One of AMD's most powerful CPUs gets a 60% price cut — 192-core EPYC 9965 CPU costs less than $6000 new and I can't explain why it's so cheap

When AMD unveiled its new EPYC CPUs in June 2024, one particular chip caught everyone's eye, given how outrageously powerful it was compared to the competition.

The AMD EPYC 9965 CPU was also the company's most ambitious server-grade offering to date, and one that has held its own against the competition with relative ease thanks to its yet-unmatched 192-core, 384-thread x86 configuration.

At a suggested MSRP of $14,813 (now $11,988) at launch, it is also one of AMD's most expensive products across the board, with only a few of its server-grade GPUs pushing noticeably higher.