It looks like someone is testing unreleased AMD CPUs with a lot of cores. It is not the first time that new processors have appeared on cloud computing platforms for enthusiasts. In this case, someone was looking [email protected] “signals from rotating neutron stars in gravitational wave detector data” using AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Storm Peak.
This leak reveals two new AMD chip OPNs with the same number of cores/threads and likely different base clocks. None of the codes are on the official AMD OPN list, which means that they are not yet produced or sold.
Another 64-core Threadripper 7000 sample was spotted earlier. Thus, three OPN codes are now known for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000:
- AMD Eng sample: 100-000000884-21_N (96 cores / 192 threads)
- AMD Eng sample: 100-000000884-20_Y (96 cores / 192 threads)
- AMD Eng sample: 100-000000454-20_Y (64 cores / 128 threads)
The identified chips consist of 192 “processors”, which in this case means threads. The information indicates that it is a 96-core processor with 12 CCDs – the same as in the recently released EPYC 9004. One of the samples should have a base clock frequency of 2.0 GHz, and the other – 2.1 GHz. The leak did not reveal any information about clock speeds, TDP or cache size.
AMD has confirmed that the Threadripper 7000 series will only come in a PRO variant. This decision was made to unify the series of products for enthusiasts and content creators. Apparently, the decision was made because the Threadripper series has become very niche due to the high price.
AMD has not yet shared exact plans for the Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs based on the Zen 4 architecture, also known by the code name Storm Peak. Most likely, they should not be expected to launch before March 2023, which is a year after the TR 5000 series.
AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX is available for free sale. This is the most powerful Ryzen processor (so far), but also the most expensive at $6,500
Source: VideoCardz
