AMD has quietly updated the EPYC 3000 series embedded processors recently by adding the EPYC 3255, an 8-core, 16 thread model with a minimum TDP of 25W and a maximum TDP of 55W.
AMD launched the EPYC 3000 series of processors for networking, industrial, memory, edge detection, and other applications in February 2018. The EPYC 3000 series of processors is very different from the EPYC 7000 series for data centers, with up to 16 32-thread cores, 32MB L3 cache, SoC system design (no additional chipset required), support for up to four channels of DDR4-2666 memory, 64 PCI-E 3.0 busses, eight 10GbE Ethernet devices, 16 SATA or NVMe, and more.
Security is also a top priority, with an integrated independent security subsystem, support for cryptographic co-processing, SME/SEV storage encryption, and of course the inclusion of the RAS function.
The EPYC 3000 series has up to 16 cores and 32 threads, which is powerful enough for the embedded market. AMD claims that the EPYC 3000 series is up to 2.7 times less expensive and 2 times more connected than the competition (Xeon D series).
In addition to this shot, two chips were also removed from the series, the EPYC 3401 and the EYPYC 3301, which were 16- and 12-core chips. It is not known why AMD removed these two processors, they are most likely too close to EPYC 3451 and EYC 3351 to have any significant existence.
The final price is not yet fixed. There is also no mention of the architecture and process, which should be in line with the EPYC, which is 7 nm in size and will be released in 2018.