The 4th Gen AMD EPYC LEGO Model You Have Dreamed Of

Have you ever wanted to combine LEGO bricks and server processors? Recently, we built the 621-piece model of the 4th Gen AMD EPYC, codenamed “Genoa,” out of LEGO bricks. This one is going on the standing STH set since not only does it look cool, but it also can be backlit by using translucent bricks.

The 4th Gen AMD EPYC LEGO Model

Instead of introducing everyone to the chaos of an unbuilt kit, let us get into what this is. A 4th Gen AMD EPYC “Genoa” processor is on the far right of the photo below.

Underneath that metal heat spreader is an array of 13 different chiplets. The middle is the I/O die, and the twelve surrounding chiplets are the CCD chiplets, each with up to eight cores, in four groups of three.

This processor package was turned into a larger-than-life 621 brick model.

AMD also sent a stand that fits the finished model and has a backlighting feature.

Like the real processors, the LEGO version has a lid that says AMD EPYC.

Opening that up, we can see the thirteen chiplets, with the big I/O die in the center and four groups of three CCDs.

Here is a closer shot of this one:

Here is probably the best de-lidded Genoa photo that we have:

That is not too bad for a bunch of LEGO bricks trying to imitate a $10,000+ processor.

Final Words

AMD sent this one, I think, as a fun piece of swag for the STH sets. Since there is the big Intel Xeon Max pillow that was saved from a trash bin after a SC22 event in Dallas on the set, this might be a good one to balance the set a bit.

Also, many STH readers are familiar with LEGO bricks to the point that we have been using minifigures in photos for years, including the latest TerraMaster F8-SSD Plus all SSD NAS review, so this is just a fun one we thought folks would like to see on a Sunday.