AMD’s tiny new Epycs are just Ryzens in disguise • The Register

AMD unveiled a line of tiny Epyc processors designed to compete with Intel’s entry-level E-2400 Xeons.

Unlike the rest of AMD’s Epyc lineup, its latest 4004-series processors don’t use the SP5 or SP6 sockets, instead opting for the comparatively tiny AM5 platform.

In fact, aside from some enterprise-centric features and validation, these aren’t exactly new chips. Peel back the heat spreader and you’ll find a familiar chiplet architecture, with up to two eight-core compute dies and a single central I/O die. These chiplets are based on TSMC’s 5nm and 6nm process tech, respectively.

If that sounds at all familiar, it’s because the silicon underpinning these chips has been around for the better part of two years,…