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In November 2014, Qualcomm announced it was developing a ARM [[ARMv8-A]] [[microarchitecture]] based CPU for custom built for data centers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shilov|first1=Anton|title=Qualcomm Demos 48-core Centriq Server SoC in Action, Begins Sampling|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/10918/qualcomm-demos-48core-centriq-2400-server-soc-in-action-begins-sampling|accessdate=14 November 2017|publisher=Anandtech|date=16 December 2016}}</ref> In December 2016, the company announced and demonstrated the |
In November 2014, Qualcomm announced it was developing a ARM [[ARMv8-A]] [[microarchitecture]] based CPU for custom built for data centers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shilov|first1=Anton|title=Qualcomm Demos 48-core Centriq Server SoC in Action, Begins Sampling|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/10918/qualcomm-demos-48core-centriq-2400-server-soc-in-action-begins-sampling|accessdate=14 November 2017|publisher=Anandtech|date=16 December 2016}}</ref> In December 2016, the company announced and demonstrated the first multi-core CPUs based on a custom ARM ARMv8-A microarchitecture. |
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===Early products=== |
===Early products=== |
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The first Centriq |
The first Centriq 2400 series of products were made available to server manufacturers in November 2017.<ref name='launch' /> With these first products, Qualcomm introduced its "Falkor" ARMv8-A microarchitecture. The chip has up to 48 of Qualcomm's custom designed "Falkor" cores at up to 2GHz, with six-channel [[DDR4]] memory and a 60MB [[L3 cache]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kennedy|first1=Patrick|title=Qualcomm Centriq 2400 ARM CPU from Hot Chips 29|url=https://www.servethehome.com/qualcomm-centriq-2400-arm-cpu-hot-chips-29/|accessdate=14 November 2017|publisher=Serve The Home|date=23 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kennedy|first1=Patrick|title=New Qualcomm Centriq 2400 details 48 cores 60MB L3 cache over 2GHz|url=https://www.servethehome.com/new-qualcomm-centriq-2400-details-48-cores-60mb-l3-cache-2ghz/|accessdate=14 November 2017|publisher=Serve the Home|date=6 October 2017}}</ref> |
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==Market Environment== |
==Market Environment== |
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Revision as of 18:48, 14 November 2017
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| Launched | 2017 |
| Marketed by | Qualcomm |
| Designed by | Qualcomm |
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| Instructions | ARMv8-A |
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Centriq is a brand of system on a chip (SoC) semiconductor products designed and marketed by Qualcomm for data centers. The Centriq central processing unit (CPU) uses the ARM RISC instruction set, with multiple CPU cores in a single chip.
History
Pre-release
In November 2014, Qualcomm announced it was developing a ARM ARMv8-A microarchitecture based CPU for custom built for data centers.[2] In December 2016, the company announced and demonstrated the first multi-core CPUs based on a custom ARM ARMv8-A microarchitecture.
Early products
The first Centriq 2400 series of products were made available to server manufacturers in November 2017.[1] With these first products, Qualcomm introduced its "Falkor" ARMv8-A microarchitecture. The chip has up to 48 of Qualcomm's custom designed "Falkor" cores at up to 2GHz, with six-channel DDR4 memory and a 60MB L3 cache.[3][4]
Market Environment
A number of reviews have noted at it's release that the Centriq is expected to face significant competition from established x86-64 data-center CPU manufacturers Intel and AMD, and ARM microarchitecture server products such as Cavium's ThunderX2.[5][6] In addition to competitive pressures, it has been noted that running established workloads on ARM microarchitectures requires re-optimizing and recompiling the software, or x86-64 emulation, presenting a barrier to entry for some potential customers.
References
- ^ a b Kennedy, Anthony (8 November 2017). "Qualcomm Centriq 2400 Officially Launched". Serve the Home. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Shilov, Anton (16 December 2016). "Qualcomm Demos 48-core Centriq Server SoC in Action, Begins Sampling". Anandtech. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick (23 August 2017). "Qualcomm Centriq 2400 ARM CPU from Hot Chips 29". Serve The Home. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick (6 October 2017). "New Qualcomm Centriq 2400 details 48 cores 60MB L3 cache over 2GHz". Serve the Home. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Cutress, Ian (20 August 2017). "Analyzing Falkor's Microarchitecture". Anandtech. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick (8 November 2017). "Analyzing Key Qualcomm Centriq 2400 Market Headwinds". Serve the Home. Retrieved 14 November 2017.