re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

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AMD’s CEO Lisa Su only flashed the 7nm EPYC processor with the cap on, emblazoned with the company’s logo and model. No further details have been revealed about what kind of dies Zen 2 will hold or the resulting performance, however the second-generation of EPYC processors will continue to use the same SP3 socket as its predecessors.

The 7nm process opens up a lot of avenues for the Red Team moving forward, with rumours circulating earlier this year that EPYC “Rome” chips could eventually skyrocket to a staggering 64 cores. Whether this speculation holds weight or not, the true importance of 7nm chips comes from AMD’s competitive time frame in comparison to its rival, Intel.

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Intel's Data Center Group earned $5.2 billion last quarter, so losing up to 20% of those revenues could strike a severe blow to the company's bottom line. Krzanich's statements come on the back of Intel's admission during its recent earnings call that it was reducing guidance for server sales in the second half of the year, citing "tougher competition going into the second half." We've also learned that server chips from AMD's technology licensing agreement with China-based companies are coming to market soon.

Intel currently has roughly 99% of the server processor market, but AMD is quickly making inroads. AMD's EPYC processor has proven to be extremely competitive with Intel's offerings.

AMD is well on track to deliver on its roadmap, as evidenced by the company's recent presentation at Computex. Lisa Su presented a working second-gen EPYC processor, codenamed Rome, fabbed on the 7nm process. Most importantly, the new processor features the new Zen 2 microarchitecture that should bring along improved IPC and other optimizations. AMD says the processors will sample to partners in the second half of 2018, and that general availability is slated for early 2019. This second-gen processor can also drop into the same SP3 socket as the first-gen EPYC models, which makes transitioning to the new processors all the more attractive. AMD's EPYC processors also have the advantage of the x86 instruction set, so optimizing existing software stacks is a relatively minor proposition compared to switching over to ARM-based servers.

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It is understood that AMD will officially launch the new "Ryzen Threadripper 2990X" in the third quarter of 2018, adopting 12nm LP process from GlobalFoundries, Zen+ microarchitecture, and packing four Pinnacle Ridge chips through the Multi Core Module packaging technology. Within a single package, a 32-core processor configuration is achieved, the Socket TR4 interface is used, and the existing AMD X399 motherboard platform is compatible.

The official version of AMD "Ryzen Threadripper 2990X" will be B2-Stepping, 32 cores, 64 threads, with 3MB L1 Cache, 16MB L2 Cache and 64MB L3 Cache. The basic clock speed is 3GHz, All Core load clock speed is 3.4GHz, and the highest Precision Boost clock is 4GHz.

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