AMD takes the fight to Intel with 7nm EPYC server CPUs fitted with up to 64-cores
AMD has officially launched its EPYC 2 server chips, nabbing major server providers such as Google and Microsoft in the process. Over at its EPYC launch event, AMD officially unleashed its latest 7nm Zen 2 processors with the 64-core/128-thread AMD EPYC 7742 leading the charge to claim market share from Intel.
This is a colossal fight for AMD, and, if we’re honest with ourselves, trumps the gaming desktop front as the most important battle between team red and chipzilla right now. Just look at the numbers we’re talking, the EPYC 7742, the 64-core/128-thread chip, will set you back $6,950 a piece, and that’s with a bulk buy discount on a tray of 1000 units.
Just like Ryzen 3000, EPYC is built upon the Zen 2 microarchitecture and utilises the 7nm process node from TSMC. Just like their desktop counterparts, each Zen 2 core will feature a 15% IPC increase. But not only is AMD targeting performance improvement with its new chips, it’s also going after reducing total cost of ownership. And that’s something that’s appealing to many hyperscalers, the most prolific and sizeable tech giants in the game.
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