AMD EPYC Processors Deliver Improved Performance To Mercedes: AMG Petronas Formula One Racing Team?

AMD has made an announcement that its collaboration with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One (F1) team contributed to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team winning their eighth Constructors’ Championship.

AMD says that their AMD EPYC processor’s improved aerodynamics testing capacity, lead the team to achieve a 20 percent improved performance for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) workloads that were used to test the aerodynamic flow of their F1 car. This reduces workload runtime by half, compared to the team’s previous server.  

Dan McNamara, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Server Business Unit of AMD said “We are proud to partner with the reigning Constructors’ Champions, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, operating at the cutting edge of racing and technology. For F1 teams, having the most effective computational analysis of aerodynamics can mean the difference between winning and losing a race. With AMD EPYC processors, the Mercedes-AMG F1 team can iterate on vehicle design faster and more efficiently than their previous system.”

Simon Williams, Head of Aero Development Software at Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 said “AMD EPYC processors offer us a platform that delivers aerodynamic performance day after day at the highest possible level while meeting our goal of faster turnaround time for design iteration. Incredibly, we gained a 20 percent performance improvement over our previous system which has cut our CFD workload time in half. This is a big step compared to the past one or two percent gains seen with previous systems.”