eMAG
eMAG 8180, front
Developer	Ampere Computing, AppliedMicro
Manufacturer	TSMC
Type	Microprocessors
Introduction	February 5, 2018 (announced) September 8, 2018 (launch)
ISA	ARMv8
µarch	Skylark, Quicksilver
Word size	64 bit 8 octets 16 nibbles
Process	16 nm 0.016 μm 1.6e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS
Succession
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X-Gene 3

eMAG is a family of 64-bit high-performance ARMserver microprocessors designed by Ampere Computing for the data center.

Overview

eMAG is a family of high-performance ARM server processors designed by Ampere Computing and introduced in 2018. Ampere's introduction of eMAG to the market concludes the design that started out by AppliedMicro. eMAG processors targets server workloads capable of taking advantage of a high core count with high throughput.

Codenames

Introduction	Microarchitecture	Process	Cores
September, 2018	Skylark	14 nm	16-32
September, 2019	Quicksilver	7 nm	?-?

Models

1st Gen

First generation eMAG processors are based on the Skylark microarchitecture, a design that started out by AppliedMicro. Fabricated on TSMC's 16FF+ process, those processors feature up to 32 cores operating at up to 3.3 GHz

• Mem: 8x DDR4 channels, up to 2666 MT/s with ECC
• I/O: 32 PCIe Gen 3 lanes
• TDP: Up to 125 W

See also

• Intel Xeon Scalable
• AMD EPYC
• Cavium ThunderX2
• Qualcomm Centriq