Naples AMD server is called Epyc
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Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:08

Naples AMD server is called Epyc


Huge chip showcased

Lisa Su, AMD’s CEO, has showed the first Naples chip and, trust us, it looks good. 

AMD working on 7nm 48 core processor
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Monday, 20 June 2016 17:25

AMD working on 7nm 48 core processor


Exclusive: Codename Starship

Fudzilla warned you that AMD's 32core / 64 tread X86 processor codenamed Naples is coming in 2017 to a server near you, but it looks like AMD has a 7nm product called Starship which will arrive soon afterwards. 

AMD’s Zen-based Opteron will have 32 cores
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Thursday, 11 February 2016 12:04

AMD’s Zen-based Opteron will have 32 cores


8 channel DDR-4 support

A computer engineer at CERN has leaked information about AMD’s doings for Operon after Zen becomes its architecture of choice.

ARM chips no help to AMD
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Friday, 16 October 2015 13:19

ARM chips no help to AMD


Not doing as well as expected

Buried in the AMD results was a note which seemed to hint that AMD's plan to flog ARM based server chips was not going very well.

32 core Opteron supports 2P sockets
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Thursday, 23 April 2015 08:39

32 core Opteron supports 2P sockets


140W max TDP

Opteron processors based on the Zen architecture are coming in 2016 (hopefully) and we expect to see them using 14nm GlobalFoundries' manufacturing process. 

The next generation Opteron has 32 Zen x86 cores
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No APU, 16MB L2, 64MB L3 cache

We recently showed you a new 16 Zen core next generation processor with Greenland integrated graphics and DDR4 support. 

Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:59

AMD announce new Opteron 6300 series CPUs

12- and 16-core Opteron 6338P and 6370P

Friday, 13 December 2013 09:23

AMD sheds light on ARM-based Seattle part



Blasphemic x86-ARM mixed racks possible

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 17:20

AMD launches Jaguar-based Opteron APU/CPU



Opteron X2150 APU and X1150 CPU

Tuesday, 04 December 2012 11:09

AMD rounds up Piledriver Opteron lineup

Steamroller in mid-2014