Ampere recently unveiled the 192-core Ampere One processor, the first high-performance data center processor designed by the chip manufacturer for cloud applications. Unlike Ampere’s previous processors, which were based on Arm designs such as the Altra processors, the Ampere One is the first processor designed in-house. According to the chip manufacturer, it was time to create a processor that was optimized for better cloud performance, scalability, and efficiency.
The Ampere One processor range features 192 cores, each with 2Mb of L2 private cache. It also has features such as equal access to memory bandwidth, more granular power management, process aging monitoring, and various security features. In terms of I/O, the processor is Ampere’s first to support DDR5 and PCIe 5.0, though this lags behind the processors of competitors that have been supporting these standards for some time.
It is not yet known when the Ampere One will be available. Other major chip manufacturers are now also working on processors with more cores, according to The Register. The AMD Bergamo processor with 128 cores is expected to be released next month, with Intel’s Sierra Forest Xeon processor likely to follow a month later. These suppliers are also looking to curb the rise of Arm-based processors.
