
Intel updates its Xeon roadmap
144-core Sierra Fores and Clearwater Forest on 18A
Intel held its Data Center and AI Investor webinar earlier today, updating its Xeon roadmap, and showing progress on its P-core Xeon and E-core Xeon lineups. The big surprise was the E-core Xeon lineup, the 144-core Sierra Forest Xeon, coming in 1H 2024, and the Clearwater Forest Xeon lineup, scheduled for 2025 on Intel 18A manufacturing process. The P-Core Xeon lineup is on track with Emerald Rapids in Q4 2023, and Granite Rapids, closely following Sierra Forest in 2024.

Xeon W9-3495X processor requires 1,900 Watts
So much for energy conservation
While companies are churning out press releases about how they are saving polar bears by greenwashing their operations, Intel has put out a processor which could make the lights dim in parts of Texas if it is ever turned on.

Xeon W9-3495X dethrones AMD Threadripper
At least in the Cinebench R23 benchmark
AMD Threadripper has been dethroned as the King of PCs by Intel's Xeon W9-3495X 56-core workstation processor.

Intel releases advisories on SGX CPU extensions
Bugs for Xeon
While Intel abandoned its in-chip DRM solution Software Guard Extensions (SGX) for its latest client CPUs, the technology is still causing trouble for its Xeon line.

Intel releases new Xeon workstation processors
Great if you can afford them
Intel has launched its new Xeon workstation processors, starting with the Intel Xeon W-3400 and Intel Xeon W-2400 families.

Intel about to reveal Xeon workstation processor family
Intel Xeon W
Chipzilla is to reveal its Intel Xeon W processors on February 15.

Intel Sapphire Rapids chips set for 2023
4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Chipzilla has announced that its Intel Sapphire Rapids chips are now officially set to be coming to workstations in 2023.

Chipzilla delays production of next gen Xeons
Sapphire Rapids not so rapid after all
Chipzilla has delayed production of its next-generation Xeon Scalable CPUs, code-named Sapphire Rapids, to the first quarter of 2022 and said it would start ramping shipments by at least April of next year.

Insilico Medicine AI COVID tool uses Xeons
Intel helps in COVID-19 research
Industry veteran Alex Zhavoronkov who left the PC industry (ATI and AMD) to start the AI longevity focused Insilico Medicine, has announced AI-powered COVIDomic to power the COVID-19 basic and clinical research.

Chenbro rolls out 1U dual-socket Xeon 4-bay HPC barebone server
The Chenbro RB13804 1U rack
Chenbro, a Taiwanese company that has been a key player in the rackmount server market, has announced its new 1U dual-socket Xeon 4-bay HPC barebones server based on Intel's C624 platform.