In the present day AMD introduced that it has new embedded processors. That is the “new” AMD EPYC Embedded 8004 Sequence which could seem to be a rebadge of the AMD EPYC 8004 “Siena” Launched final yr. What’s neat is that this era has a 12-core SKU that may drop its configurable TDP right down to solely 70W.
AMD EPYC Embedded 8004 Sequence Launches with a New 70W SKU
Right here is the SKU stack for the sequence which includes six SKUs. Typically “Embedded” at AMD means issues like having an extended lifecycle however they are typically similar to their non-embedded counterparts such because the EPYC 8534P we now have above.
Based mostly on the AMD EPYC Siena platform, we get the I/O die with half of the reminiscence controllers of the massive EPYC 9004 I/O die at 12, 96 PCIe Gen5 lanes, and Zen 4c compute cores. The cTDP vary on the highest 4 elements is 155W to 225W. The EPYC 8124P is 120-150W. Maybe most attention-grabbing is the AMD EPYC 8C24P listed at a 100W TDP, however with a cTDP vary of 70-100W.
Right here is the record of the unique EPYC 8004 sequence together with the PN elements with their prolonged working temperatures, however aren’t the embedded sequence.
The addition of the Embedded 12-core 70-100W TDP half is basically neat on this era.
Remaining Phrases
Slotted between the AMD EPYC 4004 sequence and EPYC 9004 sequence, the EPYC 8004 “Siena” platform is sweet as a result of it provides numerous cores to a platform that prices lower than the EPYC 9004 sequence, however that’s extra expandable than the EPYC 4004 sequence. For a lot of functions, issues like connectivity are extra vital than attaining most clock velocity on a CPU. With the AMD EPYC Embedded 8004 sequence, the corporate is signaling that “Siena” is coming to the embedded market. To be clear, we predict the EPYC 8004 is a stellar platform.
We do want, nevertheless, that AMD did a bit extra branding work to distinguish why a chip is in its Embedded line.