Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched its second-generation Rome EPYC series of server CPUs on 8/7.
In an industry where typical performance advantages are measured mostly in single digit percentages and occasionally in double digit percentages, Rome launch marks a seminal moment in the history of AMD and in the history of microprocessor industry in general. Rome comes with a commanding lead over Intel (INTC) Xeon equivalents. This kind of performance disparity did not exist even during the heydays of AMD, about 15 years back, when the Company reached its previous peak