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Corsair has released plenty of DDR5 memory kits so far, but most of these are aimed at a gaming or enthusiast audience. Now, Corsair also has an option for workstation users, with new WS DDR5 RDIMM memory kits for Intel Xeon and AMD Ryzen Threadripper systems. This new range of …

Intel is expected to reveal its new series of HEDT processors soon. The upcoming line-up of processors will refresh the current Sapphire Rapids chips, featuring slightly lower clock speeds but an increase in core count. Recent leaks by @momomo_us have provided specifications for the upcoming Xeon W3500 and W2500 series …

Enermax unveiled its latest cooling products at CES 2024 – the Aquaflo LCD and Liqtech XTR AIO liquid CPU coolers. The former is the first AIO liquid CPU cooler with a detachable LCD screen, while the Liqtech XTR AIO liquid CPU cooler is for Ryzen Threadripper Pro and Xeon processors …

Intel's upcoming Emerald Rapids HPC processor series aims to enhance its Xeon lineup by increasing the number of cores. Intel's 5th Gen Xeon architecture is expected to increase the core count to 64 cores and now thanks to some early benchmark numbers, we have an idea of what kind of …

A new leak claims to show Intel's full line-up of upcoming W-2500 HEDT CPUs, otherwise known as the Sapphire Rapids Refresh. It looks like we'll be seeing seven new processors to start with, each with core count and cache upgrades over their predecessors.  As per the table shared by @yuuki_ans, …

Intel Innovation 2023 officially kicked off today, with media, analysts and Intel partners gathering from around the world. As always, the event started with a keynote from none other than Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO. The running theme this year is undoubtedly AI, with Intel positioning itself to be a key leader in this rapidly growing computing segment. Specifically, Intel wants to enable developers with the tools to create locally run AI applications, enhancing user privacy and paving the road for AI enhancements for all kinds of use cases.

Intel recently shared its plans for the next two years of Xeon series processors. The new Xeon series CPU roadmap was shown during the Data Center and AI Investor Webinar, giving us a glimpse at the four upcoming architectures planned to release by 2025: Emerald Rapids, Sierra Forest, Granite Rapids …

More details about the Intel Birch Stream platform (aka Avenue City RP) have come to light in a new report. As per the source, the upcoming Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest CPUs will come with numerous improvements over its predecessor, including support for DDR5-6400 memory and up to 500W TDP. …

The new Intel Xeon processors are expected to be announced in just a few days, but we're already starting to see at least one of these upcoming processors in benchmark databases. Recently, Geekbench was updated with a benchmark entry for the Xeon W7-2495X. The Geekbench entry found by Benchleaks shows …

While we wait for the Intel Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” platform to see the light of day, reports about its successor have started to emerge. Named “Emerald Rapids”, the upcoming platform will be much like its predecessor, with slight improvements in memory support, maximum core count, and security. Leaker @yukki_ans has …

Intel's new generation of workstation Xeon processors are almost here. The Sapphire Rapids CPU line-up has now leaked, as well as specifications, giving us a look at core counts, clock speeds, cache and TDP.  As reported by VideoCardz, Intel's new Xeon processors will pack up to 56 cores, 112 threads, …

Intel is currently working on revamping its HEDT line-up with a new round of Xeon processors. The next generation of HEDT Xeon chips are codenamed ‘Fishhawk Falls' and now, we're starting to learn more about their planned specifications, with the upcoming Xeon W5-3433 appearing in a benchmark database recently.  The …

Intel has been quiet regarding its next generation of Xeon Scalable processors, but samples are beginning to float around. This week, one leaker got their hands on one of the upcoming processors and put it to the test in a range of benchmarks.  Chinese leaker, @yuuki_ans, ran the engineering sample …

During Intel's keynote at Supercomputing 2021, the company detailed more specifications about two of its upcoming data centre products, confirming some rumours about the Xeon Sapphire Rapids CPU and the Xe-HPC Ponte Vecchio GPUs. During the keynote (via Anandtech), Intel confirmed that its upcoming Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” CPUs will pack …

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Designed for workstation professionals, the Intel Xeon W-3300 series is the company's latest addition to its CPU portfolio. This new series includes five SKUs, featuring up to 57MB of cache, 38 cores and 76 threads, clock speeds as high as 4.0GHz, and support for up to 4TB of DDR4-3200 ECC …

In an unexpected move, Intel has introduced its workstation-oriented ‘Rocket Lake' Xeon W-1300 processors to the ARK database. With a core count ranging from six to eight, all Xeon W-1300 processors feature HyperThreading and integrated graphics, making the Xeon W-1300 CPU a suitable foundation for a new entry-level workstation. The …

After Intel's Ice Lake announcement, it's time for Sapphire Rapids to come into the spotlight. A detailed leak about the upcoming data centre platform has just emerged, suggesting that Sapphire Rapids will be quite the upgrade compared to Ice Lake, with the upcoming Xeons set to feature 64GB of HBM2 …

The new generation of Intel Xeon Scalable processor has officially launched. Based on the Ice Lake architecture, the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors bring up to a 46% performance uplift compared to the previous generation.

Intel just had its Q4 earnings call and during its presentation, the current CEO of Intel, Bob Swan, and the upcoming CEO, Pat Gelsinger, gave shareholders updates on the status of several upcoming CPU launches.  First of all, Intel CEO, Bob Swan, has confirmed that the company has already started to …

An alleged roadmap of the Intel Xeon series of processors has leaked, showing when we can expect to see the release of the long-awaited Ice Lake and Sapphire Rapids server processors. During Intel's recent quarterly earnings call, CEO Bob Swan claimed that they are “targeting qualification” of the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon …

Initially scheduled for a release in 2019 and then delayed to 2020, Intel has now pushed the release date of Ice Lake-SP once again, from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021. This report comes from partners working in the supply chain, which claim that the orders targeted for Q4 have slowed …

Supermicro has launched a new X12 generation 4-socket SuperServer designed to accommodate the new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors. The new SuperServer is capable of supporting “four 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, up to 18TB of System Memory Capacity, 24 Hot-swap NVM-e drives, and Enhanced Security”. Last week, Intel …

It's been a busy few days for Intel, as the company has announced a new product portfolio that includes “Processor, Memory, Storage and FPGA Solutions”, with one of the highlights being the introduction of new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. According to Intel itself, the company doesn't want to …

It has been just over a year since CPU vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown last dominated the news cycle. Efforts have been made to fix these flaws and newer CPUs have extra protections in place. Unfortunately for Intel, a new issue has now popped up, known as ‘Zombieload', which has …

Feeding off the launch of Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable chips, QNAP has revealed that it has an array of new products in store to leverage the higher performance that comes with dual processors. The company assures that it will provide hardware-enhanced security across a range of network and storage solutions …

While we've been hearing whispers about Intel's 28-core Xeon processor since 2017, the W-3175X was only announced in October last year. The initial December launch date was missed but today, Intel announced that the chip is ready for prime time. The Intel Xeon W-3175X comes unlocked, with a base speed …

Since January, Intel has been working on mitigating the impact of the Spectre vulnerability by releasing microcode updates for past chips. Intel CPUs dating back an entire decade are prone to Spectre, so the company started at the top, and began working its way down towards older generations. Patches for …

Intel has officially launched its first six-core Coffee Lake processors for laptops. The new Coffee Lake-H series brings Core i9, Core i7 and Xeon chips to laptops, featuring six cores for the first time on an Intel mobile platform. Intel has been sticking with quad-core chips for high-end laptops since …

Intel launched its new Xeon-D-2100 processor this week, built from the ground up to address space and power constraints of edge applications and data centre or network applications. The beefy 18-core system-on-chip (SoC) makes use of the Intel Xeon Scalable platform, with Intel promising to “grow performance and capacity without …