Mike Clark details AMD Zen 6 and Zen 6c design changes from Zen 5
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In an interview with Chips and Cheese, AMD architect Mike Clark explains how Zen 6 and Zen 6c differ from Zen 5 and why.
Clark says Zen 6c keeps the same software-facing design as Zen 6 but uses larger queues because it targets a lower frequency.
Clark also says Zen 6 cuts integer multiply units from three to two, adds two VNNI units, and enables the full 4MB of L3 cache per core in the dense Zen 6 core, for 32 cores and 128MB of L3.
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AIAMD architect Mike Clark says Zen 6c keeps the same software-facing design as Zen 6 but uses larger queues because it has a lower frequency target. Clark says Zen 6 reduces integer multiply units from three to two, adds two VNNI units, and enables full 4MB-per-core L3 cache in the dense Zen 6 core, with 32 cores and 128MB of L3.
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