Nvidia offers restricted access to Vera CPU in first round of Linux benchmarks - 88-core monster competes with or beats Epyc and Xeon in selected tests
Nvidia has released initial benchmarks for its new Vera CPU, showcasing its competitive performance against AMD's EPYC and Intel's Xeon processors. The 88-core Vera CPU utilizes a custom core design and has shown impressive results in various Linux benchmarks. While it does not always outperform its rivals, it demonstrates strong capabilities, particularly in single-threaded performance metrics.
- ▪The Nvidia Vera CPU is an 88-core custom server processor that competes closely with AMD's EPYC and Intel's Xeon in benchmark tests.
- ▪Phoronix conducted the benchmarks at Nvidia's headquarters, focusing on workloads targeted by the Vera chip.
- ▪Vera's performance in single-threaded tasks is particularly noteworthy, with only AMD's EPYC 9575F surpassing it in some tests.
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Desktops Servers Nvidia offers restricted access to Vera CPU in first round of Linux benchmarks - 88-core monster competes with or beats Epyc and Xeon in selected tests News By Zak Killian published 27 May 2026 It's running very close to AMD's EPYC, which is incredible for a first-generation custom server core from NVIDIA. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Go deeper with TH Premium: CPU (Image credit: Tom's Hardware)CPU scaling with DLSSRyzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU marketHow ARM is…
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