What Samsung Electronics technologies are incorporated into AMD’s EPYC Embedded 9006 processors?

The sixth-generation processors incorporate Samsung’s enterprise memory and storage solutions. Samsung is working with AMD to bring these capabilities to its manufacturing test infrastructure.

How much faster are AMD’s EPYC Embedded 9006 processors than the previous generation?

AMD said the new processors deliver up to 1.8 times the throughput of the previous generation. The article does not specify a particular workload or benchmark for that comparison.

Why is Samsung Electronics collaborating with AMD on embedded processors?

Samsung aims to obtain the computing power, memory bandwidth and high-speed data processing capabilities needed to validate next-generation memory performance. Choi Jang-seok said manufacturing test environments must evolve to meet growing performance and bandwidth requirements.

AMD teams up with Samsung Electronics on next-generation embedded processors

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AMD unveiled its sixth-generation EPYC Embedded 9006 processors on Tuesday (local time), incorporating Samsung Electronics’ enterprise memory and storage solutions. The collaboration supports Samsung’s efforts to validate next-generation memory performance in manufacturing test environments. AMD said the processors deliver up to 1.8 times the throughput of the previous generation and are designed for industrial applications requiring high-performance computing.

Key Facts

Choi Jang-seok, a senior Samsung Electronics official, said manufacturing test environments must evolve as memory and input/output technologies advance.
Samsung Electronics aims to secure the computing power, memory bandwidth and high-speed data processing needed to validate next-generation memory performance.
The EPYC Embedded 9006 processors are designed for industrial applications requiring high-performance computing.

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Published Nov 11, 2026 3:30 pm KST

An image of sixth-generation AMD EPYC Embedded 9006 / Courtesy of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is collaborating with Samsung Electronics on its next-generation embedded processors, industry officials said Wednesday.

The US semiconductor company unveiled its sixth-generation AMD EPYC Embedded 9006 on Tuesday (local time), incorporating Samsung's enterprise memory and storage solutions, they said.

"As memory and input/output technologies advance, manufacturing test environments must also evolve to meet growing performance and bandwidth requirements," Choi Jang-seok, a senior Samsung Electronics official, said. "We look forward to working with AMD to bring these capabilities to our manufacturing test infrastructure."

AMD's new processors deliver up to 1.8 times the throughput of the previous generation.

The processors are designed for industrial applications requiring high-performance computing.

Through the collaboration, Samsung Electronics aims to secure the computing power, memory bandwidth and high-speed data processing capabilities needed to validate next-generation memory performance.

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