The debut of the new third generation AMD EPYC processors is expected in the first quarter 2021, then within a few months. With these new processors, indicated by the code name of Milan, AMD will adopt the Zen 3 architecture already used for the Ryzen processors 5000 intended for desktop systems.

On Twitter some data emerged referring to the performance increase margins that the new EPYC CPUs will bring in respect to the previous generation, known with the code name of Rome. The architectural innovations of Zen 3 will allow EPYC Milan processors to obtain increases in processing power , with the same clock frequency, quantifiable between 10% and the 18% depending on the type of calculation performed. Not only that: the higher clock frequency expected for these processors thanks to the more sophisticated 7-nanometer production technology will allow for further increases in performance.

Technical characteristics of some of the EPYC processor versions of the next generation, starting with TDP of the most powerful versions which will continue to remain at 280 Watt . The following table collects the preliminary technical specifications of the AMD EPYC processor models that have appeared online so far: data are also available for other models but are currently incomplete.

Template	Core / Threads	Clock	Boost clock	L3 cache	L2 cache	TDP
AMD EPYC 7763	64 / 128	2,45 GHz	3.5GHz	256 MB	32 MB	280 W
AMD EPYC 7713	64 / 128	2GHz	3.7GHz	256 MB	32 MB	225 W
AMD EPYC 75 F3	32 / 64	2,95 GHz	4GHz	256 MB	32 MB	280 W
AMD EPYC 7413	24 / 48	2,65 GHz	3.6GHz	128 MB	16 MB	180 W
AMD EPYC 7313	16 / 32	3GHz	3, 7GHz	128 MB	16 MB	155 W

The top-of-the-range versions will adopt a 64 core , as seen with the models now on the market of the Rome family. However, AMD will continue to offer processor versions with a lower number of cores, up to 16 of the EPYC model 7313, so as to better adapt to both different price levels and market segmentation.

During the first quarter 2021 the first Intel Xeon based processors should also debut on Ice Lake architecture , built with production technology in 10 nanometers. We can therefore expect a series of announcements of new server platforms based on Intel and AMD next generation CPUs, with a strong contrast: AMD is gaining market share in this sector so important from the point of view of margins that it is possible to obtain. , to the detriment of Intel which has always held a dominant market share in recent years.