Intel Discloses Multi-Generation Xeon Scalable Roadmap: New E-Core Only Xeons in 2024 (anandtech.com) 5
AnandTech reports: It's no secret that Intel's enterprise processor platform has been stretched in recent generations. Compared to the competition, Intel is chasing its multi-die strategy while relying on a manufacturing platform that hasn't offered the best in the market. That being said, Intel is quoting more shipments of its latest Xeon products in December than AMD shipped in all of 2021, and the company is launching the next generation Sapphire Rapids Xeon Scalable platform later in 2022. Beyond Sapphire Rapids has been somewhat under the hood, with minor leaks here and there, but today Intel is lifting the lid on that roadmap.
Currently in the market is Intel's Ice Lake 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable platform, built on Intel's 10nm process node with up to 40 Sunny Cove cores. The die is large, around 660 mm2, and in our benchmarks we saw a sizeable generational uplift in performance compared to the 2nd Generation Xeon offering. The response to Ice Lake Xeon has been mixed, given the competition in the market, but Intel has forged ahead by leveraging a more complete platform coupled with FPGAs, memory, storage, networking, and its unique accelerator offerings. Datacenter revenues, depending on the quarter you look at, are either up or down based on how customers are digesting their current processor inventories (as stated by CEO Pat Gelsinger). Further reading: Intel Arc Update: Alchemist Laptops Q1, Desktops Q2; 4M GPUs Total for 2022.
Currently in the market is Intel's Ice Lake 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable platform, built on Intel's 10nm process node with up to 40 Sunny Cove cores. The die is large, around 660 mm2, and in our benchmarks we saw a sizeable generational uplift in performance compared to the 2nd Generation Xeon offering. The response to Ice Lake Xeon has been mixed, given the competition in the market, but Intel has forged ahead by leveraging a more complete platform coupled with FPGAs, memory, storage, networking, and its unique accelerator offerings. Datacenter revenues, depending on the quarter you look at, are either up or down based on how customers are digesting their current processor inventories (as stated by CEO Pat Gelsinger). Further reading: Intel Arc Update: Alchemist Laptops Q1, Desktops Q2; 4M GPUs Total for 2022.
Need at least 1 P Core for DF (Score:1)
This is fine when your server is serving, but what about the times when it's the only thing you have around upon which to play Dwarf Fortress? Everyone needs at least one P Core.
As a reminder (Score:2)
Mixed response? (Score:2)
Ice Lake-SP was a disaster. It failed to outperform Rome which was 2019's product, and it certainly does not outperform Milan. And where is Sapphire Rapids? Delayed, delayed, delayed.
Granite Rapids was supposed to be out early next year, but is instead delayed to 2024.
Intel already produces many-core enterprise Atom products, like Denverton and its successors. They just don't always come with the name Xeon in front.
660 sq.mm? (Score:1)
Re: (Score:3)
1cm^2 is 100mm^2 (10x10mm)
So the die is 6.6cm^2. Large, yes, but no unreasonably so... imagine 2x3.3cm in size.