The News: AMD 4th Gen Epyc Embedded 9004 Series processors, the latest in AMD’s powerful and expanding Epyc chip line, will be available starting in April with embedded-optimized features aimed at specialized networking, storage, security and firewall systems, as well as for industrial edge servers in factories. The new chips, powered by AMD’s Zen 4 chip architecture that can include up to 96 cores per CPU, were recently announced at the Embedded World 2023 conference in Germany. Read the full Press Release on the latest Epyc embedded series processors on the AMD web site.
AMD 4th Gen Epyc CPUs Now Optimized for Embedded Systems
Analyst Take: AMD’s 4th Gen Epyc CPU family has grown again, this time to serve specialized uses in embedded computing with AMD’s latest Epyc Embedded 9004 processors. These latest, targeted chips are being unveiled just four months after the first 4th gen AMD Epyc chips hit the market last November, which were aimed at data center modernization for critical workloads across cloud, enterprise, and high performance computing.
I believe this is a big deal, and it is just the right strategy for AMD to pursue by taking its 4th gen Epyc chips and giving them some strategic tweaks and boosts to ready them for broader, specialized, and targeted uses across the IT marketplace. I expect this approach to continue with more such examples of targeted chips, perhaps for markets from consumer goods to further enterprise computing requirements. The possibilities are almost endless, allowing AMD to start with existing designs and modify them to better fit specialized uses as needed in areas from AI to autonomous vehicles, consumer products and more.
All of AMD’s Epyc CPUs, which are code-named “Genoa,” follow the company’s previous third gen Epyc Milan CPUs, which debuted in March of 2021. The latest Epyc Genoa chips offer bolstered compute capabilities, higher energy efficiency, and next-generation architecture to deliver greater performance for a wide range of critical enterprise computing workloads.
AMD 4th Gen Epyc Processor Details
The latest AMD Epyc Embedded 9004 chips, which will be available in 10 different models for a wide range of uses, are built on 5nm Zen 4 cores that provide speed and performance along with reduced system energy costs and TCO. The Epyc Embedded 9004 chips will be available with 16 to 96 cores each, along with thermal design power (TDP) profiles ranging from 200W to 400W.
Fortifying the new AMD Epyc Embedded 9004 series CPUs are security enhancements that aim to minimize cyberattack threats and maintain secure compute environments across a wide range of critical enterprise uses.
Other integrated features for embedded uses include Non-Transparent Bridging to enhance system reliability by enabling data exchange between two redundant CPUs; the inclusion of Non-Volatile Dual In-Line Memory Modules (NVDIMM1) to retain data after a system power failure or reset by saving DRAM contents to Flash memory; and Dual Serial Peripheral Interfaces, which enables the support of two off-chip ROMs for secure system booting. AMD said the latest Epyc Embedded 9004 chips will also include up to seven-year planned availability to provide long life and support for the new CPUs.
AMD 4th Gen Epyc Embedded 9004 Series Chip Overview
As we said back in November, AMD’s latest Epyc processor offerings are allowing the company to hit the road running in the enterprise data center modernization, HPC, cloud and AI marketplaces, bringing higher performance, lower energy consumption and other important benefits for users.
With its new targeted Epyc Embedded 9004 chip models, AMD extends this latest generation of chips even more for enterprise use as it aims wisely at specific new use cases in the embedded market.
In my view, this is an impressive move that continues to spotlight AMD’s market prowess, technological innovation, value, and gutsiness as the company drives to better serve customer demand wherever it is needed.
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