A lot of STH readers pointed us to AMD’s product pages the place they’ve added new AMD EPYC 7003 “Milan” SKUs. These are enjoyable as they typically fall into two classes: new single socket “P” SKUs and low-power SKUs. We figured we might not less than give them a fast point out as they seem like a transition from the “Rome” elements that used to occupy these segments.
AMD Provides New Low Energy AMD EPYC 7003 SKUs
Right here is the fast SKU listing for the brand new elements:
The AMD EPYC 7663P and EPYC 7643P are single socket elements at totally different core counts than had been launched at launch. 56 cores is attention-grabbing since it’s the identical core depend as the sensible most for the Intel Xeon Sapphire Rapids elements. 60-core Sapphire Rapids aren’t high-volume elements which is why we see issues just like the Intel Xeon MAX 9480 as a 56-core not a 60-core half. AMD is matching the 56 cores which is both one Sapphire Rapids Xeon or two Cascade Lake Xeons in a single socket.
The way more attention-grabbing elements are going to be the AMD EPYC 7303P and EPYC 7303 16 core elements. These two are solely round $37 per core and have 130W TDPs. That could be a decrease energy stage than we sometimes had seen with the Milan sequence.
In that very same vein, with 8 cores we have now 7203P and the EPYC 7203. These are the low-power 120W 8-core elements.
Each the 8-core and 16-core elements do not likely have a notable low cost for the “P” elements, so it feels virtually pointless. On the identical time, they’re very essential. AMD wanted to switch the AMD EPYC 7232P and different low-power elements. Till now, the low-power and low-cost socket SP3 choice had been to return to the AMD EPYC 7002 sequence CPUs. Now, there may be an EPYC 7003 choice.
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The AMD EPYC 7303(P) may be the standout on this new set of CPUs. The CPU nonetheless has plenty of I/O for PCIe with 128x PCIe Gen4 lanes, but in addition is a decrease energy half. 120W is decrease than many desktop CPUs. For many who simply wish to have respectable CPU efficiency, having 16 Milan cores goes to be a lot, and having numerous PCIe Gen4 might be very thrilling certainly. Intel’s least costly Sapphire Rapids 16-core half is the $944 Intel Xeon Gole 5416S. Within the Ice Lake Era, Intel has the Intel Xeon Silver 4314 at a 135W TDP and a $694 listing worth. AMD is undercutting the TDP and pricing of Intel’s nearest PCIe Gen4 competitor whereas providing extra PCIe connectivity, vital on this section.
For these questioning why we get new processors after the AMD EPYC Genoa and AMD EPYC Genoa-X/ Bergamo launches is straightforward. PCIe Gen4 remains to be very fashionable for functions like storage and Genoa TDP/ pricing is far larger. We’re going to see PCIe Gen4 platform proceed for a while as a decrease price choice to at present’s higher-end servers.
