Cloudflare's Gen 13 Gamble: Cache Slashed, Cores Doubled for Edge Speed Boost
Everyone figured Cloudflare would stick with cache kings like Genoa-X. Instead, they're slashing L3 cache by 6x, piling on cores, and rewriting their guts in Rust for 2x edge compute. Game on.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- Cloudflare trades 6x less cache for 2x cores and edge compute perf via Rust FL2 rewrite.
- Latency penalties killed legacy FL1; new stack unlocks full AMD Turin potential.
- TCO savings for Cloudflare, but real winners: AMD sales, edge dynamic workloads.
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Originally reported by Cloudflare Blog
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