4th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processor Packs Performance Punch For Enterprise Workloads
Dec 20, 2022
Today’s enterprises need fast application performance to deliver speedy customer transactions, as well as faster insights to guide strategic changes to keep pace with shifting markets. To achieve that agility, organizations need to run their compute infrastructure on the highest performance server processors available—4th Gen AMD EPYC™ CPUs.¹
The new processor, formerly code-named “Genoa” and launched in November, delivers exceptional performance and efficiency for workloads running in both the enterprise data center and cloud. It’s simply the world’s best x86 server processor.
Enterprise Performance Leadership
IT organizations worldwide are grappling with the need to manage and process massive amounts of data to accelerate business results. They need to deliver this compute capability with lower cost, reduced power requirements, and in smaller footprints. AMD built the 4th Gen EPYC™ processor to address those important needs.
Transaction processing is the core of many enterprise applications, including e-ecommerce, finance, and other sectors. Faster transaction processing means businesses can serve customers better and quicker, which leads to improved sales. A 2P 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ 9654 processor powered server delivers approximately a 2.3x performance advantage for OLTP transactions compared with an Intel Xeon 8380 2P solution.²
Also, query performance is essential to tapping the power of relational database management systems for analytics and decision support, to enable competitive differentiation. The newest EPYC™ processor’s performance enables rapid business insights, which means your organization can change direction quickly to adjust to shifting market and customer requirements. For decision support queries, a 2P 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ 9654 processor powered server delivers about a 2.7x median performance improvement compared to a 2P Intel Xeon 8380³ providing a clear advantage for business-critical queries.
These are just two examples of how 4th Gen EPYC™ processors enable enterprises to move more than twice the speed of the competitive solution to improve overall business agility.
The 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor excels at running Java®, the second most popular programming language in the world, widely used for custom applications including enterprise software, website back-end servers, factory floor automation software, financial services, and transaction processing. A 2P EPYC™ 9654 processor powered server delivers about a 2.9x performance advantage running enterprise server-side Java applications, compared with a 2P Intel Xeon 8380.⁴
Virtualization performance is a critical factor that CIOs need to evaluate when upgrading infrastructure. Applications run on a layer of virtualization to make effective use of hardware resources, and fast application performance requires high-performance virtualization. When comparing 2P servers, a 2-node 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ 9654 processor powered solution outscores a 2-node Intel Xeon 8380 based solution by 2.8x using the VMmark® Benchmark, which measures performance, scalability, and power consumption of virtualization platforms.⁵ The newest EPYC™ processors can help enterprises improve application throughput and time-to-results while reducing power consumption.
Save on CAPEX and OPEX
But performance alone isn’t reason enough. Enterprises need to achieve top performance within constraints on data center space and power. And the new AMD processor delivers.
We looked at the server capacity required to run 1,995 virtual machines. You’d need 15 Intel-based servers to run that workload, but only five servers based on the 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor.
That’s the same amount of work with one-third the servers and an estimated 52% lower power, resulting in a 40% CAPEX reduction and 60% OPEX reduction annually.⁶ The newest EPYC™ processors can help enterprises reduce spending on data centers while delivering exceptional performance.
This server consolidation is a major contributor to the 4th Generation AMD EPYC™ processor’s industry leading energy efficiency.⁷ These efficiency gains mean enterprises can continue to achieve their business goals, help lower energy costs and advance their corporate sustainability goals.
The 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor provides leadership performance across a variety of workloads in the enterprise and cloud. It’s the right choice for your data center. Find out more https://www.amd.com/en/events/epyc4
Resources
- SP5-069: :SPECrate®2017_int_base estimate based on internal AMD reference platform measurements and published score from www.spec.org as of 11/10/2022. Comparison of estimated 1P AMD EPYC 9554P (631 SPECrate®2017_int_base, 400 Total TDP W, 64 Total Cores, $7104 Total CPU $, AMD Est) is 1.05x the performance of published 2P Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 (602 SPECrate®2017_int_base, 540 Total TDP W, 80 Total Cores, $18718 Total CPU $, http://spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2021q2/cpu2017-20210521-26364.html) [at 1.42x the performance/W] [at 2.76x the performance/CPU$]. AMD 1Ku pricing and Intel ARK.intel.com specifications and pricing as of 8/22/22. SPEC®, SPEC CPU®, and SPECrate® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information. OEM published scores will vary based on system configuration and determinism mode used (default cTDP performance profile)
- SP5TCO-003: This scenario contains many assumptions and estimates and, while based on AMD internal research and best approximations, should be considered an example for information purposes only, and not used as a basis for decision making over actual testing. The Bare Metal Server Greenhouse Gas Emissions TCO (total cost of ownership) Estimator Tool compares the selected AMD EPYC™ and Intel® Xeon® CPU based server solutions required to deliver a TOTAL_PERFORMANCE of 10000 units of integer performance based on the published scores for Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC CPU based servers. This estimation reflects a 3-year time frame. This analysis compares a 1P AMD EPYC 9654P (96c) CPU powered server with an estimated SPECrate®2017_int_base a score of 895, performance estimated using AMD reference platform; compared to a 2P Intel Xeon 40 core Platinum_8380 based server with a SPECrate®2017_int_base score of 602, https://spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2021q2/cpu2017-20210521-26364.pdf. For additional details, see https://www.amd.com/en/legal/claims/epyc.html#q=SP5TCO-003&sortCriteria=%40title%20ascending.
- Based on published results as of 9.12.2023. A single-socket EPYC 9754 running SPECpower® ranges from 59W to 329W delivering max 12.5M ssj_ops at 100% load ((30,602 overall ssj_ops/W, 2U, https://spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2023q3/power_ssj2008-20230523-01267.html) vs a dual-socket Intel XEON 8490H ranges from 163W to 915W delivering max 14.9M ss_ops at 100% load ((16,902 overall ssj_ops/W, 2U https://spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2023q3/power_ssj2008-20230619-01282.html. The 2P AMD EPYC 9654, is 1.81x the overall ssj_ops/watt performance of best published 2P Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H. SPEC® and SPECpower_ssj® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information.
- SP5TCO-029: This scenario contains many assumptions and estimates and, while based on AMD internal research and best approximations, should be considered an example for information purposes only, and not used as a basis for decision making over actual testing. The Bare Metal Server Greenhouse Gas Emissions TCO (total cost of ownership) Estimator Tool - version 6.80, compares the selected AMD EPYC™ and Intel® Xeon® CPU based server solutions required to deliver a TOTAL_PERFORMANCE of 7500 units of integer performance based on the published scores for these specific Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC CPU based servers as of January 10, 2023. This estimation reflects a 3-year time frame with a PUE of 1.7 and a power US power cost of $0.16 / kWh. This analysis compares a 1P AMD 64 core AMD EPYC_9554P powered server with an estimated SPECrate2017_int_base score of 631 * performance estimated using AMD reference platform; to a 2P Intel Xeon 32 core Platinum_8454H based server with a SPECrate2017_int_base score of 522, https://spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2023q1/cpu2017-20221205-32968.pdf. For additional details, see https://www.amd.com/en/legal/claims/epyc.html#q=SP5TCO-029&sortCriteria=%40title%20ascending