After years of lagging behind server competition, AMD decided to refurbish the processor architecture in June last year and adopt the new Zen computing architecture and 14nm process technology to launch the 32-core EPYC 7000 series processor and position it. Entry-level or mid-range server, lock the application market of mainstream 2 way or single server of enterprise.
At the meeting, AMD CEO Su Zifeng mentioned the use of the EPYC 7000 processor since its inception. She said that so far there have been at least 30 OEM/ODM hardware vendors, system integrators, and cloud service providers. More than 50 new server hardware have been equipped with this new processor to handle different computing tasks. She also announced that it will add three new companies, including HPE, Cisco, and Tencent in China. Start to follow up.
In addition to the EPYC 7000 processor series, last year AMD announced that there are two new EPYC processors, which will be introduced today and next year. One of the EPYC processors, codenamed Rome, will use the next-generation Zen 2 architecture, and Adding more advanced 7-nanometer process technology, there is another EPYC processor code-named Milan, which has the same process technology as Rome, all at 7nm, but with the new Zen 3 architecture.
Su Zifeng also revealed today that the launch schedule of the next generation 'Rome' EPYC processor will soon be out of the laboratory testing phase and will begin sampling by the end of this year. It will be officially launched in 2019. For this purpose, She also actually demonstrated the prototype of this new processor, to prove to everyone that she said it is true that the actual prototype is actually being tested. Although Su Zifeng stressed that in the laboratory testing environment, measured very well The performance of the processor, but she did not disclose too much detail about this new processor.
AMD CEO Su Zifeng also demonstrated the prototype of the next generation of EPYC processor for the first time at the new product presentation today. He also mentioned that the sample delivery test will be launched soon. It is expected to be launched in 2019.
Previously, Su Zifeng had boasted that 20% of the world's desktop processor market will be accounted for this year, but in terms of server processor market share, the senior vice president of AMD's data center and embedded system solutions group. Crest General Manager Forrest Norrod is also quite optimistic, and even he said that according to the company’s expectations, the global market will be expected to reach 5% by the end of this year. In the long run, he further stated that he will surpass 27% of the heyday of the year. The city accounts for the goal.
Forrest Norrod, senior vice president and general manager of the AMD Data Center and Embedded Systems Solutions Group, is optimistic about the growth of the global market for AMD server processors this year. It is expected that the company will have a chance to win 5% of the global market by the end of the year.
Forrest Norrod is not only optimistic about the long-term development of EPYC processors, he also said that the new EPYC processor introduced next year, will have more powerful performance and energy-saving performance, and will be compatible with the existing EPYC processor architecture.
In addition to the next-generation EPYC adopting the latest 7-nanometer process technology, AMD introduced another new Vega graphics card on the venue, which also uses the same 7-nm manufacturing process and is expected to be launched this year.