Just me?

Here’s the thing, though — if AMD does what they claim, could be a decent shakeup for companies needing reliable, not-bank-breaking tech options. How it’s gonna play out? Hard to tell, but I’ll grab some popcorn.