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Linux Kernel Patch Hints At At 32-Core Support For AMD Zen Chips

Posted by timothy on from the more-like-seeds-than-cores dept.

New submitter Iamthecheese points to an article which says that a patch published on the Linux Kernel Mailing List indicates that AMD's forthcoming Zen processors will have as many as 32 cores per socket, but notes that while the article's headline says "Confirms," "the article text doesn't bear that out." Still, he writes, There are hints of such from last year. A leaked patch for the 14 nanometer AMD Zeppelin (Family 17h, Model 00h) reveals support for up to 32 cores. Another blog says pretty much the same thing. We recently discussed an announced 4+8 core AMD chip, but nothing like this.

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  1. Re:Intel by qbast · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Zen is (according to AMD, so I guess it is optimistic) is supposed to bring 40% improvement in instructions per clock. That would put it around Sandy Bridge level. They would have to pull off 100% improvement to be competitive at high levels once again.

  2. Re:Cores Schmores by qbast · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You are more optimistic than AMD's marketing department? That's some impressive optimism.