Intel Xeon 7 ‘Diamond Rapids’ CPUs officially launching in 2027 on Intel 18A-P — next-gen P-core Xeon features PCIe 6.0, 50% higher core counts, and twice the memory bandwidth
Intel has officially confirmed that its next-generation Xeon 7 CPUs, codenamed Diamond Rapids, will launch in 2027. These processors will be built on the Intel 18A-P manufacturing node and will feature a 50% increase in core count and double the memory bandwidth compared to the previous Xeon 6 generation. The new CPUs will also support PCIe 6.0, positioning them to compete with AMD's upcoming EPYC Venice processors. AI
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