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Intel recently formally announced the Xeon 6 server processors, which are the sixth generation of Xeon Scalable. Today new data appeared about them.
We are talking about the Granite Rapids-AP line, that is, these are processors that include only large cores. These will be the most powerful Intel CPUs and at the same time the most multi-core.
The top Granite Rapids-AP models will have 128 cores. That's more than AMD currently offers in its Epyc Genoa line (up to 96 cores) and the same number as Epyc Bergamo, but the latter rely on smaller Zen 4c cores. If we compare it with the current Emerald Rapids (Xeon 5), they have a maximum of 64 cores, that is, Intel will immediately double the number of cores.
The details that appeared on the Internet concern four Xeon 6 models. The top-end Xeon 6980P will have 128 cores and will operate at frequencies of 2.0-3.2 GHz. The Xeon 6979P will have 120 cores running at 2.1-3.2 GHz, the Xeon 6972P will offer 96 cores running at 2.4-3.5 GHz, and the Xeon 6960P will have 72 cores running at 2.7-3. 8 GHz. In all cases, the TDP is stated to be 500 W.
The new CPUs will be part of the Intel Birch Stream platform. This platform will rely on two sockets: LGA 4710 Xeon-SP and LGA 7529 for Xeon-AP, that is, just for Granite Rapids.
What’s interesting is that if in the new generation Intel will offer processors with only large and only small cores, then the Xeon 7 generation will bring heterogeneous processors to the server segment.
From the rest, it can be noted that Granite Rapids will offer the ability to combine eight CPUs, a 12-channel RAM controller and about 136 PCIe 5.0 lanes in a configuration.