New 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors
redefine performance for database
AMD has announced it is extending
the 2nd Gen AMD EPYC
processor family with three new
processors that combine the balanced and
efficient AMD Infinity architecture with
higher speed ‘Zen 2’ cores for optimal
performance on database, commercial
high-performance computing (HPC) and
hyperconverged infrastructure workloads.
The three new processors, the AMD EPYC
7F32 (8 cores), EPYC 7F52 (16 cores)
and EPYC 7F72 (24 cores), expand 2nd
Gen AMD EPYC performance leadership
into workloads that can leverage up to
500 MHz of additional base frequency
and large amounts of cache, making
AMD EPYC the world’s highest per core
performance x86 server CPU.
The AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors provide
new performance capabilities for
workloads in the heart of the enterprise
market. These include database with up
to 17% higher SQL Server performance
compared to the competition,
hyperconverged infrastructure with up
to 47% higher VMmark 3.1 score (using
vSAN as the storage tier in a 4-node
cluster) compared to the competition
for a new world record and commercial
high-performance computing (HPC)
with up to 94% higher per core
computational fluid dynamics individual
application performance compared to
the competition.
“AMD EPYC continues to redefine the
modern data centre and with the addition
of three powerful new processors we
are enabling our customers to unlock
even better outcomes at the heart of the
enterprise market,” said Dan McNamara,
Senior Vice President and General
Manager, Server Business Unit, AMD.
“With our trusted partners, together
we are pushing the limits of per core
performance and value in hyperconverged
infrastructure, commercial HPC and
relational database workloads.” ◊
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