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Intel Xeon 6+ launches with 288 cores, using 18A process

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Intel has launched its new Xeon 6+ 'Clearwater Forest' processors, marking the first deployment of its 18A manufacturing process in the data center. The flagship Xeon 6990E+ model features up to 288 E-cores and 576 MB of L3 cache, with Intel claiming a 30% per-thread performance increase and improved power efficiency over AMD's Epyc 9965. These new CPUs utilize a chiplet design with integrated hardware accelerators and introduce Application Energy Telemetry for detailed workload power insights. AI

IMPACT New high-density server CPUs could accelerate AI training and inference workloads by improving compute and power efficiency.

RANK_REASON New product launch from a major manufacturer utilizing a new manufacturing process.

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Intel Xeon 6+ launches with 288 cores, using 18A process

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jake Roach ·

    Intel Xeon 6+ ‘Clearwater Forest’ puts 18A in the data center with up to 288 cores, 576 MB of L3 cache — new Xeon 6990E+ is 30% faster per thread than 192-core AMD Epyc 9965, says Intel

    Intel is putting its 18A node into the data center with new Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest CPUs, which pack up to 288 E-cores for dense compute.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Intel Xeon 6+ ‘Clearwater Forest’ puts 18A in the data center with up to 288 cores, 576 MB of L3 cache — new Xeon 6990E+ is 30% faster per thread than 192-core

    Intel Xeon 6+ ‘Clearwater Forest’ puts 18A in the data center with up to 288 cores, 576 MB of L3 cache — new Xeon 6990E+ is 30% faster per thread than 192-core AMD Epyc 9965, says Intel Intel is putting its 18A node into the data center with new Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest CPUs, wh…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/intel-xeon-6-clearwate… tomshardware.com/pc-components

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