Right this moment AMD introduces it’s new Epyc 4005 sequence CPUs, a mildly up to date Epyc 4004. SemiAccurate doesn’t have a lot to say concerning the merchandise however once more, it’s a PR fail.
Lets begin out with the gadgets themselves, 6-16C shopper Ryzen CPUs with their damaged ECC assist fastened. Hopefully. This time. Fingers crossed. If you’re pondering Stryx Halo with a brand new BIOS and a number of bug fixes, you get the concept. Apart from that, there are a number of particulars price mentioning however not many.
The ‘huge’ bang is the brand new Zen 5 cores which is assumed due to the Strix Halo heritage. That stated it has higher AVX-512, sooner DDR5, and, umm, oh look over there, is {that a} hen? Significantly although this new 4005 line additionally helps the 3D Vcache as you’d count on from a Halo variant. As soon as once more AMD makes the idiotic alternative of placing the cache on solely one of many CCDs as a result of asymmetry is such a vivid concept in compute. Hacky software program mitigations all the time result in good issues, proper?
Mercifully brief SKU lists are a superb factor
So listed below are the SKUs, a merciful six in comparison with Intel’s 83 adopted by 71 extra 1 / 4 later for no actual purpose. The one factor to note right here is the 8c and 16c fashions are single CCDs, the cache measurement confirms it, and the 4585PX has stacked cache on one CCD solely. *FACE*PALM*
So how a lot are they? Rattling good query and that is the place AMD fails as soon as once more. They pre-briefed and talked about worth/efficiency, worth/core, and different metrics however didn’t launch costs. THIS IS A NOXIOUS PRACTICE AMD, STOP IT, IT MAKES YOU LOOKS IDIOTIC. That stated they did give a variety of $239-699 for the gadgets. If ECC really works, they could be a strong purchase however with out pricing, we received’t go there.
So ultimately, AMD as soon as once more snatches defeat from the jaws of victory with messaging. Why? Beats us however somebody should be getting bonuses primarily based on adverse suggestions. Is there something dangerous to say concerning the product? Apart from the cache, probably not. Is there something good to say about them? Having by no means seen or used one or it’s predecessor, not a lot we will say right here both. As soon as once more, extra of the identical.S|A
