By Darren Allan
Qualcomm has announced the Centriq 2400, noting that it’s the first server CPU in the world to be built on a 10nm process, and one that could be a worry for Intel and indeed AMD, particularly given other recent developments in terms of Qualcomm hooking up with Microsoft over Windows and ARM.
At any rate, this new processor is designed for speedy performance in the data centre, and the Centriq 2400 is built around a custom ARMv8 CPU core (called Falkor) optimised for server workloads, offering up to 48 cores.
As well as delivering on the performance front – and outdoing the dominant force in server chips, Intel, by racking up a far bigger core count, and of course reaching 10nm first – Qualcomm also promises impressive power efficiency, which is naturally a must for the data centre environment.
The company said that Falkor has been designed from the get-go to be SBSA (Server Base System Architecture) compliant, meaning software which runs on any ARMv8 server platform will run on a Centriq 2400-based server.
Performance and efficiency
Qualcomm said that the new chip meant it was “uniquely positioned to address the needs of cloud customers seeking new server solutions optimised for total cost of ownership, …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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