December 4, 2024

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Microsoft convinced AMD and Nvidia to build a CPU with extraordinary features but it will never go on sale: 4th gen 9V64H has 96 cores and uses InfiniBand technology

Microsoft convinced AMD and Nvidia to build a CPU with extraordinary features but it will never go on sale: 4th gen 9V64H has 96 cores and uses InfiniBand technology

An earlier version of the article mentioned that the 9V64H had 88 cores. AMD reached out to confirm that it actually has 96 cores. 8 Cores (1 out of 12) are used as overhead.

  • Microsoft has unveiled a custom-designed AMD CPU
  • Available only on Azure, it uses ultra-fast HBM memory
  • Nvidia’s InfiniBand technology has also been used

Earlier today at Ignite, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, pulled the curtain on a new AMD processor destined to become the most powerful CPU to run on its Azure cloud computing infrastructure, one that comes with a few surprises. You can request a preview access to the Azure HBv5 VMs by filling this form.

The 9V64H is a custom made, 4th generation EPYC server CPU, not one based on the latest 5th generation one, codenamed Turin. It has 88 cores and clocked at up to 4GHz; the closest existing model is the 9634, an 84-core CPU with a top speed of 3.7GHz.

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