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AMD EPYC Rome Server CPUs: 6 Important Things To Know
Dylan Martin
CRN runs down six important things solution providers should know about AMD's second-generation EPYC processors, including how they compare to Intel's Xeon processors, how they can reduce TCO and how AMD plans to compete with Intel in the data center.
Rome Is Coming For The Data Center
AMD has entered the next stage of its fight to win data center market share from Intel with its second-generation EPYC processors — and it has a large roster of ecosystem partners to help.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker announced the launch of its new EPYC Rome processors at a San Francisco event at the beginning of the month, claiming the new chips beat Intel's Xeon Scalable processors not just in performance but price as well.
"We are almost double [Intel's] performance. That's what we call changing the game" AMD CEO Lisa Su said at the event, calling second-generation EPYC "the highest performing x86 processor in the world."
But the celebrating is over, and now the hard work begins. AMD must convince enterprises the chipmaker can be its long-term partner in the data center, much in the same way Intel has.
What follows are six important things to know about AMD's EPYC Rome server CPUs, including their specifications and features, how they compare to Intel's second-generation Xeon Scalable processors, how they can lower total cost of ownership and how AMD plans to compete with Intel.
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