AMD EPYC 9686F Linux Benchmarks: 96 Zen 6 Cores At Up To 5.3GHz

In addition to the AMD EPYC 9996 256-core CPU benchmarks out today in that dual socket configuration for a combined 512 cores / 1024 threads flagship Zen 6C server configuration, also tested recently at Phoronix was the EPYC 9686F part. The AMD EPYC 9686F is their new high-frequency Zen 6 part that features 96 cores / 192 threads at a boost clock of 5.3GHz! When the AMD EPYC 9686F they originally disclosed a 5.0GHz boost clock but with how well their production silicon panned out and/or marketing reasons, it's actually now confirmed to be 5.3GHz in production.