Thursday, March 8th 2018
AMD Readies Ryzen Threadripper SKUs based on "Pinnacle Ridge" Dies
Hot on the heels of this morning's big AMD Ryzen 2000-series slide dump, comes a new roadmap slide that gives a larger overview of how AMD is addressing various client processor market segments. It begins with the mention of a 2nd generation Ryzen Threadripper series launch within 2018. These chips presumably, are multi-chip modules of the company's new 12 nm "Pinnacle Ridge" silicon, and will be compatible with existing AMD X399 chipset motherboards through BIOS updates. The "Pinnacle Ridge" silicon supports higher clock-speeds, has several microarchitecture refinements, and a few new overclocker-centric features.
The better news is that company seems to be updating its HEDT processor lineup every year; and that the current Threadripper series isn't a one-off halo product like its Athlon64 FX "QuadFX" 2P platform. With "Pinnacle Ridge" based Threadripper 2000-series MCMs slated for 2018; 2019 will see the launch of the new "Castle Peak" HEDT processor. It's not known if this is an MCM. The spiritual successor to "Pinnacle Ridge" is "Matisse." This is Zen 2 based, and will have significant changes to the core design, presenting AMD with an opportunity to review the way it arranges cores. "Picasso" succeeds "Raven Ridge" as the company's Zen 2-based APUs. "Picasso," along with "Matisse" and "Castle Peak" could see AMD implement GlobalFoundries' new 7 nm silicon fabrication process, given its 2019 timeline. 2020 will see their refined avatars - an unnamed "Next-Gen HEDT" chip, "Vermeer," and "Renoir," respectively.
Source:
Informatica Cero
The better news is that company seems to be updating its HEDT processor lineup every year; and that the current Threadripper series isn't a one-off halo product like its Athlon64 FX "QuadFX" 2P platform. With "Pinnacle Ridge" based Threadripper 2000-series MCMs slated for 2018; 2019 will see the launch of the new "Castle Peak" HEDT processor. It's not known if this is an MCM. The spiritual successor to "Pinnacle Ridge" is "Matisse." This is Zen 2 based, and will have significant changes to the core design, presenting AMD with an opportunity to review the way it arranges cores. "Picasso" succeeds "Raven Ridge" as the company's Zen 2-based APUs. "Picasso," along with "Matisse" and "Castle Peak" could see AMD implement GlobalFoundries' new 7 nm silicon fabrication process, given its 2019 timeline. 2020 will see their refined avatars - an unnamed "Next-Gen HEDT" chip, "Vermeer," and "Renoir," respectively.
44 Comments on AMD Readies Ryzen Threadripper SKUs based on "Pinnacle Ridge" Dies
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Ryzen 2 (presumably 3000 series) is next year I believe.
Zen (already out), Zen+ (now), Zen2.
The media is who started the whole Ryzen 2 garbage. AMD, last I saw, has never said Ryzen 2 with Zen+....
IMO, AMD are (so far) just saying "Ryzen 2000 series" which is based on Zen +.
I don't see the problem in calling the 2000 series 2. However AMD's marketing department should be fired. The lot of them. They should just have called it something else.
He isn't mad. Not remotely. In fact, his post was a positive statement for AMD. You aren't preventing anything except a clear understanding of his post in your head. :)
Move along. :)Yes, it is shorter... Logical for them, and a cluster for those without a clue (most everyone).
Pinnacle Ridge is Zen+ - see the slide in this thread.
Raven Ridge is NOT Zen+ and is Ryzen 2000....
...so.....................
Ryzen 2000 can mean Zen or Zen+ depending on if you are talking APU or CPU.
Ryzen 2 is fine, but also confused many as they thought it was Zen 2...good job media.