While Intel has reached 56 cores, AMD is already preparing 128-core processors with half a gigabyte of cache memory. These will be the new Epyc CPUs

While Intel prepares to bring 56-core server processors to market, AMD looks set to raise the bar once again.

The next generation Epyc server CPUs, codenamed Genoa, will receive over 64 cores according to early leaks. But if some sources talked about 96 cores, then the new data points to 128 cores!

While Intel has reached 56 cores, AMD is already preparing 128-core processors with half a gigabyte of cache memory.  These will be the new Epyc CPUs

At the same time, the volume of the third-level cache memory will grow to 512 MB, and the number of channels for working with DDR5 RAM will grow to 12.

Chiplets will decrease from the current 74 to 69 mm2, and the input-output chip (IOD) from 416 to 263 mm2. The CPUs themselves will be LGA 6096.

To accommodate 128 cores in an AMD processor, 16 chiplets are required. At the same time, X3D technology can allow them to be placed very compactly. At the same time, the chiplets will be produced according to the 5 nm process technology, but the IOD microcircuit will immediately go from 14 nm to 6 nm.

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