AMD EPYC Venice Dedicated Servers in South Africa
The next generation of AMD EPYC is coming to Rackzar. Built on Zen 6 for the new SP7 platform, EPYC Venice brings up to 256 cores, 16-channel DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen 6 to a single socket.
Register your interest now to secure early allocation in our Johannesburg and Cape Town data centres.
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The SP7 Platform
What Is AMD EPYC Venice?
EPYC Venice is AMD's 6th generation EPYC server processor family (EPYC 9006), built on the Zen 6 and Zen 6c core architectures. Its flagship SP7 socket replaces SP5 with a wider memory system, faster I/O and much higher core density, designed for the largest virtualisation, cloud and AI host workloads.
Up to 256 Cores
Zen 6c parts scale to 256 cores and 512 threads per socket, while high-frequency Zen 6 models reach 5 GHz for latency-sensitive applications.
TSMC 2nm Process
Venice moves to TSMC's 2nm (N2) process, packing more cores and cache into each socket with better performance per watt.
16-Channel Memory
SP7 raises memory channels from 12 to 16, with DDR5 at 8,000 MT/s or MRDIMMs at 12,800 MT/s, for up to 1.6 TB/s of bandwidth per socket.
PCIe Gen 6
The first EPYC with PCIe 6.0, doubling per-lane bandwidth over Gen 5 across 128 lanes for GPUs, NVMe storage and 400G networking.
Up to 1 GB L3 Cache
The 256-core flagship carries up to 1,024 MB of L3 cache, keeping more working data on-chip for databases and analytics.
AMD Infinity Guard
Hardware security for multi-tenant environments, including SEV-SNP encrypted virtual machines that protect data even from the hypervisor.
Generation Leap
EPYC Venice (SP7) vs EPYC Turin (SP5)
How the new SP7 platform compares with the current 5th generation EPYC servers.
Specifications are per socket, based on AMD's published figures. Final Rackzar configurations will be confirmed at launch. Need EPYC capacity now?
See our in Stock EPYC servers.
Benefits
What Venice Means for Your Workloads
More cores, memory bandwidth and I/O per socket translate directly into fewer servers, lower power and rack costs, and more headroom for growth.
Server Consolidation
Replace several older hosts with one Venice server and cut power, rack space and licensing.
Virtualisation Density
Run far more VMs per Proxmox VE node with 256 cores and 16 memory channels.
AI and GPU Hosts
PCIe Gen 6 feeds modern GPUs and accelerators for inference and agentic AI.
Databases
1.6 TB/s memory bandwidth and huge L3 cache speed up large databases.
Kubernetes at Scale
Pack more pods per node on private clusters without hyperscaler bills.
Analytics and HPC
High core counts and bandwidth for simulation, rendering and data processing.
Cloud Repatriation
Bring steady-state cloud workloads home onto fixed-price local hardware.
Performance per Watt
2nm efficiency delivers more work for every kilowatt in the rack.
Why Host with Rackzar?
Venice Servers, Hosted and Supported in South Africa
Rackzar will deploy EPYC Venice on enterprise Supermicro platforms in our Johannesburg and Cape Town data centres, keeping your data in South Africa and close to your users.
Our network, AS329206, has 100Gbit peering at JINX, CINX and NAPAfrica, three upstream transit providers and direct interconnects with Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Cloudflare.
As a registered Proxmox partner in South Africa, Rackzar can deliver Venice as bare metal or as a private Proxmox VE cluster.
Local data centres
Johannesburg and Cape Town, with POPIA-friendly data residency.
Proxmox partner
Bare metal, managed hosts or full HA clusters with Ceph storage.
Up to 100 Gbps
Server connectivity on a locally peered, multi-homed network.
Pre-Order
Register Your Interest in AMD EPYC Venice
Early hardware allocation will be limited. Tell us what you need and we will contact you with configurations and pricing ahead of our Q1 2027 launch. No payment or commitment is required.
- RegisterSubmit the form with your requirements
- ConsultWe confirm the right Venice configuration
- ReserveLock in your allocation and pricing
- DeployYour servers go live from Q1 2027
Thank you, you are on the list
We have received your EPYC Venice pre-order request. Our team will be in touch to discuss configurations and pricing ahead of launch.
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AMD EPYC Venice FAQ
Common questions about EPYC Venice and pre-ordering with Rackzar.
EPYC Venice is AMD's 6th generation EPYC server processor family (EPYC 9006), based on Zen 6 and Zen 6c cores and built on TSMC's 2nm process. It offers up to 256 cores per socket, 16-channel memory and PCIe Gen 6.
SP7 is the new flagship server socket for EPYC Venice. It replaces SP5 and supports 16 memory channels, DDR5 at 8,000 MT/s or MRDIMMs at 12,800 MT/s, PCIe Gen 6 and processors up to 600 W. SP7 servers need new motherboards, so Venice is not a drop-in upgrade for SP5 systems.
We plan to launch EPYC Venice dedicated servers in South Africa in Q1 2027. Pre-order customers will be contacted first with configurations, pricing and delivery dates.
No. Registering your interest is free and non-binding. It puts you in the queue for early allocation and lets us plan hardware for your requirements.
Per socket, Venice raises maximum cores from 192 to 256, memory channels from 12 to 16, memory bandwidth to around 1.6 TB/s and moves from PCIe Gen 5 to Gen 6, with up to twice the L3 cache.
Yes. As a registered Proxmox partner, we can deliver Venice as standalone Proxmox VE hosts or as high-availability clusters with Ceph storage, managed or unmanaged.
In Rackzar data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, on our AS329206 network with 100Gbit national INX peering. Your data stays in South Africa.
PCIe Gen 6 makes Venice a strong GPU host. Mention your GPU or accelerator requirements in the form and we will advise on compatible Supermicro platforms.
Current generation AMD EPYC dedicated servers are available today at epycserver.co.za. We can also plan a path to move onto Venice when it launches.
Yes. We help plan migrations from on-premises hardware, VMware environments and public cloud, so your Venice servers are ready to take over from day one.