Much like the first-generation parts, platform side features are all identical throughout the product stack, always featuring the maximum 128 lanes of PCIe 4.0 and 8-channel DDR4-3200 capabilities.Ĭomparing the M128-30 to the Q80-33, the new Altra Max part is able to fit in 60% more cores, albeit at 10% lower frequency, within the same advertised TDP. ![]() ![]() The unit we’re testing today, the flagship Altra Max M128-30, with 128 cores and a 3.0GHz clock (again, noteworthy congratulations of Ampere’s straightforward and descriptive part naming), with a maximum TDP of 250W. While there are also slightly improved technical differences between the two chip generations, that is mostly the main large differentiation between the two designs.Īmpere is still continuing to offer both Altra and Altra Max chips in their product line-up, with the Max parts in particular filling the high-core count SKU segment: Ampere Altra SKU List While the original chip had been pushing 80 Neoverse-N1 cores, the new Altra Max is pushing 128 cores. The new Altra Max is a quite exciting part, but it’s also relatively straightforward design compared to the original Altra parts. Arguably a bit late compared to Ampere’s initial Q4 2020 projections, we’ve now finally had our hands on the new many-core monster for today’s initial review. Intel 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable (Ice Lake SP) Review: Generationally Big, Competitively Smallįor the Arm ecosystem and Ampere in particular, things naturally also aren’t standing still following the first-gen 80-core Quicksilver design, we had long expected the 128-core “Mystique” Altra Max design. The Ampere Altra Review: 2x 80 Cores Arm Server Performance MonsterĪMD EPYC Milan Review Part 2: Testing 8 to 64 Cores in a Production PlatformĪMD 3rd Gen EPYC Milan Review: A Peak vs Per Core Performance Balance Since that first review, the competition has released two new generation platforms, the newer EPYC Milan chips, showcasing a good generational boost, and Intel dramatically narrowing the performance gap with the new Ice Lake-SP Xeon parts. The “Quicksilver” design with 80 Neoverse N1 cores was the first merchant Arm silicon on the market who really went “all-out” in terms of performance targets, aiming for the best of what AMD and Intel had to offer, ending up in a very competitive standing against the newest EPYC CPUs and leapfrogging Intel’s offerings. ![]() It’s been a little over a year since Ampere started to deliver their first generation Altra processors.
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