➀ A 621-piece LEGO model of the 4th Gen AMD EPYC 'Genoa' processor has been built; ➁ The model is a detailed representation of the chiplet architecture with 13 chiplets and an I/O die; ➂ AMD provided a stand with a backlighting feature for the model.
Recent #Genoa news in the semiconductor industry
➀ This article discusses the importance of fully populating memory channels on CPUs featuring AMD EPYC Genoa; ➁ The author tests different memory configurations and finds that filling all memory channels maximizes memory bandwidth; ➃ The article concludes that filling memory channels is a good idea, especially for servers, to maximize performance.