M Intelannounced the “Xeon W-3400” and “Xeon W-2400” series (codename: Sapphire Rapids) processors for workstations with up to 56 cores on the 15th (local time).
Products designed for professional users in fields such as media, entertainment, engineering and data science. It supports the latest technologies such as DDR5 RDIMM memory, PCI Express 5.0, and Wi-Fi 6E.
It also supports vPro Enterprise, which can be remotely managed, and works in conjunction with ECC memory and Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) technology to maximize workstation uptime.
The top SKU is called “Xeon w9-3495X”. It features a large L3 cache (up to 105MB) and a newly designed memory controller, which improves single-thread performance by up to 28% and multi-thread performance by up to 120% compared to the previous generation. In addition, Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 has achieved a maximum operating clock of 4.8GHz.
The memory is an 8-channel DDR5 RDIMM with a maximum capacity of 4TB. Although it is an RDIMM, it supports DDR5 XMP 3.0 for the first time and supports overclocking. The Xeon W-3400 can connect up to 112 lanes directly to the CPU, and the Xeon W-2400 can connect up to 64 lanes of PCI Express 5.0.
In addition, the 3rd generation Intel Deep Learning Boost (AMX / Bfloat16) is installed to speed up deep learning learning and inference processing. It also implements functions such as enhanced hardware-assisted security functions and firmware version control.