'Hundreds' of AMD's fastest CPUs are on sale on eBay with a staggering 70% discount, but why would vendors in China dump these 128-core EPYC processors?

In June 2023, AMD launched its EPYC “Bergamo” 9754 server-grade processor from nan EPYC 9004 series, a powerhouse featuring 128 Zen 4c cores and 256 threads, pinch a guidelines timepiece velocity of 2.25 GHz and a maximum boost timepiece of up to 3.1 GHz.

At nan clip of release, nan EPYC 9754 had a suggested unit value of $11,900, which is still nan listed value connected AMD’s website.

Just weeks aft its launch, however, we recovered it selling successful nan US for good nether $9,500 from retailers for illustration Wiredzone and Tech-America, which seemed to beryllium nan modular asking price. If you thought you were getting a bargain backmost then, hold until you spot really overmuch you tin bargain it for now. On eBay, you’ll find nan processor listed for conscionable $3,525 - a discount of 70.38% disconnected nan charismatic price.

Buyer beware

There are respective listings for nan “brand new” processor connected eBay, and while nan main ones are priced astatine $3,525, it’s disposable for a fewer dollars much from different sellers. All of nan listings person 1 point successful communal - nan processors are coming from China pinch free world shipping.

For your money, you’ll get nan processor without a box, though successful immoderate listings you tin petition nan original packaging if needed. So, wherever are these processors coming from, and why are they being sold truthful cheaply? We reached retired to a fewer eBay sellers but (unsurprisingly) haven’t heard backmost yet.

The evident reply is apt going to beryllium owed to a assortment of factors, specified arsenic grey marketplace sourcing, surplus inventory, aliases sellers attempting to offload banal quickly. If you’re tempted to put successful an bid for a cut-price EPYC 9754, beryllium warned that purchasing from these sources whitethorn travel pinch risks for illustration constricted aliases non-existent warranties, imaginable counterfeiting, and (of course) little-to-no support.

The EPYC 9754 boasts 256MB of L3 cache, a default TDP of 360W, and supports a configurable TDP (cTDP) scope betwixt 320W and 400W.

The CPU is designed for SP5 sockets and supports some single- and dual-socket configurations, making it perfect for high-performance server applications. Aimed astatine cloud-native workloads, AMD stated astatine motorboat that it would present capacity gains of up to 160% compared to its closest competitor.

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