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Is AMD getting ahead of Intel with a superior architecture, or due to the fact that its running on 7nm instead of Intel's 14nm?

• alecmg 7y ago
  Part chip design, part 7nm being unexpectedly good. But the chiplet architecture, supported by fast Infinity Fabric interconnect is what puts AMD ahead. Intel will have to go same route to stay competitive. And now they are two steps behind.
  • sq_ 7y ago
    Chiplets were for sure an amazing bet AMD made that’s paid off big time. The smaller dies and modular setup even on the same die gives them so much flexibility in their binning and package integration and must keep defect rates much lower than Intel’s monolithic high core count chips.
    • dralley 7y ago
      And the 14nm I/O die means they can still keep buying chips from GloFo, whom they still have a contract with as part of the spinoff from a decade ago.
  • bryanlarsen 7y ago
    Intel has some very impressive chiplet technologies in house, aka EMIB. It's surprising they haven't used it for anything but that weird 8809G yet, but I'm sure it'll be used in more products next year.
  • hitpointdrew 7y ago
    > But the chiplet architecture, supported by fast Infinity Fabric interconnect is what puts AMD ahead. Exactly this. Funny Intel is no longer mocking this as dies "glued together".