Monday, March 20th 2017
AMD May Have Ryzen 16-Core Version and New Chipset in the Works for June
AMD may be preparing a true silicon monster to compete directly with Intel's HEDT line, a dual octo-core-die based 16 core, 32 thread processor under the Ryzen branding, if a leak from ChipHell is to be believed.
According to the leak (and my rough google translate interpretation of both it and a German version kindly provided by Heise.de) the processor will not use the current dual channel AM4 socket. Rather, it will use a cut down version of the Naples based server SP3 socket called SP3r2. SP3r2 and the new chip would be quad channel, putting it in direct memory bandwidth competition with Intel's HEDT lineup.
It's also worth noting this would be a LGA-based socket; that is, rather than pins on the processor, the processor will have copper pads for small metal points in the socket to make pressure contact with, like what Intel has been doing for some time. Naples already uses such a config, but AMD has not ever used this configuration in a consumer socket.
As well as this exciting chip, the leak indicates AMD has a new chipset planned exclusively for it, named X399. The chip and chipset are expected to be announced sometime in June, with an unknown date of actual retail availability. Also, unknown as of now is the Chip's clock, TDP, or pretty much any other specification information.
Sources:
heise.de, ChipHell
According to the leak (and my rough google translate interpretation of both it and a German version kindly provided by Heise.de) the processor will not use the current dual channel AM4 socket. Rather, it will use a cut down version of the Naples based server SP3 socket called SP3r2. SP3r2 and the new chip would be quad channel, putting it in direct memory bandwidth competition with Intel's HEDT lineup.
As well as this exciting chip, the leak indicates AMD has a new chipset planned exclusively for it, named X399. The chip and chipset are expected to be announced sometime in June, with an unknown date of actual retail availability. Also, unknown as of now is the Chip's clock, TDP, or pretty much any other specification information.
69 Comments on AMD May Have Ryzen 16-Core Version and New Chipset in the Works for June
EDIT: Not reading the full post hits hard. R-T-B already said this. :)
Gamersnexus's Title : An i3 in Gaming, i7 in Production.
I so wish to see mITX boards with this socket!
So You Game at 800x600 >>> Time you bought a Bigger Screen and time to upgrade your graphics card
Now is the time to move forward into the Second Decade of the 21st Century
or ( your attempting to Troll )
Back to topic. I would love to have a 16core32thread little monster at home as well as in lab. Then I don't even have to pay to subscribe to the supercomputing clusters!
Dual Zeppelin dies - 64 PCI-E 3.0 lanes:
48 (3x16) for graphics
Up to 12 lanes dedicated for M.2/U.2 slots
(3x4 M.2/U.2 with x4 chipset link, 2x4 with x8 chipset link)
One can hope...
As soon as my cryopod allowed me to awaken and post news, I got right on it, I assure you.
Do you all remember the so called Quad-FX Platform AMD released way back? They were unsuccessful, for obvious reasons, but with ZEN, it can work very very well. This might be coming back lol, who knows.
So what if its two different Sockets Defining Market Segments
Pee-ople don't have problems with Intels multitude of Sockets for Different Markets ( just with their making sockets redundent after 12 to 18 months)
Might.
Socket AM4 can be for the mainstream, mobile and everything else, this new socket for the enthusiast market. $1,000 CPU's though, that is steep lol
Suppose that's the benefit of their big market share.