• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

AMD announce EPYC

Why moan about the power consumption or the clockspeed without actually describing a problem.

Do the numbers look unsuitable for a gaming cpu? :p

Because there's some excellent news about that.
 
Simon Collins said:
Yeah, Intel needs to sort their Xeons out, that's for sure. If Epyc is able to outperform by cost then eventually when it comes to changing servers, they're going to go for something that offers more for less, even when it comes to electric bill.

If this zen5 Epyc is true then just single socket would mean one Epyc vs 4 Xeon's and dual socket and you only have to get two Epyc's against eight Xeons.

It's a no brainer business wise really. Especially when power is increasing in cost right about now, don't think even Intel threatening tactics will keep companies from using a less efficient server cpu when it comes to replacement time.

Intel really need to sort out their server cpu's quickly to combat this.
Click to expand...

I think the plan is for Intel to try and offer Ponte Vecchio as leverage for Xeon until 2026. As things stand, I think the industry might demand Ponte Vecchio support on EPYC.
 
I was talking with a colleague about an upgrade for a project we are looking to take over. They currently have 12 Intel racks with 10-18 core Xeon’s. We could replace all 12 with a pair of 2P EPYC boxes and have performance to spare.
 
humbug said:
256 Cores, 512 Threads :D

When CPU's look like GPU's....
Click to expand...

Hmm, it could mean that one Zen 5 chiplet has 32 cores and the 256-core EPYC has 8 chiplets :D


Meanwhile:

"Today, AMD announced its continued momentum and collaboration with Microsoft Azure, who is offering the 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processor in the latest generation of Dasv5 and Easv5 Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Azure is also introducing new confidential VMs, DCasv5 and ECasv5, which use the latest advanced security features available in 3rd Gen EPYC processors, including Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP).

The new Azure confidential VMs, DCasv5 and ECasv5, the first EPYC processor-based confidential VMs at Azure and the first confidential VMs to use SEV-SNP, will enable customers to have the data in their security focused applications encrypted in use, in transit and at rest. The updated Dasv5 VMs, optimized for general purpose workloads, and the Easv5 VMs, optimized for memory-based workloads, deliver better price-performance for most general purpose and memory intensive workloads compared to prior EPYC processor-based Microsoft Azure VMs."
AMD EPYC Processors Expand Performance and Security Innovation Across Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Portfolio | TechPowerUp
 
This was bound to happen; why would any company pick Intel over AMDs more efficient and cost effective architecture. Intel are going to lose a ton of market share with their dated architecture.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom