Alibaba announces 'China's most advanced' server chip 'Yitian 710' to optimize cloud computing
2021 October 19, local time,
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'T-Head', which is in charge of chip development within DAMO, which leads the technology and science research of Alibaba Group, has developed the server chip 'Yitian 710' for cloud computing services. At the same time, Alibaba Group also announced 'Panjiu', which will be its own server. The combination of Panjiu and Yitian 710 will allow us to optimize computing performance and energy efficiency, enhancing Alibaba Cloud's major cloud services.
The Yitian 710 is a server chip manufactured on a 5nm process with 128 Arm cores with operating frequencies up to 3.2GHz for superior performance and energy efficiency. Each processor chip consists of 60 billion transistors and will be the first server chip compatible with the latest architecture Armv9. In addition, it has 8 DDR5 channels and 96 lanes of PCIe 5.0.
The Yitian 710 scored '440' in SPEC CPU 2017 , the standard benchmark for measuring CPU integer processing power, which is 20% better than existing Arm processor processors and 50% more energy efficient. It exceeds.
'We plan to use the Yitian 710 to support our current and future businesses throughout the Alibaba Group's ecosystem, and will use servers with the Yitian 710 in the near future,' said Jeff Chan, head of DAMO. We plan to provide our clients with next-generation computing services. '
'We will continue to innovate our computing infrastructure and provide a variety of computing services to our global customers,' he added, 'in collaboration with global partners such as Intel, NVIDIA, AMD and Arm.' ..
The proprietary server, Panjiu, was developed for next-generation cloud-native infrastructure and successfully optimized the server for both general-purpose and specialized AI computing by separating computing from storage. It seems that it will be. It also employs a modular design for large-scale data center deployments, claiming to have exceptional economic benefits for a variety of cloud-native workloads, including containerized applications and optimized workloads.
Furthermore, Alibaba Group announced that it will open source the source code of the Xuantie series, which is a RISC-V chip that it has developed independently. This allows developers to access source code from GitHub and the Open Chip Community to build their own prototype chips customized for IoT applications such as network gateways and edge servers. In addition, it has announced that it will open source related software stacks to support multiple operating systems, such as Linux, Android, RTOS, and Alibaba's own AliOS.
Regarding the fact that multiple products developed by Alibaba Group will be open source, Mr. Chan said, 'By exposing the IP core of the in-house IoT processor, related software stack, and development tools, global developers can make their own RISC- We aim to help build V-based chips in a much more cost-effective way. ”“ These moves drive innovation in the RISC-V software community and people are connected in the digital age. I hope that you will be able to enjoy the benefits of. '
In response to the movement of the Alibaba Group, Calista Redmond, CEO of RISC-V International, a member organization of the RISC-V community, said, 'Alibaba has continuous contributions, technical leadership, and deep relationships with RISC-V stakeholders. We support the RISC-V community through collaboration. ”“ Alibaba sets an example, inspires the RISC-V community around the world, drives innovation in chip development, and benefits the entire RISC-V ecosystem. '.
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