AMD Announces New Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series Processors for Networking Solutions

[GFreeman]

AMD today announced the availability of its high-performance AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series, a new solution for customers requiring power-efficient processors optimized for "always on" networking firewalls, network-attached storage systems and other security applications. The Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series rounds out the "Zen 3"-based AMD embedded processor portfolio which also includes the Ryzen Embedded V3000 and EPYC Embedded 7000 series families.

Built on 7 nm technology with planned five-year manufacturing availability, and equipped with 6, 8, 12 or 16 cores and 24 lanes of PCIe Gen 4 connectivity, Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series processors are designed for enterprise reliability to support the consistent uptime requirements needed by security and networking customers. Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series processors include robust reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features, including an ECC-supported memory subsystem. With a thermal design power (TDP) profile ranging from 65 W to 105 W, Ryzen Embedded 5000 processors enable the reduction of overall system cooling footprint for space-constrained and cost-sensitive applications.



"Ryzen Embedded 5000 processors deliver the ideal combination of performance and reliability required for 24x7 security and networking applications," said Rajneesh Gaur, corporate vice president & general manager, Embedded Solutions Group, AMD. "This expansion of our embedded product portfolio offers a mid-range solution that fills the gap between our low-power BGA Ryzen Embedded and our world-class EPYC embedded family for customers requiring both high performance and scalability of up to 16 cores."

"AMD's success in the embedded market is built on offering differentiated and scalable offerings that address a wide range of applications with different power, performance and environmental requirements," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at TIRIAS Research. "The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 strikes an optimal balance of power and performance for applications ranging from small-form factor embedded systems to storage, security, and networking systems, suiting the broadest range of customers and use cases."

Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series processors offer:

• Scalability up to 16 cores and 32 threads
• Up to 64 MB of shared L3 CPU Cache
• Energy efficient TDP from 65 W to 105 W
• ECC-supported memory and security features
• 24 lanes of PCIe 4 connectivity (expandable I/O up to 36 lanes with AMD X570 chipset)
• Optimized performance for enterprise reliability

AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series processors are currently in production with five-year planned manufacturing availability.

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[Wirko]

No PCIe 5, and no ability to use a B or A chipset?

However, they're apparently able to run without a chipset. Not entirely unexpected but still interesting.

 

[dj-electric]

uh....

 

[R0H1T]

No PCIe 5, and no ability to use a B or A chipset?

These are zen3 chips!

 

[Wirko]

These are zen3 chips!

Bah, I've tuned out of Zen 3 already.

But still wondering why X570 is an option but B550 isn't.

 

[R0H1T]

Maybe because AMD makes x570 chipset themselves?

 

[Daven]

Bah, I've tuned out of Zen 3 already.

But still wondering why X570 is an option but B550 isn't.

These chips are not for people like us. They are embedded versions.

 

[Wirko]

These chips are not for people like us. They are embedded versions.

Yes. However, they are designed for the AM4 socket and may even be of some interest to people like us who build NAS boxes etc. Previous embedded Ryzens were BGA and their model numbers (V1xxx, V2xxx and R2xxx) were thoroughly different from desktop versions.

As for the strange choice of chipsets, my guess is that the X570 supports the RAS features but B550 and A520 don't.

 

[Nephilim666]

No PCIe 5, and no ability to use a B or A chipset?

However, they're apparently able to run without a chipset. Not entirely unexpected but still interesting.

No, pcie gen 43!

Also, AM4 socket means not embedded. Whoever made that table completely lacks attention to detail.

 

[LabRat 891]

5950E and 5800E? I'm interested.

Hopefully this is a good sign I'll be finding more X570 'industrial' boards, in the future.

 

[windwhirl]

Also, AM4 socket means not embedded. Whoever made that table completely lacks attention to detail.

AMD lists them as Embedded 5000 series and AM4-socket compatible.

https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-embedded-5000-series

https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/compare/embedded/13156,13161,13166,13171

 

[LabRat 891]

AMD lists them as Embedded 5000 series and AM4-socket compatible.

https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-embedded-5000-series

https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/compare/embedded/13156,13161,13166,13171

Built for Enterprise​

• Enterprise-grade RAS Features
• Enhanced 5-year 100% on-time product reliability for business critical applications
• 5-year product manufacturing availability

So, yes. There should be new manufacture X570 Industrial and Server boards until ~2028.
(Judging by past Industrial/server/embeded platforms)

I've been looking for X570 'industry' boards, and ASRockRack seemed to be the only one(s).
I'm interested since X570+the 24 (4.0) lanes off the CPU, with ECC-support makes for an attractive server/NAS/ArchiveBox platform.