Quote from: deksman2 on September 08, 2020, 17:16:23
That's odd.
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However, if AMD uses N7+ node which uses EUV, then they could gain 20% higher density... which would indeed allow AMD to transform their 8c/16th CPU's into 10c/20th CPU's on Zen 3.
Otherwise, I just don't see how AMD plans on putting more cores onto the same node without overstepping their TDP budget.
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I'm not 100% sure on what you are finding "odd". I don't think there was any expectation for having more cores than 16, which current zen already has.
The CCXs will have 8 cores instead of four, and have 32mb of cache instead of 16. This will reduce latency, It also potentially allows for an 8 core processor to have just one CCD, which will also improve latency.
A ten core part would have 2 CCDs with 5 active cores each - this may help improve usable yields.
Its all making perfect sense to me ... they are decreasing the modularity to take advantage of the "advantage" that monolithic designs have (low latency), while at the same time not really losing any advantage that their modular design allows. It seems an intelligent and natural progression.