AMD's Future in Servers: New 7000-Series CPUs Launched and EPYC Analysis
by Ian Cutress on June 20, 2017 4:00 PM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- AMD
- Enterprise CPUs
- EPYC
- Whitehaven
- 1P
- 2P
AMD’s Reach and Ecosystem
As mentioned at the top of the piece, the big launch for AMD this year is the server platform. EPYC has an opportunity to reinvigorate AMD’s bottom line to the tune of several billion dollars a year, if they can get traction in the market. Depending on which Analyst you speak to, some are predicting anywhere from a 5% to a 25% gain in market share for AMD, into a ~$25B total addressable market. Given AMD’s worth, that would mean that the balance sheet in a few years might look as if 80% of it is provided by the server team.
As part of the launch today, AMD is announcing partners working with them to optimize the platform for various workloads. Sources say that this includes all the major cloud providers, as well as all the major OEMs. We saw several demo systems at the launch event with partners as well, such as HPE and Dell.
Using SME/SVE with Samsung
The variety of internal systems used by AMD for the demonstrations (some Dell/HP logos)
Security Demonstration
Using 8 VMs to compile the Linux Kernel in one go on AMD vs Intel 2P systems
Of course, the big question is if AMD is actually getting in significant orders for processors. Nothing is public on that yet, and we are told that they are likely to be nearer the end of the year. We are eagerly waiting to test the processors when our review systems arrive, and we will provide our performance breakdown soon.
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SodaAnt - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
pJ per bit is a very interesting measurement to use, is this the normal way to measure interconnect power consumption?Ian Cutress - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
Yes :)MrSpadge - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
Yes, unless you're looking at experimental optical interconnects which can reach the fJ/bit range :)ajc9988 - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/Ryzen-5-R...The latency at 2666MHz should be around 120ns, not 140ns, which they got from 2133MHz memory. At 2400MHz, they found 129.62ns.
Gothmoth - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
and you think you can translate that 1:1?to a cpu that has way more security features etc.
cheshirster - Sunday, June 25, 2017 - link
Yes, IF runs at memory speed.All the bandwith and latency numbers are scaling with memory.
ikeke1 - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
https://www.servethehome.com/amd-epyc-7601-dual-so...Crazy numbers.
davegraham - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
it's B2 stepping silicon running ~200-400MHz under the final clocks, fyi.Luckz - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
So with Epyc they made the CCXes NUMA nodes in Windows - https://www.servethehome.com/wp-content/uploads/20...davegraham - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - link
you can flatten the NUMA domains via BIOS hooks to just 1 or 2 per processor but there is a relative hit to latency. this is the "downside" to a MCM-based processor vs. ring/monolithic mesh. however, the upside IS agility based on chip packaging and time to market so....there's always a cost/benefit ratio to consider.