AMD EPYC Genoa processor photo leaks
AMD’s Zen 4 architecture processors will be popularized on the client and enterprise side this year, since the new processor memory support has been upgraded from DDR4 to DDR5, all AMD platforms will usher in an upgrade this year. The client processor will use the new AM5 platform, while the enterprise side will use the SP5 platform.
A photo of the AMD EPYC Genoa processor has been shared by Top Talent AMD in Malaysia. There are obviously 12 small chips on this SP5 processor. The big chip in the middle is IOD. Of course, this is most likely just a mockup, and this photo is at least 10 months old. Judging from this photo, a full Epyc Genoa processor should have 96 cores and 192 threads. Normally, AMD will release many SKUs that disable some cores.
The chip area of each Zen 4 CCD is 72 mm2, which is 8 mm2 smaller than Zen 3, and the size of the IOD is also smaller, about 397 mm2, while the Zen 3 EPYC uses 416 mm2, considering that the SP5 processor package is also 37% larger than the SP3 processor, AMD has no problem putting 6 chiplets on each side of the IOD.
The new SP5 platform will support 12-channel DDR5 memory and a PCI-E 5.0 interface. It is reported that the AMD EPYC Genoa processor has been shipped to the first customers, and the new EPYC 7004 series processors will be officially launched at the end of this year.
