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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "meta": {
+    "name": "processors.json",
+    "title": "saddle - Unified Virtual Processor Database",
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "date": "2026-08-22",
+    "language": "en",
+    "description": "Union of the v5 canonical CPU database (6 x86_64 identities), the e2ugh processor catalog (55 SKUs incl. ARM/Apple/Xeon; lineage kept), Zen5/X3D microarchitecture specs and pool minis. Field conflicts resolved V5-first (model_name/max_boost_ghz/tdp_watts canonical); OMNI complementary fields (arch, core_type, topology, memory_support, release_date) merged in place. Versions re-pinned date-first 2026-08-22.",
+    "totalProcessors": 57,
+    "mergeReport": {
+      "v5CpuJson": 6,
+      "omniProcessorsJson": 55,
+      "omniMergedIntoV5": 5,
+      "omniAddedNew": 50,
+      "newFromMinis": ["ryzen-9-9950x3d2"],
+      "corruptedSourcesAvoided": [
+        "epyc9965.json (pool root, parse error L30; nested_ variant used)",
+        "ryzen9950x3d.json (pool root, extra data L13; subset of cpu.json)"
+      ],
+      "pinPatch": "embedded active config values re-pinned date-first 2026-08-22 (9.1.2->11.1.0, 27.3.1->29.7.2, 22.12.3->24.19.0, 5.6.3->7.0.2, 25.2.7->26.2.1, 19.1.7->22.1.8, 1.9.0->1.16.1, libvirt 10.10.0->12.5.0, checkout v4.2.2->v5); originals preserved under *_legacy*/source_value keys"
+    },
+    "sources": [
+      "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc/9005-series/amd-epyc-9965.html",
+      "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/epyc-9965.c3904",
+      "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d.html",
+      "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-9-9950x3d.c3993",
+      "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/workstations/ryzen-threadripper/9000-wx-series/amd-ryzen-threadripper-pro-9995wx.html",
+      "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-threadripper-pro-9995wx.c4163",
+      "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/241060/intel-core-ultra-9-processor-285k-36m-cache-up-to-5-70-ghz/specifications.html",
+      "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/core-ultra-9-285k.c3773",
+      "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/",
+      "https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu",
+      "pool:processors.json (e2ugh V5 catalog lineage, 55 CPUs)",
+      "pool:specs_amd_ryzen_x_series.json (Zen5/X3D v5.0)",
+      "pool:amdryzenxseries.json (Zen5/X3D v6.0 camelCase superset)",
+      "pool:nested_epyc9965.json (mini; root epyc9965.json corrupted)",
+      "pool:ryzen9950x3d2.json",
+      "pool:threadripper9995wx.json",
+      "pool:catalog.json (prices)",
+      "pool:nested_epyc-9965.cpuinfo",
+      "pool:nested_ryzen-9950x3d.cpuinfo"
+    ]
+  },
+  "families": [
+    {
+      "id": "zen5",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "generation": "Zen 5",
+      "codenames": [
+        "Granite Ridge (desktop 9000)",
+        "Shimada Peak (Threadripper PRO 9000 WX)",
+        "Turin (EPYC 9005 standard CCDs)"
+      ],
+      "cpuFamily": 26,
+      "cpuFamilyHex": "0x1A",
+      "smt": "SMT2",
+      "avx512": true,
+      "avx512Notes": "Full 512-bit datapaths on Zen 5. Subsets: F, DQ, CD, BW, VL, IFMA, VBMI, VBMI2, VPOPCNTDQ, BITALG, VNNI, BF16; AVX512_FP16 is new in Zen 5. sha_ni present since Zen 1.",
+      "l1PerCore": {
+        "instructionKb": 64,
+        "dataKb": 32
+      },
+      "l2PerCoreMb": 1,
+      "qemuModel": "EPYC-v5",
+      "keyFlags": [
+        "avx512f",
+        "avx512dq",
+        "avx512cd",
+        "avx512bw",
+        "avx512vl",
+        "avx512ifma",
+        "avx512vbmi",
+        "avx512_vbmi2",
+        "avx512_vpopcntdq",
+        "avx512bitalg",
+        "avx512_vnni",
+        "avx512_bf16",
+        "avx512_fp16",
+        "vaes",
+        "vpclmulqdq",
+        "gfni",
+        "sha_ni",
+        "clzero",
+        "avx2",
+        "fma",
+        "bmi1",
+        "bmi2",
+        "adx",
+        "rdpid",
+        "erms",
+        "invpcid",
+        "smap",
+        "smep",
+        "umip",
+        "rdrand",
+        "rdseed",
+        "aes",
+        "pclmulqdq",
+        "f16c",
+        "movbe",
+        "xsavec",
+        "xsaves",
+        "xsaveopt",
+        "clflushopt",
+        "clwb",
+        "wbnoinvd",
+        "user_shstk",
+        "svm",
+        "ibpb",
+        "stibp"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "zen5c",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "generation": "Zen 5c",
+      "codenames": ["Turin Dense (EPYC 9005 dense CCDs, including 9965 and 9955)"],
+      "cpuFamily": 26,
+      "cpuFamilyHex": "0x1A",
+      "smt": "SMT2",
+      "avx512": true,
+      "avx512Notes": "ISA identical to Zen 5 (compact core, not a cut-down ISA): full AVX-512 incl. FP16 and BF16, sha_ni.",
+      "l1PerCore": {
+        "instructionKb": 64,
+        "dataKb": 32
+      },
+      "l2PerCoreMb": 1,
+      "qemuModel": "EPYC-v5",
+      "notes": "Same ISA and per-core caches as Zen 5; smaller die area, lower clocks, and 16 MB L3 per 8-core CCD (vs 32 MB on standard Zen 5 CCDs)."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "zen4",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "generation": "Zen 4",
+      "codenames": [
+        "Raphael (Ryzen 7000)",
+        "Storm Peak (Threadripper 7000, incl. 7980X)",
+        "Genoa (EPYC 9004)"
+      ],
+      "cpuFamily": 25,
+      "cpuFamilyHex": "0x19",
+      "smt": "SMT2",
+      "avx512": true,
+      "avx512Notes": "AVX-512 with double-pumped 256-bit datapath (AVX-512 executes at half rate vs Zen 5). Subsets: F, DQ, CD, BW, VL, IFMA, VBMI, VBMI2, VPOPCNTDQ, BITALG, VNNI, BF16 plus VAES/GFNI/VPCLMULQDQ. No AVX512_FP16.",
+      "l1PerCore": {
+        "instructionKb": 64,
+        "dataKb": 32
+      },
+      "l2PerCoreMb": 1,
+      "qemuModel": "EPYC-v4",
+      "keyFlags": [
+        "avx512f",
+        "avx512dq",
+        "avx512cd",
+        "avx512bw",
+        "avx512vl",
+        "avx512ifma",
+        "avx512vbmi",
+        "avx512_vbmi2",
+        "avx512_vpopcntdq",
+        "avx512bitalg",
+        "avx512_vnni",
+        "avx512_bf16",
+        "vaes",
+        "vpclmulqdq",
+        "gfni",
+        "sha_ni",
+        "clzero",
+        "avx2",
+        "fma",
+        "bmi1",
+        "bmi2",
+        "adx",
+        "rdpid",
+        "smap",
+        "smep",
+        "umip",
+        "rdrand",
+        "rdseed",
+        "aes",
+        "pclmulqdq",
+        "f16c",
+        "movbe",
+        "xsavec",
+        "xsaves",
+        "clflushopt",
+        "clwb",
+        "svm"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "arrow_lake",
+      "vendor": "Intel",
+      "generation": "Arrow Lake-S",
+      "codenames": ["Lion Cove (P-core)", "Skymont (E-core)"],
+      "cpuFamily": 6,
+      "cpuModel": 192,
+      "cpuModelHex": "0xC0",
+      "smt": "none",
+      "smtNote": "Arrow Lake client silicon has no Hyper-Threading: 24 cores report exactly 24 logical CPUs.",
+      "avx512": false,
+      "avx512Notes": "AVX-512 removed from Intel client silicon since Alder Lake; Arrow Lake reports AVX2 + AVX-VNNI (no avx512f family flags).",
+      "l1PerCore": {
+        "pCore": {
+          "instructionKb": 32,
+          "dataKb": 48
+        },
+        "eCore": {
+          "instructionKb": 64,
+          "dataKb": 32
+        }
+      },
+      "l2": {
+        "pCoreMb": 3,
+        "eClusterMb": 4,
+        "eCoresPerCluster": 4
+      },
+      "qemuModel": "Skylake-Client-noTSX-IBRS or Cascadelake-Server (closest TCG models without AVX-512: prefer explicit -cpu with -avx512 flags removed)",
+      "keyFlags": [
+        "avx2",
+        "avx_vnni",
+        "fma",
+        "f16c",
+        "aes",
+        "vaes",
+        "pclmulqdq",
+        "vpclmulqdq",
+        "gfni",
+        "sha_ni",
+        "bmi1",
+        "bmi2",
+        "adx",
+        "rdrand",
+        "rdseed",
+        "movbe",
+        "movdiri",
+        "movdir64b",
+        "waitpkg",
+        "smap",
+        "smep",
+        "umip",
+        "erms",
+        "invpcid",
+        "rdpid",
+        "clflushopt",
+        "clwb",
+        "serialize",
+        "cldemote",
+        "user_shstk",
+        "split_lock_detect",
+        "vmx",
+        "fsrm",
+        "md_clear",
+        "flush_l1d",
+        "arch_capabilities"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "processors": [
+    {
+      "id": "epyc-9965",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "familyId": "zen5c",
+      "modelName": "AMD EPYC 9965 192-Core Processor",
+      "codename": "Turin Dense",
+      "launch": "2024-10-10",
+      "socket": "SP5",
+      "socketPins": 6096,
+      "cores": 192,
+      "threads": 384,
+      "smt": true,
+      "baseClockGhz": 2.25,
+      "allCoreBoostGhz": 3.35,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.7,
+      "tdpWatts": 500,
+      "ctdpRangeWatts": [450, 500],
+      "l3CacheMb": 384,
+      "ccds": 24,
+      "coresPerCcd": 8,
+      "l3PerCcdMb": 16,
+      "pcie": {
+        "version": "5.0",
+        "lanes": 128
+      },
+      "memory": {
+        "type": "DDR5",
+        "speedMts": 6400,
+        "channels": 12,
+        "maxGb": 6144,
+        "ecc": "RDIMM ECC"
+      },
+      "virtualization": {
+        "amdV": true,
+        "sme": true,
+        "sev": true,
+        "sevEs": true,
+        "sevSnp": true
+      },
+      "bogomips": 4500.0,
+      "qemu": {
+        "model": "EPYC-v5",
+        "smp1p": "-smp 384,sockets=1,cores=192,threads=2",
+        "smpIdentity192": "-smp 192,sockets=1,cores=96,threads=2",
+        "accel": "tcg,thread=multi (KVM when available)"
+      },
+      "vmProfiles": ["buildfarm-max", "ai-cluster", "database"],
+      "notes": "Highest-density SP5 part; Zen 5c compact cores; 24 dense CCDs of 8 cores + 16 MB L3 each. Report all-core 3.35 GHz when spoofing sustained clocks.",
+      "sources": [
+        "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc/9005-series/amd-epyc-9965.html",
+        "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/epyc-9965.c3904"
+      ],
+      "family": "Turin Dense Zen5c",
+      "arch": "Zen5c",
+      "coreType": "e-core-zen5c",
+      "ctdpRangeWattsOmni": "500-650",
+      "l2CacheMb": 192,
+      "totalCacheMb": 576,
+      "memorySupport": "12ch DDR5-6400 ECC RDIMM 6TB JEDEC CL52 @1.1V",
+      "releaseDate": "2024-10-10",
+      "cpuidSignature": {
+        "cpuid": "0xA70F10",
+        "family": 26,
+        "modelId": 17
+      },
+      "l3Config": "384MB 12x32MB",
+      "flagsReference": [
+        "avx512f",
+        "avx512bw",
+        "avx512cd",
+        "avx512dq",
+        "avx512vl",
+        "avx512vbmi",
+        "avx512vbmi2",
+        "avx512vnni",
+        "avx512bf16",
+        "avx512fp16",
+        "vp2intersect"
+      ],
+      "launchPriceUsd": 14813
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "epyc-9955",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "familyId": "zen5c",
+      "modelName": "AMD EPYC 9955 128-Core Processor",
+      "codename": "Turin Dense",
+      "launch": "2024-10-10",
+      "socket": "SP5",
+      "socketPins": 6096,
+      "cores": 128,
+      "threads": 256,
+      "smt": true,
+      "baseClockGhz": 2.25,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.7,
+      "tdpWatts": 400,
+      "ctdpRangeWatts": [360, 400],
+      "l3CacheMb": 256,
+      "ccds": 16,
+      "coresPerCcd": 8,
+      "l3PerCcdMb": 16,
+      "pcie": {
+        "version": "5.0",
+        "lanes": 128
+      },
+      "memory": {
+        "type": "DDR5",
+        "speedMts": 6400,
+        "channels": 12,
+        "maxGb": 6144,
+        "ecc": "RDIMM ECC"
+      },
+      "virtualization": {
+        "amdV": true,
+        "sme": true,
+        "sev": true,
+        "sevEs": true,
+        "sevSnp": true
+      },
+      "bogomips": 4500.0,
+      "qemu": {
+        "model": "EPYC-v5",
+        "smp1p": "-smp 256,sockets=1,cores=128,threads=2",
+        "smpIdentity128": "-smp 128,sockets=1,cores=64,threads=2",
+        "accel": "tcg,thread=multi (KVM when available)"
+      },
+      "vmProfiles": ["buildfarm", "ai-training", "llm"],
+      "notes": "400 W dense variant: same 12-channel DDR5-6400 platform as 9965, 16 dense CCDs, 256 MB L3.",
+      "sources": [
+        "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc/9005-series.html",
+        "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ryzen-9-9950x3d",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "familyId": "zen5",
+      "modelName": "AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-Core Processor",
+      "codename": "Granite Ridge X3D",
+      "launch": "2025-03-12",
+      "launchPriceUsd": 699,
+      "socket": "AM5",
+      "socketPins": 1718,
+      "cores": 16,
+      "threads": 32,
+      "smt": true,
+      "baseClockGhz": 4.3,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 5.7,
+      "tdpWatts": 170,
+      "l2CacheMb": 16,
+      "l3CacheMb": 128,
+      "l3CacheNote": "128 MB L3 total (CCD0 = 96 MB with stacked 3D V-Cache, CCD1 = 32 MB). AMD marketing total cache incl. L2 = 144 MB.",
+      "ccds": 2,
+      "coresPerCcd": 8,
+      "l3PerCcdMb": [96, 32],
+      "3dVcacheCcd": 0,
+      "pcie": {
+        "version": "5.0",
+        "lanes": 24,
+        "note": "24 usable lanes (x16 PEG + x8 NVMe) of 28 SoC lanes"
+      },
+      "memory": {
+        "type": "DDR5",
+        "speedMts": 5600,
+        "channels": 2,
+        "maxGb": 192,
+        "ecc": "UDIMM ECC supported"
+      },
+      "virtualization": {
+        "amdV": true,
+        "sme": false,
+        "sevSnp": false
+      },
+      "bogomips": 8600.0,
+      "qemu": {
+        "model": "EPYC-v5 (closest Zen 5 TCG model; -cpu with host-style naming via LD_PRELOAD spoofer)",
+        "smp": "-smp 32,sockets=1,cores=16,threads=2",
+        "accel": "tcg,thread=multi (KVM when available)"
+      },
+      "vmProfiles": ["gaming", "gaming-max", "trading", "dev-large"],
+      "notes": "Highest-clocks desktop identity in the database (5.7 GHz boost): ideal for gaming/trading spoofing. cpuinfo family 26 (0x1A), Granite Ridge model.",
+      "sources": [
+        "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d.html",
+        "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-9-9950x3d.c3993"
+      ],
+      "family": "Granite Ridge",
+      "arch": "x86_64",
+      "process": "4nm TSMC",
+      "topology": "2x CCD 8c",
+      "coreType": "p-core-zen5-3d",
+      "ctdpRangeWattsOmni": "120-170",
+      "l3PlusVcacheMb": 128,
+      "totalCacheMb": 144,
+      "memorySupport": "DDR5-6400 JEDEC CL52@1.1V EXPO CL32@1.4V dual-channel",
+      "igpu": "Radeon 610M 2CU",
+      "releaseDate": "2025-03-12"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "threadripper-pro-9995wx",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "familyId": "zen5",
+      "modelName": "AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX 96-Cores",
+      "codename": "Shimada Peak",
+      "launch": "2025-07",
+      "socket": "sTR5",
+      "socketPins": 4844,
+      "cores": 96,
+      "threads": 192,
+      "smt": true,
+      "baseClockGhz": 2.5,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 5.4,
+      "tdpWatts": 350,
+      "l3CacheMb": 384,
+      "ccds": 12,
+      "coresPerCcd": 8,
+      "l3PerCcdMb": 32,
+      "pcie": {
+        "version": "5.0",
+        "lanes": 128,
+        "note": "128 lanes on WRX90"
+      },
+      "memory": {
+        "type": "DDR5",
+        "speedMts": 6400,
+        "channels": 8,
+        "maxGb": 2048,
+        "ecc": "RDIMM ECC",
+        "maxCapacityNote": "8ch DDR5-6400 up to 2TB (mini: '8ch DDR5-6400 2TB')"
+      },
+      "virtualization": {
+        "amdV": true,
+        "sme": false
+      },
+      "bogomips": 5000.0,
+      "qemu": {
+        "model": "EPYC-v5",
+        "smp": "-smp 192,sockets=1,cores=96,threads=2",
+        "accel": "tcg,thread=multi (KVM when available)"
+      },
+      "vmProfiles": ["buildfarm", "render-pro", "ai-training"],
+      "notes": "Workstation flagship: 96 Zen 5 cores, 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes, 8-channel DDR5-6400 up to 2 TB on WRX90.",
+      "sources": [
+        "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/workstations/ryzen-threadripper/9000-wx-series/amd-ryzen-threadripper-pro-9995wx.html",
+        "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-threadripper-pro-9995wx.c4163"
+      ],
+      "family": "Shimada Peak Zen5",
+      "arch": "x86_64",
+      "process": "4nm+3nm",
+      "coreType": "p-core-zen5",
+      "ctdpRangeWattsOmni": "350-480",
+      "l2CacheMb": 96,
+      "totalCacheMb": 480,
+      "memorySupport": "8ch DDR5-6400 ECC RDIMM up to 2TB JEDEC CL52 @1.1V",
+      "releaseDate": "2025-07-23",
+      "l3Config": "384MB (total 480MB)"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "threadripper-7980x",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "familyId": "zen4",
+      "modelName": "AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores",
+      "codename": "Storm Peak",
+      "launch": "2023-11-21",
+      "socket": "sTR5",
+      "socketPins": 4844,
+      "cores": 64,
+      "threads": 128,
+      "smt": true,
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.2,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 5.1,
+      "tdpWatts": 350,
+      "l3CacheMb": 256,
+      "ccds": 8,
+      "coresPerCcd": 8,
+      "l3PerCcdMb": 32,
+      "pcie": {
+        "version": "5.0",
+        "lanes": 48,
+        "note": "48 usable lanes on TRX50; socket exposes 128"
+      },
+      "memory": {
+        "type": "DDR5",
+        "speedMts": 5200,
+        "channels": 4,
+        "maxGb": 1024,
+        "ecc": "RDIMM ECC"
+      },
+      "virtualization": {
+        "amdV": true
+      },
+      "bogomips": 6400.0,
+      "qemu": {
+        "model": "EPYC-v4 (Zen 4 baseline)",
+        "smp": "-smp 128,sockets=1,cores=64,threads=2",
+        "accel": "tcg,thread=multi (KVM when available)"
+      },
+      "vmProfiles": ["buildfarm", "render", "llm"],
+      "notes": "Only Zen 4 part in the database: cpuinfo family 25 (0x19); AVX-512 present but double-pumped (256-bit), no AVX512_FP16. Flag set differs from the Zen 5 parts.",
+      "sources": [
+        "https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/workstations/ryzen-threadripper/7000-series.html",
+        "https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/"
+      ],
+      "family": "Storm Peak Zen4",
+      "arch": "x86_64",
+      "coreType": "p-core-zen5",
+      "l2CacheMb": 64,
+      "releaseDate": "2023-11-21"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "core-ultra-9-285k",
+      "vendor": "Intel",
+      "familyId": "arrow_lake",
+      "modelName": "Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 9 285K",
+      "codename": "Arrow Lake-S",
+      "launch": "2024-10-24",
+      "launchPriceUsd": 589,
+      "socket": "LGA1851",
+      "socketPins": 1851,
+      "cores": 24,
+      "threads": 24,
+      "smt": false,
+      "coreLayout": {
+        "pCores": 8,
+        "eCores": 16,
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+      "tdpWatts": 500,
+      "l3CacheMb": 336,
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+    },
+    {
+      "id": "xeon-6780e",
+      "vendor": "Intel",
+      "modelName": "Xeon 6780E",
+      "family": "Sierra Forest",
+      "arch": "x86_64",
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+      "pcie": "88 Gen5",
+      "releaseDate": "2024-06-03"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "xeon-6766e",
+      "vendor": "Intel",
+      "modelName": "Xeon 6766E",
+      "family": "Sierra Forest",
+      "arch": "x86_64",
+      "socket": "LGA4710",
+      "cores": 96,
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+      "releaseDate": "2024-06-03"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "xeon-8592-plus",
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+      "modelName": "Xeon Platinum 8592+",
+      "family": "Emerald Rapids",
+      "arch": "x86_64",
+      "socket": "LGA4677",
+      "cores": 64,
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+      "tdpWatts": 350,
+      "l3CacheMb": 320,
+      "releaseDate": "2023-12-14"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "xeon-w9-3595x",
+      "vendor": "Intel",
+      "modelName": "Xeon w9-3595X",
+      "family": "Sapphire Rapids-WS",
+      "arch": "x86_64",
+      "socket": "LGA4677",
+      "cores": 60,
+      "threads": 120,
+      "coreType": "p-core-golden-cove",
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+      "maxBoostGhz": 4.8,
+      "tdpWatts": 385,
+      "l3CacheMb": 112.5,
+      "releaseDate": "2024-02-28"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "apple-m3-ultra",
+      "vendor": "Apple",
+      "modelName": "Apple M3 Ultra",
+      "family": "M3 Ultra",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "BGA",
+      "process": "3nm N3B",
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+      "threads": 32,
+      "topology": "24P+8E",
+      "coreType": "apple-everest-olympic",
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+      "memorySupport": "LPDDR5-8533 800GB/s unified up to 512GB",
+      "memoryBandwidthGbS": 800,
+      "l2CacheMb": 72,
+      "systemLevelCacheMb": 96,
+      "releaseDate": "2025-03-05",
+      "notes": "M4 Ultra does not exist as of Aug 2026; M3 Ultra is top-end"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "apple-m4-max",
+      "vendor": "Apple",
+      "modelName": "Apple M4 Max",
+      "family": "M4",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "BGA",
+      "cores": 16,
+      "threads": 16,
+      "topology": "12P+4E",
+      "coreType": "apple-sawtooth",
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.2,
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+      "tdpWatts": 90,
+      "gpuCores": 40,
+      "memorySupport": "LPDDR5X 546GB/s up to 128GB",
+      "memoryBandwidthGbS": 546,
+      "releaseDate": "2024-10-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "apple-m4-pro",
+      "vendor": "Apple",
+      "modelName": "Apple M4 Pro",
+      "family": "M4",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "BGA",
+      "cores": 14,
+      "threads": 14,
+      "topology": "10P+4E",
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+      "maxBoostGhz": 4.5,
+      "tdpWatts": 65,
+      "gpuCores": 20,
+      "memorySupport": "LPDDR5X 273GB/s up to 64GB",
+      "releaseDate": "2024-10-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "apple-m3-max",
+      "vendor": "Apple",
+      "modelName": "Apple M3 Max",
+      "family": "M3",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "BGA",
+      "cores": 16,
+      "threads": 16,
+      "topology": "12P+4E",
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.0,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 4.06,
+      "tdpWatts": 80,
+      "gpuCores": 40,
+      "memoryBandwidthGbS": 400,
+      "releaseDate": "2023-10-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "apple-m3-pro",
+      "vendor": "Apple",
+      "modelName": "Apple M3 Pro",
+      "family": "M3",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "BGA",
+      "cores": 12,
+      "threads": 12,
+      "topology": "6P+6E",
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.0,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 4.06,
+      "tdpWatts": 60,
+      "gpuCores": 18,
+      "memoryBandwidthGbS": 150,
+      "releaseDate": "2023-10-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "azure-cobalt-200",
+      "vendor": "Microsoft / Ampere",
+      "modelName": "Azure Cobalt 200 (Neoverse V3)",
+      "family": "Neoverse V3 Poseidon",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "Custom",
+      "cores": 132,
+      "threads": 132,
+      "coreType": "p-core-cobalt-v3",
+      "baseClockGhz": 2.8,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.5,
+      "tdpWatts": 350,
+      "l2CacheMb": 132,
+      "l3CacheMb": 198,
+      "memorySupport": "12ch DDR5-6400 ECC",
+      "pcie": "96 Gen5",
+      "releaseDate": "2025-05-15",
+      "note": "132c 132 threads, Neoverse V3"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "nvidia-grace-72c",
+      "vendor": "NVIDIA",
+      "modelName": "Grace Superchip 72c (Neoverse V2)",
+      "family": "Neoverse V2 Demeter",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "Custom",
+      "cores": 72,
+      "threads": 72,
+      "coreType": "neoverse-v2",
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.0,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.4,
+      "tdpWatts": 300,
+      "l3CacheMb": 117,
+      "memorySupport": "LPDDR5X 512GB/s",
+      "releaseDate": "2023-05-29"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ampere-altra-max-m128-30",
+      "vendor": "Ampere",
+      "modelName": "Altra Max M128-30",
+      "family": "Neoverse N1",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "LGA4926",
+      "cores": 128,
+      "threads": 128,
+      "coreType": "ampere-n1",
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.0,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.0,
+      "tdpWatts": 250,
+      "l3CacheMb": 128,
+      "releaseDate": "2021-10-27"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ampereone-a192-32x",
+      "vendor": "Ampere",
+      "modelName": "AmpereOne A192-32X (192c)",
+      "family": "AmpereOne custom",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "LGA4926",
+      "cores": 192,
+      "threads": 192,
+      "coreType": "ampereone",
+      "baseClockGhz": 2.8,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.4,
+      "tdpWatts": 350,
+      "l3CacheMb": 172,
+      "memorySupport": "8ch DDR5-5600",
+      "pcie": "128 Gen5 + CXL",
+      "releaseDate": "2023-05-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "aws-graviton4-96c",
+      "vendor": "AWS",
+      "modelName": "Graviton4 96c (Neoverse V2)",
+      "family": "Neoverse V2",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "Custom BGA",
+      "cores": 96,
+      "threads": 96,
+      "coreType": "neoverse-v2",
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.0,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.2,
+      "tdpWatts": 250,
+      "l3CacheMb": 96,
+      "releaseDate": "2023-11-27"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "google-axion-64c",
+      "vendor": "Google",
+      "modelName": "Axion C4A 64c (Neoverse V2)",
+      "family": "Neoverse V2",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "Custom",
+      "cores": 64,
+      "threads": 64,
+      "coreType": "neoverse-v2",
+      "baseClockGhz": 3.1,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.5,
+      "tdpWatts": 180,
+      "l3CacheMb": 64,
+      "memorySupport": "8ch DDR5-5600",
+      "pcie": "64 Gen5",
+      "releaseDate": "2024-04-09"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "alibaba-yitian-710-128c",
+      "vendor": "Alibaba",
+      "modelName": "Yitian 710 128c (ARMv9)",
+      "family": "ARMv9 Neoverse N2",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "socket": "Custom",
+      "cores": 128,
+      "threads": 128,
+      "coreType": "neoverse-n2",
+      "baseClockGhz": 2.75,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 3.2,
+      "tdpWatts": 250,
+      "l3CacheMb": 96,
+      "releaseDate": "2021-10-19"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ryzen-9-9950x3d2",
+      "vendor": "AMD",
+      "familyId": "zen5",
+      "family": "Granite Ridge X3D Gen2 dual-stack",
+      "modelName": "Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual X3D",
+      "codename": "Granite Ridge Dual X3D",
+      "launch": "2026-04-22",
+      "socket": "AM5",
+      "socketPins": 1718,
+      "cores": 16,
+      "threads": 32,
+      "smt": true,
+      "baseClockGhz": 4.3,
+      "maxBoostGhz": 5.6,
+      "tdpWatts": 200,
+      "l3CacheMb": 192,
+      "l3Config": "192MB (2x 96MB stacked)",
+      "totalCacheMb": 208,
+      "vcacheStacks": 2,
+      "3dVcacheCcd": 2,
+      "ccds": 2,
+      "coresPerCcd": 8,
+      "baseClockGhzCatalog": 4.3,
+      "note": "First dual 3D V-Cache consumer CPU",
+      "qemu": {
+        "model": "EPYC-v5",
+        "accel": "tcg,thread=multi"
+      },
+      "vmProfiles": ["gaming-max", "render-pro"],
+      "sources": ["pool:ryzen9950x3d2.json", "pool:catalog.json"]
+    }
+  ],
+  "microarchitectures": {
+    "zen5": {
+      "v5SnakeCase": {
+        "codename": "Zen 5 - Nirvana",
+        "process": {
+          "ccd": "TSMC N4X 4nm FinFET enhanced 4X",
+          "iod": "TSMC N6 6nm",
+          "vcacheSram": "TSMC N6 SRAM stacked"
+        },
+        "isa": [
+          "x86-64-v4",
+          "AVX-512 full 512b datapath (2x 512-bit FMAC, no clock penalty)",
+          "AVX512_VNNI, VBMI, VBMI2, VP2INTERSECT, BF16, BITALG",
+          "VAES, VPCLMULQDQ, GFNI",
+          "AES-NI, SHA, SHA512",
+          "CET-SS, CET-IBT, SMAP/SMEP"
+        ],
+        "frontEnd": {
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+          "opCacheEntries": 6750,
+          "btbEntriesL1": 16000,
+          "btbL2": 8000,
+          "mispredPenalty": 17,
+          "fetchBytesPerCycle": 32
+        },
+        "execution": {
+          "intAlu": 6,
+          "agu": 4,
+          "fpu": "2x 512b FMAC + 2x 512b FADD + 2 misc",
+          "robEntries": 448,
+          "intSchedulerEntries": 72,
+          "fpScheduler": 96,
+          "loadQueue": 96,
+          "storeQueue": 64,
+          "l1Dtlb": 96,
+          "l2Tlb": 2048
+        },
+        "cache": {
+          "l1IKb": 32,
+          "l1DKb": 48,
+          "l1DIncreaseVsZen4Percent": 50,
+          "l2PerCoreKb": 1024,
+          "l2Latency": 14,
+          "l3PerCcxMb": 32,
+          "l3LatencyCycles": 50
+        },
+        "tdp": {
+          "skus": {
+            "9950X3D": 170,
+            "9950X": 170,
+            "9900X3D": 120,
+            "9900X": 120,
+            "9800X3D": 120,
+            "9700X": 65,
+            "9600X": 65
+          },
+          "pptMapping": {
+            "170wTdpGives200wPpt": 200,
+            "120w>162w": 162,
+            "65w>88w": 88
+          },
+          "cTDPRangeW": "45-170",
+          "tjmaxC": {
+            "X3D": 89,
+            "nonX3D": 95
+          },
+          "efficiencyNote": "65W ECO retains 92% MT at 55% power"
+        },
+        "ccxCcd": {
+          "coresPerCcx": 8,
+          "ccxPerCcd": 1,
+          "ccdPerPackageGraniteRidge": 2,
+          "ccdPerPackageThreadripper": 8,
+          "interCcdLatencyNs": 75,
+          "intraCcxLatencyNs": 25,
+          "gmi3GtS": 32,
+          "gmi3BwGbSPerCcd": 64,
+          "iod": {
+            "pcieGen5Lanes": 24,
+            "pcieUse": "16 GPU + 4 NVMe + 4 chipset",
+            "memory": "2ch DDR5 2DPC 5600 JEDEC 8400 EXPO",
+            "fclkDefaultMhz": 2000,
+            "fclkOcMhz": 2400,
+            "uclkMode": "UCLK=MCLK 1:1 up to 6400, 1:2 above"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "v6CamelCaseSuperset": {
+        "codename": "Zen 5 - Nirvana",
+        "coreCodename": "Nirvana",
+        "process": {
+          "ccd": "TSMC N4X 4nm FinFET enhanced 4X performance node, 4nm",
+          "iod": "TSMC N6 6nm FinFET",
+          "vcacheSram": "TSMC N6 SRAM optimized, Cu-Cu hybrid bonding",
+          "note": "Observer notes N4X provides +15% freq vs N5 Zen4 at iso power"
+        },
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+          "x86-64-v4 baseline",
+          "AVX-512 full 512-bit datapath dual 512b FMAC no frequency penalty - key Zen5 uplift vs Zen4 256b double pumped",
+          "AVX512F, AVX512BW, AVX512CD, AVX512DQ, AVX512VL, AVX512_BITALG, VPOPCNTDQ, VBMI, VBMI2, VNNI, BITALG, BF16",
+          "AVX512_VP2INTERSECT, GFNI, VAES, VPCLMULQDQ",
+          "AES-NI 256b vault, SHA1/SHA256/SHA512",
+          "CET-SS CET-IBT shadow stack, SMAP/SMEP, UMIP, FSGSBASE, CLWB, CLDEMOTE pref",
+          "Move elimination, RDPID, RDRAND, RDSEED, SM3/SM4 acceleration"
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+        "frontEnd": {
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+          "opCacheEntries": 6750,
+          "opCacheAssoc": 12,
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+          "btbEntriesL2": 8000,
+          "btbDescription": "16K L1 BTB 2-level with decoupled indirect predictor",
+          "branchPredictor": "TAGE-SC-L + perceptron hybrid, 3x taken branches per cycle",
+          "mispredictPenalty": 17,
+          "fetchBytesPerCycle": 32,
+          "fetchDescription": "32B fetch window per cycle with dual taken predictor",
+          "preDecode": "predecode 32B parallel"
+        },
+        "execution": {
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+          "agu": 4,
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+          "fpu": "2x 512b FMAC + 2x 512b FADD + 2x misc (AES shuffle), unified FP scheduler",
+          "robEntries": 448,
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+          "intSchedulerEntries": 72,
+          "intScheduler": "4 distributed schedulers 72 entries int",
+          "fpScheduler": 96,
+          "fpSchedulerDesc": "96 entry FP scheduler split 2x48",
+          "loadQueue": 96,
+          "storeQueue": 64,
+          "l1Dtlb": 96,
+          "l1DtlbDesc": "96 entry L1 DTLB 4K/2M/1G fully assoc",
+          "l2Tlb": 2048,
+          "l2TlbDesc": "2048 entry L2 TLB unify I/D",
+          "intRf": 224,
+          "fpRf": 384,
+          "prfNote": "expanded physical register file for 8-wide renamer"
+        },
+        "cache": {
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+          "l1iParity": true,
+          "l1iAssoc": 8,
+          "l1dKb": 48,
+          "l1dIncreaseVsZen4Percent": 50,
+          "l1dDesc": "48KB 12-way vs 32KB Zen4, 4-cycle load latency, 2 loads +1 store per cycle sustained",
+          "l2PerCoreKb": 1024,
+          "l2Assoc": 8,
+          "l2LatencyCycles": 14,
+          "l2BwBytesPerCycle": 64,
+          "l3PerCcxMb": 32,
+          "l3Assoc": 16,
+          "l3LatencyCycles": 50,
+          "l3LatencyNs": 12,
+          "l3BandwidthPerCcxGbS": 400,
+          "l3SlicePerCore": "4MB slice distributed",
+          "inclusive": false,
+          "l3IsVictim": true
+        },
+        "ccxCcd": {
+          "coresPerCcx": 8,
+          "ccxPerCcd": 1,
+          "ccdPerPackageGraniteRidge": 2,
+          "ccdPerPackageThreadripper": 8,
+          "ccxDefinition": "8 cores share 32MB L3 via crossbar, not ring, private L2 1MB each",
+          "interCcdLatencyNs": 75,
+          "intraCcxLatencyNs": 25,
+          "interCcdLatencyCycles": 150,
+          "gmi3GtS": 32,
+          "gmi3BwGbSPerCcd": 64,
+          "gmi3Encoding": "NRZ with CRC",
+          "fabricClock": "FCLK 2000 default 2400 OC, UCLK=MCLK 1:1 up to 6400 1:2 above",
+          "iod": {
+            "pcieGen5Lanes": 24,
+            "pcieUse": "16 GPU + 4 NVMe + 4 chipset Gen4 link",
+            "pcieBifurcation": "x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4",
+            "memory": "2ch DDR5 2DPC 5600 JEDEC baseline, EXPO 6000-8400 1:1 UCLK sweetspot 6000MT",
+            "fclkDefaultMhz": 2000,
+            "fclkOcMhz": 2400,
+            "fclkMax": 2600,
+            "uclkMode": "UCLK=MCLK 1:1 up to 6400 MT 1:2 above 6400 for stability",
+            "memoryMaxAm5Gb": 192,
+            "memoryMaxAm5Note": "4x48GB non-binary, AGESA 1.2.0.2+"
+          }
+        },
+        "tdp": {
+          "skus": {
+            "9950X3D": 170,
+            "9950X": 170,
+            "9900X3D": 120,
+            "9900X": 120,
+            "9800X3D": 120,
+            "9700X": 65,
+            "9600X": 65,
+            "9600": 65
+          },
+          "pptMapping": {
+            "170wTdp200wPpt": 200,
+            "120w162w": 162,
+            "65w88w": 88,
+            "cTDP45170": "45-170 configurable"
+          },
+          "cTdpRangeW": "45-170",
+          "tjMaxC": {
+            "X3D": 89,
+            "nonX3D": 95
+          },
+          "efficiencyNote": "65W ECO mode retains 92% MT perf at 55% power, observer notes AM5 efficiency sweetspot",
+          "packagePowerTracking": "PPT, TDC, EDC telemetry via SMU 13.x"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "zen5c": "see families[] entry zen5c (cpu.json v5) — dense variant, 8c CCD, lower clocks, same ISA",
+    "zen4": "see families[] entry zen4 (cpu.json v5) — Threadripper 7000 / EPYC 9004 lineage",
+    "arrowLake": "see families[] entry arrow_lake (cpu.json v5) — Lion Cove P + Skymont E",
+    "zen5X3d": {
+      "3dVcacheGen2": {
+        "generation": 2,
+        "capacityPerCcdMb": 64,
+        "totalL3PerCcdWithVcacheMb": 96,
+        "totalPackage9950x3dMb": 128,
+        "stacking": "Cu-Cu hybrid bonding directly on CCD, second generation, TSV pitch 10um, >2000 TSVs",
+        "dieFlip": "SRAM on bottom, CCD logic on top - thermals improved 15C vs Gen1 7000X3D",
+        "bandwidthGbS": 2500,
+        "latency": {
+          "standardCcdCycles": 50,
+          "vcacheCcdCycles": 65,
+          "penaltyNs": 3,
+          "penaltyCycles": 15
+        },
+        "thermal": {
+          "deltaVsGen1C": -15,
+          "allowsOverclock": true,
+          "requiresOptimisedTim": true
+        },
+        "asymmetricDesign9950x3d": {
+          "ccd0": {
+            "cores": 8,
+            "l3Mb": 96,
+            "vcache": true,
+            "clockLowerByMhz": 200,
+            "purpose": "gaming latency-sensitive"
+          },
+          "ccd1": {
+            "cores": 8,
+            "l3Mb": 32,
+            "vcache": false,
+            "clockHigher": true,
+            "purpose": "productivity frequency"
+          },
+          "driver": "AMD 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer + Xbox Game Bar detection + AMD PPM"
+        },
+        "hitRateGamingPercent": 95,
+        "bandwidthMultiplierVsDram": 12
+      },
+      "v3dCacheGen2V6Superset": {
+        "jsdoc": "Third person observer describes second gen 3D V-Cache stacking, Cu-Cu hybrid bonding.",
+        "generation": 2,
+        "generationName": "Gen2 inverted stacking vs Gen1",
+        "capacityPerCcdMb": 64,
+        "totalL3PerCcdWithVcacheMb": 96,
+        "composition": "32MB native CCD L3 + 64MB stacked SRAM = 96MB per CCD",
+        "totalPackage": {
+          "9950X3D": {
+            "ccd096Vcache": 96,
+            "ccd132Std": 32,
+            "totalL3": 128,
+            "totalCacheL2L3Mb": 144
+          },
+          "9800X3D": {
+            "totalL3": 96,
+            "totalCacheMb": 104
+          },
+          "9900X3D": {
+            "totalL3": 128,
+            "config": "6+6 asymmetry? Actually 2 CCDs one with V-Cache, 6c CCD 96MB+32MB? Total 128"
+          },
+          "note": "Asymmetric design unique to 9900X3D/9950X3D"
+        },
+        "stacking": {
+          "technology": "Cu-Cu hybrid bonding directly on CCD, no microbumps, face-to-face",
+          "tsvPitchUm": 9,
+          "tsvCountPerCcd": 2200,
+          "bondInterface": "Hybrid Cu dielectric bonding, TSV through SRAM bottom die",
+          "dieFlip": "SRAM bottom, CCD logic on top vs Gen1 logic bottom SRAM top - improves thermals 15C, allows OC",
+          "thermalDeltaVsGen1C": -15,
+          "thermalDescription": "Observer notes Gen1 5800X3D 7000X3D V-Cache on top trapped heat; Gen2 flips, logic on top closer to IHS"
+        },
+        "bandwidthGbS": 2500,
+        "bandwidthPerStackGbS": 2500,
+        "bandwidthMultiplierVsDram": 12,
+        "bandwidthMultiplierVsDdr52ch": 25,
+        "latency": {
+          "standardCcdCycles": 50,
+          "vcacheCcdCycles": 65,
+          "penaltyNs": 3,
+          "penaltyCycles": 15,
+          "randomVsStandardNs": 12.5,
+          "note": "Minimal 15 cycle penalty for huge hitrate gaming"
+        },
+        "thermal": {
+          "allowsOverclock": true,
+          "requiresOptimisedTIM": true,
+          "liquidMetalAllowed": false,
+          "curveOptimizer": true,
+          "pboSupport": true,
+          "vsNonX3dClockOffsetMhz": -200
+        },
+        "asymmetricDesign9950X3D": {
+          "description": "Two CCDs asymmetric one V-Cache one standard",
+          "ccd0": {
+            "cores": 8,
+            "l3Mb": 96,
+            "vcache": true,
+            "clockLowerByMhz": 200,
+            "baseMhz": 4300,
+            "boostMhz": 5750,
+            "purpose": "gaming latency-sensitive, Game Bar parks CCD1",
+            "thermalPreferred": false
+          },
+          "ccd1": {
+            "cores": 8,
+            "l3Mb": 32,
+            "vcache": false,
+            "clockHigher": true,
+            "baseMhz": 4300,
+            "boostMhz": 5700,
+            "purpose": "productivity frequency-sensitive, creator, all-core",
+            "thermalPreferred": true
+          },
+          "driver": "AMD 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer + Xbox Game Bar detection + AMD PPM provisioning driver + core parking service",
+          "scheduling": "Windows uses UEFI CPPC preferred cores + Game Bar, Linux uses sched_ext / amd_pstate + cpuset",
+          "numaDist": {
+            "node0ToNode0": 10,
+            "node0ToNode1": 21,
+            "node1ToNode1": 10,
+            "node1ToNode0": 31,
+            "asymNote": "dist 21 vs 31 captures V-Cache latency vs freq CCD"
+          }
+        },
+        "hitRateGamingPercent": 95,
+        "hitRateProductivityPercent": 60,
+        "bandwidthMultiplier": 12,
+        "qemuPinning": "virsh vcpupin 0-7 -> CCD0 V-Cache for game VM, 8-15 -> CCD1 for compile VM"
+      },
+      "ccxDetails": {
+        "ccxDefinition": "8 cores share 32MB L3, private L2 1MB each, ring? Actually Zen5 crossbar",
+        "latencyLocalCcxNs": 25,
+        "latencyRemoteCcxSameCcdNs": 25,
+        "latencyCrossCcdNs": 75,
+        "latencyCrossCcdViaIodNs": 85,
+        "numaDistExample": {
+          "node0ToNode0": 10,
+          "node0ToNode1": 21,
+          "node1ToNode0": 31,
+          "note": "Asymmetric distances for X3D vs standard CCD used by saddle vm.config"
+        },
+        "qemuPinning": "virsh vcpupin 0-7 to CCD0 V-Cache for latency-sensitive game VM"
+      },
+      "ccxDetailsV6": {
+        "definition": "CCX definition Zen5 8 cores share 32MB L3 via crossbar, private L2 1MB each",
+        "latencyLocalCcxNs": 25,
+        "latencyRemoteCcxSameCcdNs": 25,
+        "latencyCrossCcdNs": 75,
+        "latencyCrossCcdViaIodNs": 85,
+        "coherence": "MOESI with probe filter in IOD, shadow tags",
+        "gmi3": {
+          "gt": 32,
+          "bw": 64,
+          "lanes": "16 Tx + 16 Rx per CCD"
+        },
+        "numaDistExample": {
+          "node0ToNode0": 10,
+          "node0ToNode1": 21,
+          "node1ToNode0": 31,
+          "node1ToNode1": 10,
+          "note": "Asymmetric distances for X3D vs standard CCD used by saddle vm.config"
+        },
+        "saddleIntegration": {
+          "coresJsonRef": "cores.json#zen5-p",
+          "processorsJsonRef": "processors.json#amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "saddleIntegrationV5": {
+      "coresJsonRef": "cores.json#zen5-p",
+      "processorsJsonRef": "processors.json#amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d",
+      "boardsJsonRef": "boards.json X870E AM5",
+      "qemuCpuModel": "EPYC-v5 host passthrough recommended",
+      "qemuFlags": "-cpu EPYC-v5,+avx512f,+avx512bw,+avx512vnni,+avx512bf16,+topoext",
+      "numa": "-numa node,cpus=0-7,memdev=ram0 -numa node,cpus=8-15,memdev=ram1 -numa dist,src=0,dst=0,val=10 -numa dist,src=0,dst=1,val=21 -numa dist,src=1,dst=1,val=10 -numa dist,src=1,dst=0,val=31"
+    },
+    "saddleIntegrationV6": {
+      "coresJsonRef": "cores.json#zen5-p",
+      "processorsJsonRef": "processors.json#amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d",
+      "boardsJsonRef": "boards.json X870E AM5 id asus-rog-crosshair-x870e-hero",
+      "qemuCpuModel": "EPYC-v5 host passthrough recommended, observer notes topoext for CCX",
+      "qemuFlags": "-cpu EPYC-v5,+avx512f,+avx512bw,+avx512vnni,+avx512bf16,+topoext,+invtsc,+fsgsbase -machine q35",
+      "numa": "-numa node,cpus=0-7,memdev=ram0 -numa node,cpus=8-15,memdev=ram1 -numa dist,src=0,dst=0,val=10 -numa dist,src=0,dst=1,val=21 -numa dist,src=1,dst=1,val=10 -numa dist,src=1,dst=0,val=31",
+      "coreOrchestrator": "coreorchestrator.ts maps CCX to vcpus.json large/xlarge topologyHint am5_16c_x3d_asym",
+      "passageConfig": "passage.config uses GMI3 32GT/s mapping for memory passage",
+      "vmConfig": "vm.config asymmetric distances 10/21/31",
+      "dockerConfig": "docker.config host kernel >=6.8 for AVX512",
+      "errorCatcher": {
+        "code": "AMD_ZEN5_QEMU",
+        "widthPx": 44,
+        "log": "node:fs write vm.config compat"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "benchmarks": {
+    "ryzenX3dV6": {
+      "cinebenchR23Multi9950X3D": 48000,
+      "cinebenchR23Single": 2280,
+      "geekbench6Single": 3350,
+      "geekbench6Multi": 22200,
+      "ipcUpliftVsZen4Percent": 16,
+      "ipcUpliftGamingVs7950X3DPercent": 22,
+      "gamingUpliftVs7950X3D": "8% avg 1080p, observer notes V-Cache Gen2",
+      "vsIntel285K Gaming": "+15% 1080p vs Arrow Lake 285K"
+    },
+    "ryzenX3dV5": {
+      "cinebenchR23Multi9950x3d": 48000,
+      "single": 2280,
+      "geekbench6Single": 3350,
+      "geekbench6Multi": 22200,
+      "ipcUpliftVsZen4": 16,
+      "gamingUpliftVs7950x3dPercent": 22
+    }
+  },
+  "cpuidReference": {
+    "zen5FullFlagsLine": "fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid extd_apicid aperfmperf rapl pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt tce topoext perfctr_core perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_llc mwaitx cpb cat_l3 cdp_l3 hw_pstate ssbd mba perfmon_v2 ibpb stibp vmmcall fsgsbase bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid rdpid adx smap clflushopt clwb sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves user_shstk avx512f avx512dq avx512cd avx512bw avx512vl avx512ifma avx512vbmi avx512_vbmi2 avx512_vpopcntdq avx512bitalg avx512_vnni avx512_bf16 avx512_fp16 gfni vaes vpclmulqdq",
+    "epycSecurityFlags": ["sme", "sev", "sev_es", "sev_snp"],
+    "intelFullFlagsLine": "fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid tsc_known_freq pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefetch cpuid_fault epb invpcid_single tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid rdpid rdseed adx smap clflushopt clwb sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves user_shstk avx_vnni gfni vaes vpclmulqdq movdiri movdir64b waitpkg cldemote serialize split_lock_detect fsrm md_clear flush_l1d arch_capabilities vmx",
+    "notes": [
+      "CPUID family for all Zen 5 / Zen 5c parts = 26 (0x1A); Zen 4 (Threadripper 7980X) = 25 (0x19); Intel Arrow Lake = family 6, model 0xC0.",
+      "Granite Ridge desktop (9950X3D) CPUID model is 0x44 (68 decimal) in family 26; for Turin dense server parts verify the model ID against a live hardware dump before production spoofing.",
+      "TCG emulates SSE through AVX/AVX2; AVX-512 guest instructions are not fully translated under TCG. For pure CPUID/proc spoofing use the LD_PRELOAD hook on the host instead of relying on guest execution.",
+      "lscpu reads sysfs + /proc/cpuinfo (man7 lscpu.1); free parses /proc/meminfo; both are covered by the LD_PRELOAD open/openat/fopen interception family."
+    ]
+  },
+  "lscpuTemplates": {
+    "epyc9965": [
+      "Architecture:            x86_64",
+      "CPU op-mode(s):          32-bit, 64-bit",
+      "Byte Order:              Little Endian",
+      "Address sizes:           52 bits physical, 57 bits virtual",
+      "CPU(s):                  384",
+      "On-line CPU(s) list:     0-383",
+      "Vendor ID:               AuthenticAMD",
+      "CPU family:              26",
+      "Model name:              AMD EPYC 9965 192-Core Processor",
+      "CPU family:              26",
+      "Thread(s) per core:      2",
+      "Core(s) per socket:      192",
+      "Socket(s):               1",
+      "Stepping:                2",
+      "Frequency boost:         enabled",
+      "CPU max MHz:             3700.0000",
+      "CPU min MHz:             1500.0000",
+      "BogoMIPS:                4500.00",
+      "Flags:                   <zen5_full_flags_line from cpuid_reference>",
+      "Virtualization:          AMD-V",
+      "L1d cache:               6 MiB (192 instances)",
+      "L1i cache:               12 MiB (192 instances)",
+      "L2 cache:                192 MiB (192 instances)",
+      "L3 cache:                384 MiB (24 instances)",
+      "NUMA node(s):            1",
+      "NUMA node0 CPU(s):       0-383"
+    ],
+    "ryzen99950x3d": [
+      "Architecture:            x86_64",
+      "CPU(s):                  32",
+      "On-line CPU(s) list:     0-31",
+      "Vendor ID:               AuthenticAMD",
+      "CPU family:              26",
+      "Model:                   68",
+      "Model name:              AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-Core Processor",
+      "Thread(s) per core:      2",
+      "Core(s) per socket:      16",
+      "Socket(s):               1",
+      "Stepping:                2",
+      "CPU max MHz:             5700.0000",
+      "CPU min MHz:             3000.0000",
+      "BogoMIPS:                8600.00",
+      "Virtualization:          AMD-V",
+      "L1d cache:               512 KiB (16 instances)",
+      "L1i cache:               1 MiB (16 instances)",
+      "L2 cache:                16 MiB (16 instances)",
+      "L3 cache:                128 MiB (2 instances)",
+      "NUMA node(s):            1",
+      "NUMA node0 CPU(s):       0-31"
+    ],
+    "coreUltra9285k": [
+      "Architecture:            x86_64",
+      "CPU(s):                  24",
+      "On-line CPU(s) list:     0-23",
+      "Vendor ID:               GenuineIntel",
+      "CPU family:              6",
+      "Model:                   192",
+      "Model name:              Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 9 285K",
+      "Thread(s) per core:      1",
+      "Core(s) per socket:      24",
+      "Socket(s):               1",
+      "CPU max MHz:             5700.0000",
+      "BogoMIPS:                7400.00",
+      "Virtualization:          VT-x",
+      "L1d cache:               896 KiB (24 instances)",
+      "L1i cache:               1.1 MiB (24 instances)",
+      "L2 cache:                40 MiB (12 instances)",
+      "L3 cache:                36 MiB (1 instance)",
+      "NUMA node(s):            1",
+      "NUMA node0 CPU(s):       0-23"
+    ]
+  },
+  "procCpuinfoSpoof": {
+    "hookStrategy": "LD_PRELOAD intercept of open/open64/openat/fopen/fopen64/freopen/freopen64 redirected to a regenerated /tmp/cpuinfo_scaled, plus sysinfo()/uname() hooks with dlsym(RTLD_NEXT); static/Go binaries require the seccomp SECCOMP_RET_USER_NOTIF + SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_ADDFD fallback tier.",
+    "perLogicalCpuFields": {
+      "processor": "sequential 0..N-1",
+      "vendorId": "AuthenticAMD | GenuineIntel",
+      "cpuFamily": "26 (Zen 5/5c) | 25 (Zen 4) | 6 (Intel)",
+      "modelName": "model_name from processors[]",
+      "model": "68 (Granite Ridge, decimal) | 192 (Arrow Lake-S) | verify for server parts",
+      "stepping": "2 (AMD Zen 5) | 0 (Arrow Lake)",
+      "microcode": "0x0a404005-style hex; keep consistent per vendor",
+      "cpuMhz": "current clock between min and max boost",
+      "cacheSize": "1024 KB (AMD, per-core L2) | 3072 KB (285K P-core L2)",
+      "physicalId": "socket index (0 for 1P)",
+      "siblings": "threads per socket (384 for 9965, 24 for 285K)",
+      "coreId": "physical core index within socket",
+      "cpuCores": "192 | 128 | 16 | 96 | 64 | 24",
+      "apicid": "unique; encode socket<<pkg_bits|core<<shift|thread",
+      "fpu": "yes",
+      "flags": "cpuid_reference flags line for the family",
+      "bugs": "spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass retbleed smbd div... (per family)",
+      "bogomips": "2x base clock (see processors[].bogomips)",
+      "clflushSize": "64",
+      "cacheAlignment": "64",
+      "addressSizes": "52 bits physical, 57 bits virtual (Zen 5) | 46 bits physical, 48 bits virtual (Arrow Lake)"
+    },
+    "examples": {
+      "procCpuinfo": {
+        "epyc9965": [
+          "processor : 0",
+          "vendor_id : AuthenticAMD",
+          "model name : AMD EPYC 9965 192-Core Processor",
+          "flags : avx512f avx512bw avx512cd avx512dq avx512vl avx512_bf16 avx512_vnni"
+        ],
+        "ryzen99950x3d": [
+          "processor : 0",
+          "vendor_id : AuthenticAMD",
+          "model name : AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-Core Processor",
+          "flags : avx512f avx512bw"
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "qemuCpuModels": [
+    {
+      "model": "EPYC-v5",
+      "description": "AMD EPYC-v5 Processor, Zen 5 (Turin) baseline incl. AVX-512",
+      "confirmedIn": "target/i386/cpu.c (QEMU master, v11.1.0)",
+      "recommended": true,
+      "use": "Default TCG model for all AMD server/workstation identities (9965, 9955, 9995WX, 9950X3D virtual identity)"
+    },
+    {
+      "model": "EPYC-v4",
+      "description": "Zen 4 (Genoa) baseline",
+      "use": "Threadripper 7980X (Zen 4) identity"
+    },
+    {
+      "model": "EPYC-Genoa",
+      "description": "Vendor-named Genoa (Zen 4) model",
+      "use": "alternative to EPYC-v4"
+    },
+    {
+      "model": "EPYC-Milan",
+      "description": "Zen 3 (Milan) baseline",
+      "use": "legacy"
+    },
+    {
+      "model": "EPYC-Rome",
+      "description": "Zen 2 (Rome) baseline",
+      "use": "legacy"
+    },
+    {
+      "model": "EPYC-Napoli",
+      "description": "Zen 1 (Napoli) baseline",
+      "use": "legacy"
+    },
+    {
+      "model": "host",
+      "description": "Host CPU passthrough",
+      "requiresKvm": true,
+      "use": "only on bare-metal/self-hosted runners with /dev/kvm; meaningless under TCG"
+    },
+    {
+      "model": "max",
+      "description": "Enables every feature TCG supports",
+      "use": "feature discovery and testing"
+    }
+  ],
+  "selectionGuide": [
+    {
+      "useCase": "Maximum-density buildfarm / CI fleet",
+      "cpu": "epyc-9965",
+      "vcpu": 192,
+      "why": "384 threads identity, 12-channel DDR5, AVX-512 Zen 5c"
+    },
+    {
+      "useCase": "Dense cloud node at lower power",
+      "cpu": "epyc-9955",
+      "vcpu": 128,
+      "why": "400 W envelope, same 6 TB platform"
+    },
+    {
+      "useCase": "Gaming / trading latency identity",
+      "cpu": "ryzen-9-9950x3d",
+      "vcpu": 16,
+      "why": "5.7 GHz boost, 128 MB L3 with 3D V-Cache"
+    },
+    {
+      "useCase": "Workstation render/AI node",
+      "cpu": "threadripper-pro-9995wx",
+      "vcpu": 96,
+      "why": "128 PCIe lanes for multi-GPU, 2 TB RAM"
+    },
+    {
+      "useCase": "Balanced build node (Zen 4)",
+      "cpu": "threadripper-7980x",
+      "vcpu": 64,
+      "why": "64 cores, AVX-512 (double-pumped), TRX50"
+    },
+    {
+      "useCase": "Desktop dev / browser CI",
+      "cpu": "core-ultra-9-285k",
+      "vcpu": 24,
+      "why": "Intel identity, AVX2 only, no HT (threads = cores)"
+    }
+  ],
+  "ddr5Spec": {
+    "jedec": "DDR5-6400 CL52 @1.1V",
+    "xmp": "DDR5-6400 CL32 @1.4V",
+    "expo": "DDR5-6400 CL32 @1.4V"
+  },
+  "engineCompat": {
+    "qemuVersions": ["11.0.1", "11.1.0"],
+    "kernelStable": "7.1.9",
+    "kernelLts": "6.18.45",
+    "libvirt": "12.5.0",
+    "nodeLts": "24.19.0",
+    "nodeCurrent": "26.7.0",
+    "typescript": "7.0.2"
+  },
+  "notes": {
+    "m3Ultra": "M3 Ultra 32C 24P+8E 80GPU 800GB/s is current top Apple Silicon as of Aug 2026. M4 Ultra does not exist.",
+    "cxlSupport": "EPYC Turin and Xeon Granite Rapids support CXL 2.0",
+    "avx10": "Granite Rapids-AP Xeon 6980P supports AVX10.1 512-bit + AMX FP16/INT8",
+    "fieldUnification": "model/model_name/name -> model_name; boost_clock_ghz -> max_boost_ghz; base/base_ghz -> base_clock_ghz; tdp/tdp_w -> tdp_watts; cTDP_w kept as ctdp_range_watts_omni alongside V5 ctdp_range_watts; l3 string -> l3_cache_mb (num) + l3_config (string); family_id (int/string, V5) and family (string, OMNI) both kept.",
+    "dualCeiling": "max_vcpu 192 = physical virtual identity identity (EPYC 9965 full SMT2 384 threads); vCPU factory ceiling 1024 = overcommit grid (see cores.json)."
+  }
+}