The top-end Genoa models will have 96 processing cores, and the number of threads, respectively, 192. This means that the flagship processors will have as many as 12 chiplets (CCD), each with eight cores on the Zen 4 architecture.

Despite the 5-nanometer process technology , the CPU area will greatly increase: a completely new SP5 platform with a new LGA 6096 socket will debut with Genoa, which is one and a half times larger than the current LGA 4094 in the number of contacts. The power consumption of the Genoa CPU line will increase: the level of 320 W, cTDP - up to 400 W. For comparison, the maximum TDP of CPU Milan is 280 W. It is logical to think that Genoa frequencies will grow relative to the CPUs of the Milan line, and even more so Rome.

What's new in the SP5 platform? For example, it will have 128 PCIe Gen 5.0 lanes and 160 lanes for dual-processor configurations. Promised support for DDR5-5200 MHz RAM is a huge step forward compared to the currently used DDR4-3200 MHz memory. SP5 will provide support for 12 channels of DDR5 memory, with the connection of two modules per channel, this adds up to 3 TB of RAM in the system (when using modules with a capacity of 128 GB).

The AMD Genoa CPU and the SP5 platform look very attractive - on paper, but we will find out how it will be in practice in the second half of the year.

Apparently, the official announcement of the new AMD super-powerful server processors will take place in the fall, and they will become available to customers in 2022. Intel will respond to Genoa with its Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPUs, which will also support PCI Gen 5.0 and DDR5. But their release is not expected until 2023.