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

Okay, so, AMD just dropped a whole new lineup of these EPYC 4005 CPUs they’re calling “Grado” or something. Why they named it that? Beats me. Maybe someone’s a guitar aficionado over there. But here’s the gist: it’s all about performance that doesn’t drain your wallet. Like, yeah, we’ve heard that one before, but let’s see.

They’ve set their sights on taking down Intel’s 6th-gen Xeons. Now, I don’t know if that’s like David vs. Goliath or just two corporate titans flexing at each other, but it’s happening.

Anyway, these EPYC processors are all about giving power to punch above their weight. Supposedly, they’re fitting this all into the same AM5 socket from the last EPYC 4004 series. Why change what’s not broken, right? You could be running anything from heavy-duty enterprise apps to all-day cloud stuff. And in a showdown on some tech test I can’t pronounce—Phoro-something?—the 4565P, which has 16 cores, apparently wallops Intel 6300P by 1.83 times. Not bad, if true.

Then you get this quote from some bigwig at AMD, Derek Dicker—there’s a name you won’t forget. He’s talking about balancing performance, cost, and simplicity. But, you know, typical corporate speak.

They’ve got a lineup of everybody who’s anybody supporting this: Lenovo, Gigabyte, and even Newegg, which I’m sure is still a thing. Oh, and Supermicro! Sounds like a superhero’s mini-me.

Price-wise? Let me tell you, they vary. You’ve got models like the 4565P with 16 cores for $589—I mean, that’s like buying a mid-range bike. Then there’s a cheaper one, 4245P, with just 6 cores going for $239. Different strokes for different folks.

Even Lenovo is in on this, talking about future-proofing small businesses for the AI era—which, as vague as it sounds, is kinda intriguing. Whatever that means in the real world, we’ll find out soon enough. But, hey, more power to them. Literally.

And that’s about it. AMD’s making waves, and we’re just here, watching the ripples.