AMD’s Lisa Su: high-end "Zen" x86 cores set to be available in 2016

[BiG StroOnZ]

“From where we are today, our [server] product portfolio in x86 is several years old, and we are certainly looking at updating that over the next couple of years,” said Lisa Su during a conference call with investors and financial analysts.

 

Dr. Su seems to fully admit that AMD’s current-generation Opteron microprocessors based on the Piledriver micro-architecture (first introduced in 2012) are completely outdated and cannot really compete against offerings from Intel Corp. Still, Lisa Su believes that even before 2016 AMD will be able to address dense-servers/micro-servers with its low-power x86/ARM-based offerings.

 

It is not the first time when AMD implies that its next-generation high-performance x86 micro-architecture code-named Zen will materialize in 2016. However, the reiteration of the plan from the new CEO seems to be an important event since it means that, at least now, the new head of the company believes in AMD’s ability to create a competitive high-performance x86 micro-architecture.

 

The only thing currently known about AMD’s Zen is that it will drop clustered multi-thread (CMT) design in favour of more traditional simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) design. This may result in decrease of the amount of cores inside AMD’s processors, but will increase their efficiency. Jim Keller, who led the development of AMD’s ultra-successful Athlon 64 and Opteron (K8) processors in the early 2000s, heads the team that designs AMD’s next-generation Zen micro-architecture.

 

 

Source: http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amds-lisa-su-expects-high-end-zen-x86-cores-set-to-be-available-in-2016/

 

Well, looks like AMD finally realizes they are way behind, and is on track to do better.

[terrytek]

Umm, nobody's really using X86 now....

[BallGum]

Cautiously eager anticipation.

[AnnoyedShelf]

Umm, nobody's really using X86 now....

x86 also refers to x86_64, which is still used in almost all laptops and desktops. Unless you're using ARM.

[LinusTech]

Umm, nobody's really using X86 now....

 

x86 in this context also means x86-64

 

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[terrytek]

x86 in this context also means x86-64

 

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Oh. I feel stupid.

[Kevinkt]

Oh. I feel stupid.

Terry

 

<3

[Unhelpful]

Oh. I feel stupid.

You failed me.

[bamerx98]

I really hope the best for amd, I want them to show Intel some competition and really show us consumers that Intel is not the only one to come to when your serious about gaming etc. 

[Aniallation]

^ lol

[Tocsin_786]

hopefully its good, im tired of staying on intel. i like to try a little bit of everything but that cant happen if the other party doesn't really have some compelling products. 

[Lord Pantaloons]

I really doubt that the people at AMD were under the impression that their chips were not inferior to Intel's offerings, they knew but this is just AMD Finally admitting it. This will hopefully lead to better Intel chips in the long run which is the only thing that I really care about.

[XTankSlayerX]

AMD's code name for their new chip is Lisa su's Zen?

 

*Scolls down* Linus got Ninja'd, TerryTek was wrong and failed Joey DM.

 

Cant wait to see what AMD has to offer, Im still waiting for their cards.

[DuckDodgers]

AMD's own botched NetBurst fiasco comes to a logical end. Bulldozer was a stillborn architecture anyway.

[Toddwjp]

yay new chips, boo over a year wait

[Opcode]

Umm, nobody's really using X86 now....

x64 is only an extension of x86.

[GoodBytes]

Wait... high performance CPUs? Is AMD going back to ~2003-05 days where they decide to actually compete against Intel, and offer CPUs of much more interest?

I recall the days of AMD Athlon 64 X2 on Socket 939, where it crushed Intel best offering by not only being 64-bit compatible (proper 64-bit), but also proper dual core.

Could this mean an eventual come back? (2017-2018?)

[RexinOridle]

Yeah, by then most of us will be dead.

[Jack.EXE]

Hmm, just in time for my graduation.

 

Give me dual socket support and you're golden.

[AnnoyedShelf]

*realizes that he ninja'd @LinusTech*

HOLY BALLS I DID IT! I FINALLY HAVE ENOUGH FASTS!

[Humbug]

damn, the amount of pressure on Jim Keller, wonder how he's coping. Everybody remembers his track record and expects him to do it again.

[patrickjp93]

damn, the amount of pressure on Jim Keller, wonder how he's coping. Everybody remembers his track record and expects him to do it again.

Given Su is likely to give him the money, people, and hardware he needs, Keller should be doing alright. Pressured? Yes. A lot of ground to make up? Yes. Well-supplied? For once, yes.

[HalGameGuru]

Let's be fair here, go read the posts on Emulators.com if you want the run down, but AMD's bulldozer architecture had GREAT promise, and could have been competitive with intel's continued SMT architectures. They did not build their idea out the way they needed to to do so. They COULD have, and CMT had the potential to move the performance bar set by Intel, the idea and the architecture weren't what failed, it was the implementation. Blame still rests solely at the feet of AMD and whoever made those choices but the fact remains that Bulldozer had the potential to fulfill all the promises AMD made and more, but they failed to capitalize and made bad decisions on where to skimp on the build out.

[Psykomantis00]

Source: http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amds-lisa-su-expects-high-end-zen-x86-cores-set-to-be-available-in-2016/

 

Well, looks like AMD finally realizes they are way behind, and is on track to do better.

 

Well once they catch up in  3-4 years I may think about buying AMD again. They really should have done something about this sooner. I'm glad the new CEO can acknowledge they are playing catch up. 

[StareX]

x86 in this context also means x86-64

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OHHHHHHHH GOTCHA!

HAHAHAHA! Zen? I expect to see that.