We’ve identified for some time that AMD was set to launch its subsequent technology enterprise EPYC processor household, collectively identified by its codename Milan, someday within the first quarter of this 12 months. Today AMD has put out a press launch confirming the date and time of its on-line occasion – the launch of the brand new 7003 sequence processors will happen beginning at 8am PT/11am ET on March 15, 2021.
The launch occasion will characteristic displays from CEO Dr. Lisa Su, CTO Mark Papermaster, GM Enterprise and Embedded Solutions (EESC) Forrest Norrod, and GM Server Business Unit Dan McNamara. Leading knowledge middle companions and clients may even make an look.
To date we all know that AMD’s Milan processor line will characteristic as much as 64 Zen Three cores, utilizing a seemless transition from the Zen 2 EPYC Rome ecosystem with pin-compatible processors. Milan may even supply as much as 128 PCIe lanes, eight channel reminiscence, and twin socket configurations. If the desktop Zen 3-based processors are any measure, +19% IPC generational positive factors are anticipated with the brand new processor, regardless of major reminiscence entry probably remaining the identical. We have questions on precise efficiency, frequencies and effectivity, however this launch date ought to showcase all of the product specs such that we are going to see the place the answer sits in comparison with present market choices.
AMD has offered some earlier benchmarking numbers – at CES the corporate showcased climate prediction simulation code, with two new 32-core Milan processors up in opposition to two of Intel’s fashionable 28-core Xeon Gold 6258R items. In that first occasion demo, a six hour simulation confirmed that Milan was 46% quicker in twin socket compute. Later we have been proven a single socket comparability, the place the distinction rose to 68%. These have been first occasion assessments with none comparability system particulars, nevertheless we count on extra knowledge on the March 15th launch.
Questions might be requested about AMD’s means to produce EPYC, given it at the moment has a squeeze on its provide chain for quite a few merchandise. We are conscious that AMD has already been offering key clients with full silicon, and in addition so as to add to this, Dr. Lisa Su has acknowledged that one in every of AMD’s key targets for 2021 goes to be the enterprise market.
We might be dwell running a blog AMD’s launch – it may also be discovered on-line on the AMD occasions web site.
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