AMD K12

K12是AMD第一款基于ARMv8-A（AArch64）指令集的微架构，预计将在2016年公布。^[1]但随著当时负责此专案的AMD首席架构师Jim Keller跳槽至特斯拉，K12专案也就不了了之。

基本介绍

K12将基于格罗方德/三星 14奈米FinFET的制程。^[2]

微架构将聚焦在高频和电源效率，并将以高密度伺服器，嵌入式、半定制的市场区隔为目标。^[3]

^ Anand Lal Shimpi. AMD Announces K12 Core: Custom 64-bit ARM Design in 2016. AnandTech. 2014-05-05 [2015-02-24]. （原始内容存档于2015-06-26）（英语）. In 2016 AMD will release its first custom 64-bit ARMv8 CPU core, codenamed K12. Jim Keller is leading the team that is designing the K12, as well as a corresponding new 64-bit x86 design.
^ AMD Core Innovation Summit May 2014. May 19, 2014 [2015-02-23]. （原始内容存档于2019-02-15）.
^ Scott Wasson. AMD reveals K12: New ARM and x86 cores are coming, Already deep into development. The Tech Report. 2014-05-05 [2015-02-24]. （原始内容存档于2015-02-23）（英语）. ……We now know that AMD intends to compete where it has done well historically—in desktops, servers, and laptops, as well as embedded systems and mobile devices—by fielding CPUs compatible with the two major instruction set architectures: ARM and x86.