In recent days, there has been significant discussion the characteristics of the 7nm AMD Ryzen 3000 processors from the Matisse family, which will soon feature the Zen 2 architecture. Existing engineering samples, according to unofficial sources, are capable of offering up to 16 cores and frequencies exceeding 4.0 GHz, although a twelve-core processor with an even higher frequency cap is also mentioned. When the Matisse processor sample was first showcased by Lisa Su at the January CES 2019 exhibition, AMD's head confirmed that future models could have more than eight cores, but did not provide specific numbers.
The popular channel , which immediately clarified several technical features not only of the processors with Zen 2 architecture, but also their successors with Zen 3 architecture. Recently, AMD's head confirmed that the company has made significant progress in developing Zen 3, so it cannot be ruled out that some details about the respective processors are already known.
It should be emphasized that all statements made by the channel RedGamingTech are based on rumors and should therefore be taken with substantial caution. Let’s outline the main revelations that surfaced in this source's latest news release:
- The Matisse processor with twelve cores will be able to dynamically increase its frequency up to 5.0 GHz. It is not specified how many cores will remain active during this process.
- The AMD Zen 3 architecture will enable the creation of processors capable of handling up to four threads per core. This capability will not be available for all models. The source suggests that the highest number of threads per core will be offered by the EPYC server processors of the Milan generation, while consumer models will see the number of threads per core reduced to two or three. The concept of four threads per core has already been supported by IBM's server processors and Intel Xeon Phi computing accelerators, so the idea itself is not new.
- The first-level cache size is proposed to be increased to enhance the core's efficiency in processing four threads simultaneously.
- With the emergence of AMD Ryzen's 7nm processors featuring 12 and 16 cores, the timeline for the announcement of the third generation Ryzen Threadripper processors remains uncertain. Their predecessors already offer up to 32 cores, and further increasing the core count in the consumer market is not as relevant, so AMD is currently considering strategies to promote the new generation of Ryzen Threadripper in the market.
- Processors built on the Zen 3 architecture, after being adapted for Microsoft's needs, may become a staple in the next-generation Xbox gaming console. Developer kits, if rumors are to be believed, are already beginning to be distributed, which supports the confirmation of at least three threads per core.
- AMD processors with Zen 3 architecture may feature a separate level 4 cache of 1 GB, which will be integrated as an additional layer. Recently, the spatial arrangement of heterogeneous processors by Intel, but AMD has long been nurturing similar ideas.
Source: 3dnews.ru
