K12 was to be AMD's first custom microarchitecture based on the ARMv8-A (AArch64) instruction set[1] with a planned release in 2017.[2][3] Its predecessor, the Opteron A1100 series, also ARMv8-A, used ARM Cortex-A57 cores.[4] As of 2023 the product has officially been canceled.[5]
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | Never released (Planned 2017) |
| Designed by | AMD |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Technology node | 14 nm FinFET |
| Instruction set | ARM64 (ARMv8-A) |
| History | |
| Predecessor | A1100 series |
The microarchitecture was to focus on high frequency and power efficiency and was to target the dense server, embedded and semi-custom market segments.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ Shimpi, Anand Lal (May 5, 2014). "AMD Announces K12 Core: Custom 64-bit ARM Design in 2016". AnandTech. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Windeck, Christof (May 6, 2015). "AMD setzt ganz auf "Zen"-Prozessoren" (in German) (online ed.). Heise. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "AMD delays introduction of K12-based processors to 2017 | KitGuru".
- ^ "Will AMD's Seattle Push ARM Servers Into The Mainstream?", The Next Platform, 2016-01-14
- ^ Subramanium, Vaidyanathan (22 June 2022). "Zen architecture pioneer Jim Keller feels AMD was stupid to cancel the K12 Core ARM processor". NotebookCheck. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Wasson, Scott (May 5, 2014). "AMD reveals K12: New ARM and x86 cores are coming, Already deep into development". The Tech Report.
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