New AMD EPYC 2nd Generation, with more frequency and more computing potential

AMD announced that its AMD EPYC ™ processor family of 2^gives Generation will be extended with three new processors that combine the balance and efficiency of AMD’s Infinity architecture with “Zen 2” high-speed cores for optimal performance in databases, high performance commercial computing (HPC) and loads working in hyperconverged infrastructures.

The three new processors, AMD EPYC ™ 7F32 (8 cores), EPYC ™ 7F52 (16 cores) and EPYC ™ 7F72 (24 cores), expand the performance leadership of the 2^gives Generation of AMD EPYC at workloads up to 500MHz of additional base frequency, as well as high volumes of cache, making AMD EPYC ™ the highest performing x86 server processors per core in the world *.

AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors deliver new performance capabilities for key workloads in the enterprise market including databases with up to 17% higher performance on SQL servers^® Compared to the competition, increases in hyperconverged infrastructure up to 47% higher in VMmark rating^® 3.1 (using vSAN ™ as the 4-node clustered storage point) setting a new world record against the competition, as well as up to 94% higher increases in commercial performance computing (HPC) per computational core in individual performance of fluid dynamics applications against its competitors.

“AMD EPYC continues to redefine the modern data center, and with the addition of three powerful new processors we are empowering our customers to unlock better results from the heart of the enterprise market,” said Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, Unit Business Server at AMD. “With our trusted partners, we are pushing the limits of core performance and value together in hyperconverged infrastructure, commercial HPC, and relational database workloads.”

A balanced system that is more than Gigahertz

The new 2 processors^gives Generation AMD EPYC 7Fx2 provide industry leading performance per core and advanced value, while also adding the best performance per core in the EPYC family.

The performance of these new processors comes from a balanced architecture that combines high-performance “Zen 2” cores, innovations in system design such as PCIe^® 4 and DDR4-3200 memory, and AMD’s Infinity architecture, to provide customers with optimal system performance that enables them to better deploy the performance of their applications in the real world.

Growing ecosystem with AMD EPYC

The ecosystem of partner OEMs, cloud providers, ISVs and IHVs using 2 AMD EPYC processors^gives Generation continues to grow, with existing OEMs and new allies adopting new AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors.

• Dell Technologies will support all three processors through its full portfolio of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers based on AMD EPYC, including the R6525 that holds the world record in test results for four-node 2P at VMmark^® 3 with VMware vSAN^™. “These new AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors enable Dell EMC PowerEdge servers to detonate substantial performance benefits for customer business applications such as databases and hyper-converged infrastructure, where Dell EMC PowerEdge servers have a world record in performance testing. . Our customers will really benefit from these new processors as we continue to grow the AMD EPYC family on PowerEdge platforms. ” – Rajesh Pohani, vice president of Product Platform Management for Servers at Dell Technologies.

• HPE continues to expand its offering using AMD EPYC 2 processors^gives Generation with the support of HPE SimpliVity, an intelligent solution for hyperconverged infrastructure. HPE will also support all three AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors on the newly announced HPE Apollo 2000 Gen10 Plus system, HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus servers, and HPE ProLiant DX servers. “We are pleased to be able to expand support for 2^gives Generation of AMD EPYC processors across our portfolio, including new additions with the HPE Apollo 2000 Gen10 Plus System, HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus Server, and HPE ProLiant DX servers to meet the high frequency and performance needs of our customers in high-performance computing and database environments. ” – Peter Ungaro, Senior Vice President and General Manager, HPC Solutions and Critical Mission (MCS) at HPE.

• IBM Cloud is the first cloud provider to offer its customers AMD EPYC 7F72 processors in its bare metal line, providing faster access, with higher core counts to bare metal servers. In addition, it recently announced the availability of its first bare metal server powered by the AMD EPYC 7642 processor. “We are excited to be the first cloud provider to support the new AMD EPYC 7F72 processor. Now, IBM Cloud delivers access to another high core count, dual socket bare metal server at a high clock frequency, giving our customers more platform options optimized for compute intensive workloads like analytics, commercial HPC and EDA. We are committed to enabling flexible and powerful bare metal experiences for clients to improve their performance and results. ” – Satinder Sethi, general manager of Cloud Infrastructure Services at IBM.

• Lenovo It will support the new AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors on its ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 platforms. These ThinkSystem platforms are already a great choice for a variety of enterprise-grade workloads, including data analytics, software-defined storage, and infrastructure for remote work. Lenovo’s PCIe and storage capabilities, along with AMD EPYC’s core count and I / O density will help give customers the choice their business needs to evolve. These new 2 AMD EPYC high frequency processors^gives Generation, with up to 15% accelerated core clock speed, on a single-socket ThinkSystem platform, provides customers with excellent options for processing workloads where performance per core is critical. Lenovo’s optimized single-socket platforms with these new processors will enable customers to deploy such platforms where dual-socket systems are traditionally used, delivering savings in consumption and software licensing.. “Today’s business dynamics present customers with new challenges to improve speed, cost, and performance. We are confident that we have the right portfolio to offer our clients enhanced options as organizations seek to enable teleworking capabilities and manage the growing data storage requirements. ” – Kamran Amini, Vice President and General Manager of Servers, Storage and Software Defined Infrastructure for Lenovo Data Center Group.

• Microsoft Recognizes the impact new AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors have in providing the best possible experience to Microsoft’s data platform customers, including a 17% increase in performance per core for SQL servers^® “Microsoft’s data platform solutions help customers unlock the hidden potential of data and reveal statistics and opportunities for business transformation. A critical part of this process is making sure that databases have access to an efficient, powerful, and agile processor, and that’s exactly what AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors deliver to customers of Microsoft’s data platform solutions. ” – Jamie Reding, SQL Server Program Manager at Microsoft.

• Nutanix, together with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, announced that support for Nutanix HCI software on AMD EPYC-based servers in the HPE ProLiant line is expected in May. Similarly, HPE announced the upcoming availability of AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors on HPE ProLiant DX servers for Q3. “We are excited to have validated Nutanix’s HCI software for HPE ProLiant systems based on 2^gives Generation of AMD EPYC processors. This will bring the integration of such processors with Nutanix software, providing greater flexibility and a broader range of options for our customers while deploying higher performance workloads for databases, analytics, VDI and other critical virtualization applications for business”. – Tarkan Maner, CCO of Nutanix.

• Supermicro is launching the first blade platform built for 2 AMD EPYC processors^gives Generation with immediate support for AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors combined with integrated 25G Ethernet and optional 100G EDR InfiniBand support with up to 200G HDR in the near future. Additionally, all Supermicro A + platforms including Ultra, GPU, WIO, Twin and Mainstream systems will immediately support AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors. “Adding the SuperBlade Platform^® to our extensive portfolio of products that support 2^gives AMD EPYC processor generation gives our customers another powerful option to redefine their modern data center. Leveraging support for the new AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors, our latest SuperBlade Supermicro A + platforms can further excel in databases, EDA and other heavy-duty data workloads. ” – Vik Malyala, Senior Vice President of Field Applications Engineering and Business Development at Supermicro.

• VMware, an innovative leader in business software, is pleased to add support for 2 processors^gives AMD EPYC 7Fx2 generation, giving customers access to powerful virtualization platforms. “The 2^gives AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processor generation brings new value to VMware customers. They provide a unique balance of robust performance per core with industry leading memory capacity of 4TB. A key element of the market success of VMware vSphere, vSAN, and now the VMware Cloud Foundation has been our commitment to helping customers rapidly adopt the latest hardware innovations. ” – Richard A. Brunner, CTO for Server Platform Technologies at VMware.

These new processors are available from multiple OEM manufacturing partners and through the IBM Cloud