AMD's newest 5th Gen EPYC processors have successfully integrated with Google Cloud, delivering impressive HPC and AI performance.
AMD's 5th Gen "EPYC 9005" Server CPUs Show Leadership Status at Google Cloud, Providing Impressive Performance Gains
[Press Release]: Today, AMD announced the new Google Cloud C4D and H4D virtual machines (VMs) are powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors. The latest additions to Google Cloud’s general-purpose and HPC-optimized VMs deliver leadership performance, scalability, and efficiency for demanding cloud workloads; for everything from data analytics and web serving to high-performance computing (HPC) and AI.
Google Cloud C4D instances deliver impressive performance, efficiency, and consistency for general-purpose computing workloads and AI inference. Based on Google Cloud’s testing, leveraging the advancements of the AMD “Zen 5” architecture allowed C4D to deliver up to 80% higher throughput/vCPU compared to previous generations. H4D instances, optimized for HPC workloads, feature AMD EPYC CPUs with Cloud RDMA for efficient scaling of up to tens of thousands of cores.
Since our launch, 5th Gen AMD EPYC solutions have been widely adopted across our OEM partners, enterprise customers, and now we're excited to bring it to the cloud.
- Dan McNamara, SVP and GM, AMD Server Business
C4D and H4D virtual machines are available in preview now, with general availability planned for later in the year across multiple global regions.
[Journalist's Note]: AMD's 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPUs are the company's first Zen5-based server processors that offer leadership performance under the "EPYC 9005" branding. The 5th Gen AMD EPYC "Turin" lineup consists of 27 SKUs, including the EPYC 9965, the 192-core "Zen 5C" flagship, the EPYC 9755, the 128-core "Zen 5" flagship, and the EPYC 9575F "Zen 5" chip, the first 5 GHz EPYC SKU.
While Google hasn't explicitly mentioned which EPYC 9005 server CPUs they adopted for the latest AI clusters, they will undoubtedly be the flagship ones. The server CPU segment has been dominated by Intel's Xeon lineup for quite some time now, but with the recent AMD EPYC generations, Team Red has managed to narrow down on the gap tremendously, putting up immense competition.
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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