Amd introduces the 7nm epyc 'rome' cpu with 64 cores and 128 threads

AMD can now claim to have the world's first 7nm data center CPU. This not only provides a higher IPC and a significant increase in overall performance, but also provides enhanced security features in the recently announced EPYC 'Rome' CPU.

AMD EPYC 'Rome' 7nm - More cores, more performance, less consumption

The new 7nm EPYC 'Rome' chip has 64 cores and 128 threads, double what the 32-core, 64-wire EPYC 'Naples' CPU owns.

The roadmap for Zen started with the first design in 2016. The first is a 14nm processor, while the Zen + upgrade reduced it to 12nm. The next jump with Zen 2 is much bigger, reducing the node to 7nm. While the competition is struggling to meet production demands with its existing 14nm product line, AMD has already officially announced the new 7nm EPYC processors based on the Zen 2 core.

The issue of security is also an unavoidable issue for AMD. Especially in light of Intel's issues with Specter and Meltdown. The '' Rome '' CPUs already have hardware security patches for Specter. Additionally, AMD has increased the number of encryption keys for virtualizations to increase virtual machine support.

25% more performance and less energy consumption

Power consumption would have been cut in half thanks to the node reduction, and performance increased by 25% compared to the current generation 'Naples' processors.

It is said that the 7nm node will continue to be used even in those next generation Zen 3 based EPYC processors, which would arrive in 2020.

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