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wonder when/how this will be used in desktop and server contexts - the mounting/shape seems to emphasize planar area. with current servers needing 12 channels/
by markhahn 2y ago
wonder when/how this will be used in desktop and server contexts - the mounting/shape seems to emphasize planar area. with current servers needing 12 channels/socket, is there space for 12x LPCAMM in even a standard 1U dual-socket server?
Rumor has it that AMD is pushing a 256b memory interface in Strix Halo, perfect for 2x LPCAMM: we might see some exciting developments in desktops as well.
- mmaniac 2y agoIs Strix Halo launching on desktops? I'd have assumed that the 256b bus would restrict it to a unique socket.
- markhahn 2y agobeing desktop doesn't imply AM5. there was a 4-channel threadripper, for instance. but I was thinking more of a mini-pc, since legacy form-factors don't make that much sense for a high-end APU. being a mini-pc would also make it more palatable to solder on the CPU like a laptop - and of course soldered-on RAM gets to run at higher speed.
- mmaniac 2y agoThreadrippers exist, but would Strix Halo then use Threadripper sockets? Would it use its own sockets? I don't expect Strix Halo to appear in any socketed form. I think you're right that it'll appear in SFF PCs, like most of AMD's mobile parts do. And that is pretty exciting IMO.