Zen 3 and SMT4, AMD plans to double the number of threads?

AMD is likely to announce a pleasing surprise when it launches its Zen 3 processor architecture, and SMT technology could evolve with the introduction of SMT4.

Zen 3, Zen 3 and SMT4, AMD plans to double the number of threads?, Optocrypto

The American company is currently working on improving its next presentation in the mainstream market, the Ryzen 9 3950X. This chip with a 2 7 nm Zen architecture will be equipped with 16 physical cores versus 32 logical cores thanks to SMT technology. We also know that AMD has completed the design of its Zen 3 microarchitecture.

According to the latest rumors, Zen 3 should be accompanied by a nice surprise about the SMT technology. It would be planned to propose SMT4. As the name suggests, we are still in a “simultaneous multithreading” mode.

SMT is a technique for the simultaneous assignment of computing units to different threads. The aim is to improve the use of resources. Intel Multi-Threading and AMD SMT (Zen 1 and Zen 2) work in two ways, i.e. two threads can share resources. How often is it always possible to make it better, hence the existence of the 4-way GTS. This technology is not new as some processors use it, such as the DEC Alpha EV8.

When reverting to Zen 3, AMD thought they might consider doubling the number of threads per core from two to four. If this is true, it will be a premiere in the x86 microarchitecture.

For now, these are just rumors to be considered as such.

Zen 3, Zen 3 and SMT4, AMD plans to double the number of threads?, Optocrypto

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