AMD announces launch of 2nd
Gen AMD EPYC processors
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MD has introduced its 2nd Generation AMD
EPYC family of processors that deliver across
a broad number of enterprise, cloud and high-
performance computing (HPC) workloads.
At the launch event, Google and Twitter announced
new 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processor deployments and
HPE and Lenovo announced immediate availability of
new platforms.
“Today, we set a new standard for the modern data
centre with the launch of our 2nd Gen AMD EPYC
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“Adoption of our new leadership server
processors is accelerating with multiple
new enterprise, cloud and HPC customers
choosing EPYC processors to meet their
most demanding server computing needs.”
Designed for modern workloads:
Enterprise, cloud and HPC
Second Gen AMD EPYC processors are
specifically designed for modern data
centre workloads, providing customers
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2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors feature up to 64 “Zen
2” cores in leading-edge 7nm process technology
to deliver record-setting performance while helping
reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 50%
across numerous workloads.
processors that deliver record-setting
performance and significantly lower total
cost of ownership across a broad set of
workloads,” said Dr Lisa Su, President and
CEO, AMD.