AMD introduces their industry-leading, productivity-boosting solution

Imagine having a solution that allowed you and your customers to increase the performance of EDA RTL simulation workloads by up to 66%². With AMD’s EPYC^TM 7003 Processors, that idea becomes a reality.
Whether in the cloud or on-premise, AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology and 768MB of L3 cache can run on existing EPYC™ 7003 platforms³. This allows users to stay ahead of their compute needs, while using existing simulation software solutions like Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to fill the need for more complex simulations and rapid designs.

AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology

AMD’s innovative EPYC^TM 7003 Processors have an impressive offering of over two hundred times the interconnect densities of current 2D CPU technologies. All while helping lower latency, boost bandwidth, and optimising energy consumption to your company and customers⁴. Built on the ground-breaking AMD 3D Chiplet architecture, and using leading 7nm process technology, AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache employ industry-leading process and packaging technologies to deliver triple the amount of L3 cache as the world-record setting EPYC™ 7003 series today^5,3.

World’s highest performance⁶

Give your customers the power to deliver faster time-to-results on targeted workloads like EDA, CFD, and FEA software and solutions. AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology delivers breakthrough performance on simulation jobs while providing socket compatibility with existing AMD EPYC™ 7003 platforms³. By using an L3 cache that is lower latency and closer to the core than main memory, AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache allow users to take advantage of up96MB of L3 cache per CCD without sacrificing performance.

Lower TCO while accelerating product development

AMD 3^rd Gen EPYC™ Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ help customers optimise core usage, license costs, and total cost-of-ownership. AMD EPYC™ 32c 7573X CPU powered servers can deliver up to 51% lower 3-year TCO than Intel Platinum 32c 8362 CPUs. All while performing the same number of Ansys® cfx-50 jobs per day with up to 50% fewer servers and 49% less power⁷.  By reducing the number of servers and core counts, helping drive down license requirements, and lowering TCO while performing the same amount of work, AMD EPYC™ 7573X CPUs help maximise performance while optimising costly job or time-based licensing.

Breakthrough performance

Access 66% more EDA RTL performance right away² with AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology. Not only are they socket compatible with existing AMD EPYC™ 7003 platforms, but they’re also designed to optimise applications like EDA, CFD, and FEA. So customers can realise up to ~47% more average CFD CFX performance compared to a comparable EPYC 7003 processors-powered server, without needing to wait for application re-writes⁸.

These applications can take advantage of 768MB of L3 cache to speed up simulation workloads by continuously feeding each processor core without having to access main memory outside of the CPU.

Supporting sustainability

AMD is charting a bold path to advance energy efficiency. AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology powered servers performing the same number of Ansys® cfx-50 jobs per day deliver exceptional performance per server which can lead to up to 49% less power used with 50% fewer total servers than the competition. The power you save, in addition to, converts to ~448,315kWh of electricity or ~81 acres of US forest annually of equivalent carbon sequestration.⁷ AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache is a great choice for customers who want to use fewer servers and less power to lower emissions, helping reduce their carbon footprint and address stringent sustainability goals

Modern security solutions

AMD is serious about security. All AMD EPYC™ 7003 Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology come standard with Infinity Guard, a state-of-the-art set of modern security features that help decrease potential attack surfaces as software is booted, executed, and processes critical data⁹.With Secure Memory Encryption (SME) and Secure Encrypted Virtualisation features enabled, AMD EPYC™ can provide enterprises and cloud with a unique, multifaceted approach that helps avoid the cost of downtime and ever-evolving security threats⁹.

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Footnotes

1: MLNX-032: World’s highest performance x86 CPU for technical computing comparison based on AMD internal testing as of 2/14/2022 measuring the score, rating or jobs/day for each of estimated SPECrate®2017_fp_base, Ansys Fluent, Altair Radioss and Ansys LS-Dyna application test case simulations average speedup on 2P servers running 32-core EPYC 7573X to 2P servers running 32-core Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 for per-core performance leadership and on 2P servers running top-of-stack 64-core EPYC 7773X to 2P servers running top-of-stack 40-core Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 for density performance leadership. “Technical Computing” or “Technical Computing Workloads” as defined by AMD can include: electronic design automation, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, seismic tomography, weather forecasting, quantum mechanics, climate research, molecular modeling, or similar workloads. Results may vary based on factors including silicon version, hardware and software configuration and driver versions. SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPEC CPU® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information.

2: MLNX-001A: EDA RTL Simulation comparison based on AMD internal testing completed on 9/20/2021 measuring the average time to complete a test case simulation. comparing: 1x 16C EPYC™ 7373X with AMD 3D V-Cache Technology versus 1x 16C AMD EPYC™ 73F3 on the same AMD “Daytona” reference platform. Results may vary based on factors including silicon version, hardware and software configuration and driver versions.

3: Processor compatibility with EPYC 7003 powered platforms may require a BIOS update.

4: EPYC-026: EPYC-026: Based on calculated areal density and based on bump pitch between AMD hybrid bond AMD 3D V-Cache stacked technology compared to AMD 2D chiplet technology and Intel 3D stacked micro-bump technology.

5: EPYC-022: For a complete list of world records see http://amd.com/worldrecords

6: MLNX-032: World’s highest performance x86 CPU for technical computing comparison based on AMD internal testing as of 2/14/2022 measuring the score, rating or jobs/day for each of estimated SPECrate®2017_fp_base, Ansys Fluent, Altair Radioss and Ansys LS-Dyna application test case simulations average speedup on 2P servers running 32-core EPYC 7573X to 2P servers running 32-core Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 for per-core performance leadership and on 2P servers running top-of-stack 64-core EPYC 7773X to 2P servers running top-of-stack 40-core Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 for density performance leadership. “Technical Computing” or “Technical Computing Workloads” as defined by AMD can include: electronic design automation, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, seismic tomography, weather forecasting, quantum mechanics, climate research, molecular modeling, or similar workloads. Results may vary based on factors including silicon version, hardware and software configuration and driver versions. SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPEC CPU® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information.

7: MLNTCO-001: 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 AMD EPYC™ AMD 3D V-Cache™ VALUE ANALYSIS & GHG TOOL compares the selected AMD EPYC™ and Intel® Xeon® CPU based server solutions required to deliver a TOTAL_PERFORMANCE of 4600 jobs per day with Ansys® cfx-50 using the performance scores in this analysis for Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC CPU based servers. This estimation reflects a 3-year time frame.

This analysis compares a 2P AMD EPYC_7573X powered server with a Ansys® cfx-50 jobs per day of 484.67; to a 2P Intel Platinum_8362 based server with a Ansys® cfx-50 jobs per day of 239.51.

A server powered by the EPYC_7573X can deliver up to 102% more jobs per day than the Platinum_8362 based server. Both AMD EPYC and Intel based servers use the same cost for the following elements of the analysis: server chassis size of 2RU at a cost of $2500 per chassis; internal storage $380; physical servers managed per admin: 30; fully burdened cost per admin $110500; server rack size of 42; space allowance per rack of 27 sq feet; monthly cost of data center space $20 per sq foot; cost per kW for power $0.12; power drop per rack of 12kW; and a PUE (power usage effectiveness) of 1.7.

The AMD EPYC powered solution is estimated to take 10 total 2P EPYC_7573X powered servers at a hardware only acquisition cost of $19564 per server, which includes $5590 per CPU, total system memory of 1024GB, which is 16GB of memory / core and a total system memory cost of $5504; internal storage cost of $380. The total estimated AMD EPYC hardware acquisition cost for this solution is $195640. Each server draws ~754kWhr per month. For the 3 years of this analysis the: EPYC total solution power cost is ~$55406 which includes the PUE factor; the total admin cost is ~$110499, and the total real estate cost is ~$19440 using 1 rack(s). The total 3-year TCO estimate for the EPYC solution is $370802.

The Intel based solution is estimated to take 20 total 2P Platinum_8362 powered servers at a hardware only acquisition cost of $20080 per server, which includes $5828 per CPU, total system memory of 1024GB, which is 16GB of memory / core and a total system memory cost of $5504; internal storage cost of $380. The total estimated Intel hardware acquisition cost for this solution is $401600. Each server draws ~743kWhr per month. For the 3 years of this analysis the: Intel total solution power cost is ~$109203 which includes the PUE factor; the total admin cost is ~$221001, and the total real estate cost is ~$38880 using 2 rack(s). The total 3-year TCO estimate for the Intel solution is $750318.

AMD EPYC powered servers have a $379516 or 51% lower 3-year TCO.

Delivering a minimum score of 4600 for Ansys® cfx-50 produces the following estimated results: the EPYC_7573X solution requires 50% fewer servers; takes 50% less RU space; 49% less power.

AMD EPYC_7573X powered servers save ~448315 kWh of electricity for the 3-years of this analysis. Leveraging this data, using the Country / Region specific electricity factors from the ‘2020 Grid Electricity Emissions Factors v1.4 – September 2020’, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency ‘Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator’, the AMD EPYC powered server saves ~203.19 Metric Tons of CO2 equivalents. This results in the following estimated savings based on United States data, for any one of the following:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Avoided:

44 USA Passenger Cars Not Driven for 1 year; or

15 USA Passenger Cars Not Driven Annually; or 510604 Miles Driven by Avg Passenger Car; or or CO2 Emissions Avoided from: 22960 Gallons of Gasoline Not Used; or 224520 Pounds of Coal Not Burned in USA; or 37 USA Homes’ Electricity Use for 1 year; or 12 USA Homes’ Electricity Use Annually; or or Carbon Sequestered equivalent to: 3353 Tree Seedlings Grown for 10 years in USA; or 244 Acres of USA Forests in 1 year; or 81.27 Acres of USA Forests Annually.

The 2020 Grid Electricity Emissions Factors v1.4 – September 2020 data used in this analysis can be found at https://www.carbonfootprint.com/docs/2020_09_emissions_factors_sources_for_2020_electricity_v14.pdf and the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator used in this analysis can be found at https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator. Pricing per CPU is 1kU pricing for AMD and Intel published pricing at https://ark.intel.com/, January 2022. All pricing is in USD. All performance numbers are based on AMD internal testing, February 2022. AMD tests were run with pre-production B1 CPUs on AMD reference platforms. Intel tests were run on production platforms. Product and company names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Results generated by the: AMD EPYC™ AMD 3D V-Cache™ VALUE ANALYSIS & GHG TOOL: v3.10

8: MLNX-002C: ANSYS® CFX® 2022.1 comparison based on AMD internal testing as of 2/14/2022 measuring the time to run the cfx_10, cfx_50, cfx_100, cfx_lmans, and cfx_pump test case simulations. CFX_10 is the max result. Configurations: 2x 64C AMD EPYC™ 7773X with AMD 3D V-Cache™ versus 2x 64C AMD EPYC 7763 on the same AMD “Daytona” reference platform. Results may vary based on factors including silicon version, hardware and software configuration and driver versions.

9: GD-177: AMD Infinity Guard security features on EPYC™ processors must be enabled by server OEMs and/or Cloud Service Providers to operate. Check with your OEM or provider to confirm support of these features. Learn more about Infinity Guard at https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/infinity-guard.