From PC Mag: AMD is leveling up its Zen microarchitecture to power the next generation of its EPYC enterprise processors. The forthcoming "Zen 6," outlined in deep detail for the first time today, transitions EPYC to a cutting-edge 2nm manufacturing process and includes a number of architectural improvements aimed at boosting performance and bandwidth.
That’s just the tip of the chip. The information AMD has provided about Zen 6 shows an improved architecture that can keep more data in flight than Zen 5. But the most important change is that Zen 6 enables higher-than-ever core counts. This will likely flow down to all upcoming AMD processors that employ the new microarchitecture.
A key change? Zen 6 will enable packing 12 cores into each chiplet. With its debut in AMD’s next-gen EPYC server chips, code-named "Venice," that can scale to a staggering 256 cores. It also sets the stage for eventual higher-core-count Ryzen desktop processors.
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