#Ryzen_Processors

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But only server ones Despite the fact that there is still quite a bit of information on the Internet about the AMD Zen 5 architecture and products based on it, today we have received quite detailed data about CPUs based on Zen 6. [caption id="attachment_85418" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The information concerns mainly server CPUs, but it is still important, because some things can be implemented in consumer ones. [caption id="attachment_85419" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The author of the Moore's Law Is Dead channel obtained data on Epyc-E server processors, which are intended for telecommunications and peripheral systems. Such CPUs will only have up to 64 cores, but the “larger” Epyc will, of course, have more cores. AMD will pack 32 processor cores into one chiplet. [caption id="attachment_85420" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] In this case, what interests us most is that Epyc-E will have one chiplet with 32 cores! Let us remember that in almost all AMD processors the chiplet contains eight cores, and only Epyc Bergamo with small Zen 4C cores has chiplets with 16 cores. As you can see, by the time Zen 6 is released, AMD will be able to pack 32 cores per chiplet. This obviously won’t affect consumer Ryzen, but perhaps by that time they will switch to a package of 16 cores per chiplet. Additionally, the 32-chip configuration could allow AMD to easily build 256-core processors. This could already be CPU Venice in SP7 version. https://youtu.be/qpzTmKjaIMU Also, a large number of cores in one chiplet allows AMD to place additional chiplets in the processor without any processor cores at all. FPGAs or other specialized chiplets can be implemented in this way.

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Significant changes in the top five The list of the most productive supercomputers Top500 has been updated once again. Let us remind you that this happens once every six months.  [caption id="attachment_81909" align="aligncenter" width="740"] AMD[/caption] While several supercomputers with performance of about 2 exaFLOPS or higher are on the way, the leader is still the Frontier system, which was the first to overcome the 1 exaFLOPS mark and remains the only one of its kind, far ahead of its closest competitor.   The Frontier supercomputer based on AMD components remains the most powerful in the world. [caption id="attachment_81910" align="aligncenter" width="714"] AMD[/caption] This competitor, by the way, has changed. If six months ago the Supercomputer Fugaku system with a performance of 442 PFLOPS was in second place, now it is Aurora with a performance of 585 PFLOPS. But it is worth saying that now this is only part of the system that has already been put into operation. As a result, Aurora will have performance in excess of 2 exaFLOPS. This system is built on Intel Xeon CPU Max 9470 processors and Intel Data Center Max accelerators. Frontier, remember, relies on AMD components.  In third place is also a newcomer: the Eagle system, owned by Microsoft, with a performance of 561 PFLOPS. But Supercomputer Fugaku dropped to fourth place. 

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And it will cost more than $600 In addition to the monstrous Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors, AMD also introduced the professional Radeon PRO W7700 video card.  [caption id="attachment_72131" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] More precisely, the company mentioned such a model and a full announcement will take place sometime later. But it is already known that the new product will receive 16 GB of memory, which is quite normal for graphics accelerators of this class.   AMD is preparing a new video card for professionals. Judging by the name, the heart of the new product should be the Navi 32 GPU, but the configuration is still unknown. If it is identical to that of the RX 7700 XT, then we are talking about 3456 stream processors, and the amount of memory probably indicates the use of a 256-bit bus.  The Radeon PRO W7800 with 32 GB of memory costs $2,500, and the Radeon PRO W7600 with 8 GB is priced at $600, so the new product will be located somewhere between them, probably closer to the first. 

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Before the update from AMD comes out Anti-Lag+ technology, recently launched by AMD, as it turns out, may cause a VAC ban in Counter-Strike 2.  [caption id="attachment_68053" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] I took advantage of new AMD technology and received a VAC ban in Counter-Strike 2. Valve has confirmed that it will only be able to identify users who have already been blocked and unblock them when AMD releases an update. The company did not specify which one, but it refers to the fact that Anti-Lag+ works in a very specific way. The technology bypasses the game engine DLL functions, apparently to reduce latency. Valve does not specify, but probably this type of interaction with the game is negative for the game itself, which is what the Valve Anti-Cheat system reacts to.  Let us remind you that Anti-Lag+ is designed to reduce delays in games and is activated by the driver. The last point distinguishes Anti-Lag+ from Nvidia Refrex, support for which developers must manually add to their game. 

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For almost seven years now The AMD AM4 platform still remains relevant, although Ryzen 7000 AM5 versions have been on sale on the market for almost a year now. But AM4 processors still sell in large quantities and, as it turns out, even very old AM4 motherboards still receive BIOS updates. [caption id="attachment_64725" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Oldest AM4 motherboards[/caption] Reddit users have created a thread discussing this issue. It turned out that many motherboard models based on AMD 300 chipsets still receive new BIOS versions. Some of these boards hit the market over six and a half years ago! AMD has delivered on its promise. Oldest AM4 motherboards still receive BIOS updates For comparison: boards based on Intel 300 chipsets, which appeared in 2017, have not been updated since 2021. However, in the case of Intel, this is easily explained: while AMD replaced AM4 with AM5 only a year ago, Intel released LGA 1200 after LGA 1151v2, and now LGA 1700 is relevant. By the way, at one time AMD promised five years of support for AM4 and, as we see, it more than fulfilled its promise. Moreover, given the success of the Ryzen 5000 and the lack of truly affordable models in the Ryzen 7000 line, it is likely that AM4 support will easily exceed the seven-year mark or more.

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Intel is doing this as part of the IFS initiative Over the past few years, Intel has been pursuing an IFS strategy, which, among other things, involves turning the company into a major manufacturer of semiconductor products for third-party customers. AMD believes that this strategy of their competitor will fail. [caption id="attachment_64487" align="aligncenter" width="600"] AMD[/caption] Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and President of AMD EMEA Darren Grasby said that Intel will not succeed in its initiative. AMD believes that Intel will not succeed as a manufacturer intel went down that path and if you think about AMD's path, many years ago we had our fabs and we decided to go fabless and that was a turning point in the company's history that allowed us to put money into R&D Let us remember that at one time AMD allocated its semiconductor capabilities to a separate company, GlobalFoundries, which in 2012 ceased to be in any way associated with AMD. Since then, AMD has ordered the production of CPUs and GPUs, including from GlobalFoundries, and in recent years has completely switched to TSMC. This also allowed AMD to release the world's first x86-compatible 4-nanometer consumer processors.

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Starting at $480 The Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX mini-PC , to which you can even connect a GeForce RTX 4090, has gone on sale. [caption id="attachment_82324" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX[/caption] Let us remind you that this mini-PC is distinguished by the presence of an Oculink port, which allows you to connect an external video card. In fact, there's also a USB4 port, which is also great for this, but Oculink's bandwidth is higher, resulting in less performance loss compared to full-time use inside a PC. Mini PC Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX goes on sale [caption id="attachment_82325" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX[/caption] The heart of the new product is the eight-core Ryzen 7 7840HS processor. There are two slots for RAM and two slots for installing M.2 SSDs. You can also note Wi-Fi 6E, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, USB4 (x2), USB 3.2 Gen2 (x4) and a pair of RJ45. The basic version as a Barebone kit costs $480. For $630 they sell a completely finished PC, with 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD.