AMD Previews “Naples” High-Performance Server Processor, Prepares to Return Innovation and Choice to the Datacenter in Q2 2017
- AMD Targets
Needs of Modern Data Center and Cloud Applications with More Cores,
More Memory Capacity and More I/O than the Competition —
SINGAPORE
— March 8, 2017 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today took a significant step into the server and
data center market with its most detailed look yet at the upcoming
high-performance CPU for servers, codenamed “Naples”. Purpose-built to disrupt
the status-quo and to scale across the cloud datacenter and traditional
on-premise server configurations, “Naples” delivers the highly regarded “Zen”
x86 processing engine in industry-leading configurations of up to 32 cores.
Superior memory bandwidth and the number of high-speed input / output channels
in a single-chip further differentiate “Naples” from anything else in the
server market today. The first processors are scheduled to be available in Q2
2017, with volume availability building in the second half of the year through
OEM and channel partners.
— March 8, 2017 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today took a significant step into the server and
data center market with its most detailed look yet at the upcoming
high-performance CPU for servers, codenamed “Naples”. Purpose-built to disrupt
the status-quo and to scale across the cloud datacenter and traditional
on-premise server configurations, “Naples” delivers the highly regarded “Zen”
x86 processing engine in industry-leading configurations of up to 32 cores.
Superior memory bandwidth and the number of high-speed input / output channels
in a single-chip further differentiate “Naples” from anything else in the
server market today. The first processors are scheduled to be available in Q2
2017, with volume availability building in the second half of the year through
OEM and channel partners.
“Today marks the first
major milestone in AMD re-asserting its position as an innovator in the data
center and returning choice to customers in high-performance server CPUs,” said
Forrest Norrod, senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise, Embedded
and Semi-Custom business unit, AMD. “’Naples’ represents a completely new
approach to supporting the massive processing requirements of the modern
datacenter. This groundbreaking system-on-chip delivers the unique
high-performance features required to address highly virtualized environments,
massive data sets and new, emerging workloads.”
major milestone in AMD re-asserting its position as an innovator in the data
center and returning choice to customers in high-performance server CPUs,” said
Forrest Norrod, senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise, Embedded
and Semi-Custom business unit, AMD. “’Naples’ represents a completely new
approach to supporting the massive processing requirements of the modern
datacenter. This groundbreaking system-on-chip delivers the unique
high-performance features required to address highly virtualized environments,
massive data sets and new, emerging workloads.”
The new AMD server
processor exceeds today’s top competitive offering on critical parameters, with
45% more cores1, 60% more input / output capacity (I/O)2,
and 122% more memory bandwidth3.
processor exceeds today’s top competitive offering on critical parameters, with
45% more cores1, 60% more input / output capacity (I/O)2,
and 122% more memory bandwidth3.
“It is exciting to see
AMD back in the server conversation with a new CPU and a sound strategy for why
it is the right processor for the modern datacenter and the cloud computing
era,” said Matt Eastwood, senior vice president, Enterprise Infrastructure and
Datacenter, IDC. “Looking at the product details announced today, it sounds
like a compelling combination that will give IT buyers a unique new option to
consider when making their next upgrade.”
AMD back in the server conversation with a new CPU and a sound strategy for why
it is the right processor for the modern datacenter and the cloud computing
era,” said Matt Eastwood, senior vice president, Enterprise Infrastructure and
Datacenter, IDC. “Looking at the product details announced today, it sounds
like a compelling combination that will give IT buyers a unique new option to
consider when making their next upgrade.”
“Naples” features:
o A highly scalable, 32-core System on Chip
(SoC) design, with support for two high-performance threads per core
(SoC) design, with support for two high-performance threads per core
o Industry-leading memory bandwidth, with
8-channels of memory per “Naples” device. In a 2-socket server, support for up
to 32 DIMMS of DDR4 on 16 memory channels, delivering up to 4 terabytes of
total memory capacity.
8-channels of memory per “Naples” device. In a 2-socket server, support for up
to 32 DIMMS of DDR4 on 16 memory channels, delivering up to 4 terabytes of
total memory capacity.
o The processor is a complete SoC with fully
integrated, high-speed I/O supporting 128 lanes of PCIe 34,
negating the need for a separate chip-set
integrated, high-speed I/O supporting 128 lanes of PCIe 34,
negating the need for a separate chip-set
o A highly-optimized cache structure for
high-performance, energy efficient compute
high-performance, energy efficient compute
o AMD Infinity Fabric coherent interconnect for
two “Naples” CPUs in a 2-socket system
two “Naples” CPUs in a 2-socket system
o Dedicated security hardware
AMD will deliver two
presentations on its datacenter strategy and upcoming products this week during
the Open Compute Summit. Scott Aylor, vice president of enterprise solutions will talk
in the main hall on Wed., March 8th at 4:55 PM PST, while Dan
Bounds, senior director of enterprise products, will deliver an engineering
Tech Talk on Thurs., March 9th at 9:20 AM PST on the Expo Hall
stage.
presentations on its datacenter strategy and upcoming products this week during
the Open Compute Summit. Scott Aylor, vice president of enterprise solutions will talk
in the main hall on Wed., March 8th at 4:55 PM PST, while Dan
Bounds, senior director of enterprise products, will deliver an engineering
Tech Talk on Thurs., March 9th at 9:20 AM PST on the Expo Hall
stage.
1. AMD “Naples” processor includes up to 32 CPU cores versus the Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor with 22 CPU cores. NAP-02
2. AMD “Naples” processor offers up to 64 PCI Express high speed I/O lanes per socket, versus the Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor at 40 lanes per socket. Note that the “Naples” pre-production processor used for this comparison is not yet certified as PCI Express-compliant. NAP-05
3. AMD “Naples” processor supports up to 21.3 GB/s per channel with DDR4-2667 x 8 channels (total 170.7 GB/s), versus the Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor at 19.2 GB/s with max DDR4-2400 x 4 channels (total 76.8 GB/s). NAP-03
4. Pending PCIe certification. PCIe is a registered trademark of PCI-SIG Corporation.
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