AMD is moving into servers and datacentres with their high-performance CPU for servers, codenamed “Naples”. Built to scale across cloud datacenter as well as traditional on-premise server, “Naples” delivers the “Zen” x86 processing engine in configurations of up to 32 cores.

The new AMD server processor exceeds today’s top competitive offering on critical parameters, with 45% more cores, 60% more input / output capacity (I/O), and 122% more memory bandwidth. The first processors are scheduled to be available in Q2 2017, with volume availability building in the second half of the year through OEM and channel partners.

“Naples” features:

• A highly scalable, 32-core System on Chip (SoC) design, with support for two high-performance threads per core
• Industry-leading memory bandwidth, with 8-channels of memory per “Naples” device. In a 2-socket server, support for up to 32 DIMMS of DDR4 on 16 memory channels, delivering up to 4 terabytes of total memory capacity.
• The processor is a complete SoC with fully integrated, high-speed I/O supporting 128 lanes of PCIe 3, negating the need for a separate chip-set
• A highly-optimized cache structure for high-performance, energy efficient compute
• AMD Infinity Fabric coherent interconnect for two “Naples” CPUs in a 2-socket system
• Dedicated security hardware

Forrest Norrod, senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom business unit, AMD, said, “’Naples’ represents a completely new approach to supporting the massive processing requirements of the modern datacenter. This groundbreaking system-on-chip delivers the unique high-performance features required to address highly virtualized environments, massive data sets and new, emerging workloads.”