AMD K12

K12

General information
Launched	Never released (Planned 2017)
Designed by	AMD
Architecture and classification
Technology node	14 nm FinFET
Instruction set	ARM64 (ARMv8-A)
History
Predecessor	A1100 series

K12 was to be AMD's first custom microarchitecture based on the ARMv8-A (AArch64) instruction set^[1] with a planned release in 2017.^[2][3] Its predecessor, the Opteron A1100 series, also ARMv8-A, used ARM Cortex-A57 cores.^[4] As of 2023 the product has officially been canceled.^[5]

The microarchitecture was to focus on high frequency and power efficiency and was to target the dense server, embedded and semi-custom market segments.^[6]

See also

• Zen (microarchitecture)

References

1. Shimpi, Anand Lal (May 5, 2014). "AMD Announces K12 Core: Custom 64-bit ARM Design in 2016". AnandTech. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
2. Windeck, Christof (May 6, 2015). "AMD setzt ganz auf "Zen"-Prozessoren" (in German) (online ed.). Heise. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
3. "AMD delays introduction of K12-based processors to 2017 | KitGuru".
4. "Will AMD's Seattle Push ARM Servers Into The Mainstream?", The Next Platform, 2016-01-14
5. Subramanium, Vaidyanathan (22 June 2022). "Zen architecture pioneer Jim Keller feels AMD was stupid to cancel the K12 Core ARM processor". NotebookCheck. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
6. Wasson, Scott (May 5, 2014). "AMD reveals K12: New ARM and x86 cores are coming, Already deep into development". The Tech Report.