Murata Achieves Threefold Performance Gain in Data Center Upgrade

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has completed an infrastructure upgrade that tripled its data center performance while reducing energy consumption by 66 percent, the company announced Monday. The Japanese electronics manufacturer deployed 5th generation AMD EPYC processors to modernize its radio frequency component simulation systems.

The upgrade centers on Murata's RF component simulation environment, which the company uses to design and validate high-frequency radio filters for telecommunications and mobile devices. The new processors enabled the company to increase computational throughput without expanding its physical data center space.

Simulation speeds improved across multiple software platforms. Tests with Ansys HFSS showed a 30 percent increase in processing speed, while Femtet simulations ran 20 percent faster. An additional 30 percent performance gain was achieved through AVX-512 optimization, a processor instruction set designed for computational workloads.

The performance improvements also reduced software licensing costs, according to the company. Faster simulation completion times meant less time using licensed software, lowering operational expenses.

Hiroshi Yonekura, a principal engineer at Murata, said the changes addressed the company's need for increased simulation capacity. "Our goal was to push the boundaries of simulation while staying efficient," Yonekura stated. "With AMD EPYC processors, we not only accelerated performance but also dramatically reduced our energy usage and infrastructure footprint."

The energy reduction stems from the processors' architecture, which packs more computing cores into each server. This higher core density allowed Murata to consolidate workloads onto fewer physical machines, reducing overall power consumption while maintaining the same data center footprint.

Vinay Sinha, AMD's managing director for India sales, said the deployment demonstrates how processor efficiency can affect total cost of ownership. "AMD EPYC processors are engineered to help innovators like Murata unlock performance gains while driving greater energy efficiency," Sinha said.

Murata plans to expand its use of AMD EPYC processors based on the results of this deployment. The company cited the consistent performance and simplified product roadmap as factors in its decision to continue the partnership.

The announcement was made from Mumbai, India, where AMD maintains regional sales operations.