Release Notes
3 Balanced Memory with 2
nd
Generation AMD EPYC
TM
Processors for PowerEdge Servers
Table of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................................................................4
2. Memory Topography and Terminology............................................................................5
3. Memory Interleaving .........................................................................................................6
3.1 NPS and Quadrant Pairing .........................................................................................6
4. Memory Population Guidelines ........................................................................................9
4.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................9
4.2 Memory Channel Population ......................................................................................9
4.3 Identical CPU and DIMM Parts................................................................................ 10
4.4 Identical Memory Configurations for Each CPU ..................................................... 10
5. Balanced Configurations (Recommended) .................................................................. 11
6. Near Balanced Configurations ...................................................................................... 12
7. Unbalanced Configurations ........................................................................................... 13
8. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 19
9. References ..................................................................................................................... 19