The main details about the recently announced EPYC server processors (Naples) will be reported next month, but for now we know about their support for eight-channel DDR4 memory with a total capacity of up to 4 TB and 128 lines of PCI Express 3.0. The functions of information security and reliability enhancement are also given increased attention, because we are talking about server solutions.
At the event, for the analysts of the AMD EPYC processors, a separate report was dedicated, and this is a good reason to extend the "AMD days" until Sunday inclusive. Representatives of the company explained that it is not going to artificially limit the functionality of the younger EPYC processors, as Intel does with inexpensive Xeon models. The approach somewhat resembles the situation with Ryzen - all processors of this family have a free multiplier, which facilitates their overclocking. Only in the case of server processors, instead of a free multiplier, all models will be offered an equal number of supported memory channels and PCI Express, as well as equal opportunities in the part of auxiliary functions.
Preparing for the announcement of EPYC, which is scheduled for June this year, AMD distributed to customers and partners over five thousand engineering samples of Naples. The EPYC processors are still refusing to talk about the price policy, but they hint that they will be very competitive.