AMD unveils latest chips at Data Center and AI Technology Premiere
AMD introduced two new additions to the acclaimed 4th Gen EPYC CPU portfolio, presenting the industry with processors tailored to meet the demands of today's data centers.
Harnessing "Zen 4c" core architecture, the AMD EPYC 97X4 CPUs were designed specifically for cloud-native environments, elev... Read more
AMD EPYC Rome CPUs Stop Working After 1,044 Days of Uptime
A timer bug causes AMD's chips to crash after about three years unless they are rebooted.
A revision guide for AMD EPYC 7002 "Rome" server processor reveals that a chip core could hang after 1,044 days of uptime (approximately three years). The revision notice, which was issued in April 2023, st... Read more
AMD grows hard in the datacenter at the expense of Intel
AMD was able to post sales totalling 5.1 billion euros ($5.6 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2022. AMD EPYC processors for datacenter environments were particularly in demand, which therefore contributed significantly to this result.
The chip giant was able to record sales totaling $5.6 billi... Read more
Dell introduces PowerEdge servers based on AMD EPYC Genoa processors
Dell Technologies announced PowerEdge servers based on AMD's new EPYC Genoa processors. The servers are equipped to handle high-performance workloads in datacenters.
The PowerEdge server series brings more performance and storage improvements to customers' infrastructure, Dell said. The servers ... Read more
HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers are now available
HPE revamped its best-selling servers for the first time in five years. The initial ProLiant Gen11 series consists of five new models. The first model is now available.
ProLiant is a flagship for HPE. Organizations use the servers for a variety of on-premises workloads, ranging from software-def... Read more
New AMD EPYC chips have a bigger cache
AMD has finally made available four new EPYC high-end server processors with a bigger cache to carry out workload intensive operations
In a recent reveal, AMD added four new SKUs processors to its previously nicknamed Milan-X (presently EPYC) state-of-the-art chips lineup. The addition gave way ... Read more
AWS launches high-performance EC2 AMD EPYC C6a instances
AWS introduces AWS EC2 C6a, a new series of EC2 instances based on third-generation AMD EPYC (Milan) processors. AWS designed the series for workloads with high-performance requirements.
According to AWS, the EC2 AMD EPYC C6a processors offer a 15 percent increase in price-performance compared t... Read more
AMD introduces new EPYC processors for data centers
AMD launches new EPYC processors and a new Zen 4 processor core for its data center portfolio.
Data centers remain an important market for chip manufacturer AMD, as illustrated by the continuous introduction of relevant processors. Now, the chip manufacturer presents its third generation of EPYC... Read more
Cloudflare chooses AMD to power its new generation of servers
The cloud services provider rejects Intel due to power consumption concerns.
Cloudflare this week announced that it will not be putting Intel chips into its new generation of servers. The reason they gave was that the Intel silicon uses too much energy. Chris Howells, a System Engineer at Cloudf... Read more
AMD introduces Zen 3-based server processors
AMD has unveiled its latest generation of server processors. The Epyc 7003 series processors are based on the new Zen 3 architecture. AMD claims that the top models are by far the fastest server processors on the market.
In total, AMD has unveiled 19 different processors. These range from a mode... Read more