An Epyc year for AMD
One year ago, AMD brought together a global ecosystem of partners and customers to make a simple and powerful declaration – competition (and choice) is returning to the datacenter.
The agent for that change was the launch of the AMD EPYC 7000 series high-performance server processor. Today we’re taking a moment to reflect on and celebrate the momentum that’s driven AMD EPYC through its first year of disrupting the status quo. From being the industry’s first no compromise one-socket server processor to shaking up the two-socket processing options at the heart of the market, customers and partners have embraced AMD EPYC and it shows.
Below is a quick snapshot of some of the most notable AMD EPYC momentum moments to date, and linked here is a reflection blog from AMD’s Forrest Norrod. Plus, check out www.amd.com/en/products/epyc-server for additional content and insights on the first year.
Highlights: A Year of AMD EPYC Momentum:
- June ‘17: The AMD EPYC 7000 series processor launched
- August ‘17: Tencent and JD.com make AMD EPYC datacenter commitments
- November ‘17: The AMD EPYC-based HPE Gen10 DL-385 set world records in both SPECrate2017_fp_base and SPECfp_rate2006
- December ‘17: Microsoft Azure became the first global cloud customer of AMD EPYC and Baidu announced the immediate availability of AMD EPYC processors in its ABC systems
- February ‘18: Dell EMC launched single- and dual-socket solutions with the PowerEdge R6415, R7415 and R7425
- April ‘18: Cray integrated AMD EPYC processors in its new CS500 product line
- June ‘18: Cisco, HPE, and Tencent expanded AMD EPYC-based offerings
- June ‘18: At COMPUTEX, Lisa Su provided a peek into the next-generation 7nm AMD EPYC processor, codenamed “Rome,” currently running in AMD labs
