HPC
More CPU Cores Isn’t Always Better, Especially In HPC
If a few cores are good, then a lot of cores ought to be better. …
Milan-X
Compute
The Mass Customization Wave Is Starting For Servers
Remember when only a couple of variations of processors were available for servers in any given generation of server CPUs? …
Compute
AMD Deepens Its Already Broad Epyc Server Chip Roadmap
The hyperscalers, cloud builders, HPC centers, and OEM server manufacturers of the world who build servers for everyone else all want, more than anything else, competition between component suppliers and a regular, predictable, almost boring cadence of new component introductions. …
Compute
Vertical L3 Cache Raises The AMD Server Performance Bar
Necessity is the mother of invention, and advances in chip packaging are catching up to those in transistor design when it comes to working in three dimensions instead of the much more limited two. …
Cloud
Microsoft Azure Brings the Cache with Milan-X
Microsoft has been among the first to build and operationalize clusters based on AMD’s Milan-X processors, which were formally announced this morning. …