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.
Intel is responding to increasing demand for high-performance data center compute, driven by AI and general cloud workloads, with a new generation of CPUs leveraging advanced manufacturing nodes.
This announcement signifies Intel's progress in competing at the leading edge of data center silicon, crucial for maintaining its market position against rivals and addressing the growing compute demand.
Intel's new Xeon 6+ 'Clearwater Forest' CPUs deliver significantly higher core counts and performance using advanced 18A node technology, indicating a new benchmark for data center efficiency and power.
- · Intel
- · Hyperscalers
- · Data Center Operators
- · AMD (in specific high-core count segments)
- · Smaller chip manufacturers dependent on older nodes
Increased competition in the high-end data center CPU market.
Potential for lower compute costs and higher efficiency for cloud providers, accelerating AI adoption and other compute-intensive applications.
Further concentration of compute power among a few key providers, shaping the future of AI and digital infrastructure.
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