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- \nNew 3rd Gen Intel\u00ae Xeon\u00ae Scalable processors \u2014 combined with Intel\u2019s portfolio of Intel\u00ae Optane\u2122 persistent memory and storage, Ethernet adapters, FPGAs and optimized software solutions \u2014 deliver performance and workload optimizations across hybrid-cloud, high performance computing (HPC), networking and intelligent edge applications.\n<\/li>\n
- \nNew 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors feature a flexible architecture with integrated artificial intelligence (AI) acceleration with Intel\u00ae DL Boost technology, plus advanced security capabilities to protect data and application code with Intel\u00ae Software Guard Extension (Intel\u00ae SGX) and Intel\u00ae Crypto Acceleration.\n<\/li>\n
- \nNew 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors are rapidly ramping, having shipped more than 200,000 units for revenue in the first quarter of 2021 with broad industry adoption across all market segments, including the world\u2019s top cloud service providers set to deploy services; more than 250 design wins within 50 unique OxM partners; more than 15 major telecom equipment manufacturers and communications service providers readying POCs and networking deployments; and over 20 HPC labs and HPC-as-a-service environments leveraging our latest Xeon Scalable processors.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nIntel today launched its most advanced, highest performance data center platform optimized to power the industry\u2019s broadest range of workloads \u2014 from the cloud to the network to the intelligent edge. New 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code-named \u201cIce Lake\u201d) are the foundation of Intel\u2019s data center platform, enabling customers to capitalize on some of the most significant business opportunities today by leveraging the power of AI.\n<\/p>\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210406005302\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nIntel’s 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code-named \u201cIce Lake\u201d) are the foundation of Intel’s most advanced, highest performance data center platform optimized to power a broad range of workloads. Intel introduced the new processors and the platform they power on April 6, 2021. (Credit: Intel Corporation)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
More:<\/b>Press Kit: 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Launch<\/a> | News Byte: New Intel Processors Accelerate 5G Network Transformation<\/a> | News Byte: Intel Teams with Leidos, Fortanix to Accelerate Clinical Trials<\/a> | News Byte: Intel Xeon Advances Nasdaq\u2019s Homomorphic Encryption R&D<\/a> | Product Fact Sheet: 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Platform<\/a> | SKU Stack<\/a><\/p>\n
\nNew 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver a significant performance increase compared with the prior generation, with an average 46% improvement on popular data center workloads.1<\/sup> The processors also add new and enhanced platform capabilities including Intel SGX for built-in security, and Intel Crypto Acceleration and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration. These new capabilities, combined with Intel\u2019s broad portfolio of Intel\u00ae Select Solutions and Intel\u00ae Market Ready Solutions, enable customers to accelerate deployments across cloud, AI, enterprise, HPC, networking<\/a>, security and edge applications.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOur 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable platform is the most flexible and performant in our history, designed to handle the diversity of workloads from the cloud to the network to the edge,\u201d said Navin Shenoy, executive vice president and general manager of the Data Platforms Group at Intel. \u201cIntel is uniquely positioned with the architecture, design and manufacturing to deliver the breadth of intelligent silicon and solutions our customers demand.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors<\/b><\/p>\n
\nLeveraging Intel 10 nanometer (nm) process technology, the latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver up to 40 cores per processor and up to 2.65 times higher average performance gain compared with a 5-year-old system.2<\/sup> The platform supports up to 6 terabytes of system memory per socket, up to 8 channels of DDR4-3200 memory per socket and up to 64 lanes of PCIe Gen4 per socket.\n<\/p>\n
\nNew 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors are optimized for modern workloads that run in both on-premise and distributed multicloud environments. The processors provide customers with a flexible architecture including built-in acceleration and advanced security capabilities, leveraging decades of innovation.\n<\/p>\n
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- Built-in AI acceleration:<\/b> The latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver the AI performance, productivity and simplicity that enable customers to unlock more valuable insights from their data. As the only data center CPU with built-in AI acceleration, extensive software optimizations and turnkey solutions, the new processors make it possible to infuse AI into every application from edge to network to cloud. The latest hardware and software optimizations deliver 74% faster AI performance compared with the prior generation and provide up to 1.5 times higher performance across a broad mix of 20 popular AI workloads versus AMD EPYC 7763 and up to 1.3 times higher performance on a broad mix of 20 popular AI workloads versus Nvidia A100 GPU.3<\/sup><\/li>\n
- Built-in security:<\/b> With hundreds of research studies and production deployments, plus the ability to be continuously hardened over time, Intel SGX protects sensitive code and data with the smallest potential attack surface within the system. It is now available on 2-socket Xeon Scalable processors with enclaves that can isolate and process up to 1 terabyte of code and data to support the demands of mainstream workloads. Combined with new features, including Intel\u00ae Total Memory Encryption and Intel\u00ae Platform Firmware Resilience, the latest Xeon Scalable processors address today\u2019s most pressing data protection concerns.\n<\/li>\n
- Built-in crypto acceleration:<\/b> Intel Crypto Acceleration<\/a> delivers breakthrough performance across a host of important cryptographic algorithms. Businesses that run encryption-intensive workloads, such as online retailers who process millions of customer transactions per day, can leverage this capability to protect customer data without impacting user response times or overall system performance.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAdditionally, to accelerate workloads on the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable platform, software developers can optimize their applications using oneAPI open, cross-architecture programming, which provides freedom from technical and economic burdens of proprietary models. The Intel\u00ae oneAPI Toolkits help realize the processors\u2019 performance, AI and encryption capabilities through advanced compilers, libraries, and analysis and debug tools.\n<\/p>\n
\nIntel Xeon Scalable processors are supported by more than 500 ready-to-deploy Intel\u00ae IoT Market Ready Solutions and Intel Select Solutions that help to accelerate customer deployments \u2014 with up to 80% of our Intel Select Solutions being refreshed by end of year.\n<\/p>\n
Industry-Leading Data Center Platform<\/b><\/p>\n
\nIntel\u2019s data center platforms are the most pervasive on the market, with unmatched capabilities to move, store and process data. The latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable platform includes the Intel Optane persistent memory 200 series, Intel Optane Solid State Drive (SSD) P5800X and Intel\u00ae SSD D5-P5316 NAND SSDs, as well as Intel Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters and the latest Intel\u00ae Agilex FPGAs. Additional information about all these is available in the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable platform product fact sheet<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
Delivering Flexible Performance Across Cloud, Networking and Intelligent Edge<\/b><\/p>\n
\nOur latest 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable platform is optimized for a wide range of market segments \u2014 from the cloud to the intelligent edge.\n<\/p>\n
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- For the cloud:<\/b> 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors are engineered and optimized for the demanding requirements of cloud workloads and support a wide range of service environments. Over 800 of the world\u2019s cloud service providers run on Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and all of the largest cloud service providers are planning to offer cloud services in 2021 powered by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.\n<\/li>\n
- For the network:<\/b> Intel\u2019s network-optimized \u201cN-SKUs\u201d are designed to support diverse network environments and optimized for multiple workloads and performance levels. The latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver on average 62% more performance on a range of broadly-deployed network and 5G workloads over the prior generation.4<\/sup> Working with a broad ecosystem of over 400 Intel\u00ae Network Builders members, Intel delivers solution blueprints based on 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor \u201cN-SKUs,\u201d resulting in accelerated qualification and shortened time-to-deployment for vRAN, NFVI, virtual CDN and more.\n<\/li>\n
- For the intelligent edge:<\/b> 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver the performance, security and operational controls required for powerful AI, complex image or video analytics, and consolidated workloads at the intelligent edge. The platform delivers up to 1.56 times more AI inference performance for image classification than the prior generations.5<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nFor more details, see the 3rdGen Intel Xeon Scalable SKU table<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
About Intel <\/b><\/p>\n
\nIntel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. Inspired by Moore\u2019s Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers\u2019 greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. To learn more about Intel\u2019s innovations, go to newsroom.intel.com<\/a> and intel.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
1<\/sup> See [125] at www.intel.com\/3gen-xeon-config<\/a>. Results may vary.
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2<\/sup> See [25] at www.intel.com\/3gen-xeon-config<\/a>. Results may vary.
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3<\/sup> See [123, 43, 44] at www.intel.com\/3gen-xeon-config<\/a>. Results may vary.
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4<\/sup> See [91] at www.intel.com\/3gen-xeon-config<\/a>. Results may vary.
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5<\/sup> See [121] at www.intel.com\/3gen-xeon-config<\/a>. Results may vary.\n<\/p>\n\nPerformance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com\/PerformanceIndex<\/a>\u200b.\n<\/p>\n
\nPerformance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available \u200bupdates. See backup for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely secure.\n<\/p>\n
\nIntel contributes to the development of benchmarks by participating in, sponsoring, and\/or contributing technical support to various benchmarking groups, including the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community administered by Principled Technologies.\n<\/p>\n
\nYour costs and results may vary.\n<\/p>\n
\nIntel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation.\n<\/p>\n
\nSome results may have been estimated or simulated.\n<\/p>\n
\nIntel does not control or audit third-party data. You should consult other sources to evaluate accuracy.\n<\/p>\n
\nAll product plans and roadmaps are subject to change without notice.\n<\/p>\n
\nStatements in this document that refer to future plans or expectations are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. For more information on the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, see our most recent earnings release and SEC filings at www.intc.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.\n<\/p>\n
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- For the network:<\/b> Intel\u2019s network-optimized \u201cN-SKUs\u201d are designed to support diverse network environments and optimized for multiple workloads and performance levels. The latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver on average 62% more performance on a range of broadly-deployed network and 5G workloads over the prior generation.4<\/sup> Working with a broad ecosystem of over 400 Intel\u00ae Network Builders members, Intel delivers solution blueprints based on 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor \u201cN-SKUs,\u201d resulting in accelerated qualification and shortened time-to-deployment for vRAN, NFVI, virtual CDN and more.\n<\/li>\n
- Built-in security:<\/b> With hundreds of research studies and production deployments, plus the ability to be continuously hardened over time, Intel SGX protects sensitive code and data with the smallest potential attack surface within the system. It is now available on 2-socket Xeon Scalable processors with enclaves that can isolate and process up to 1 terabyte of code and data to support the demands of mainstream workloads. Combined with new features, including Intel\u00ae Total Memory Encryption and Intel\u00ae Platform Firmware Resilience, the latest Xeon Scalable processors address today\u2019s most pressing data protection concerns.\n<\/li>\n
- Built-in AI acceleration:<\/b> The latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver the AI performance, productivity and simplicity that enable customers to unlock more valuable insights from their data. As the only data center CPU with built-in AI acceleration, extensive software optimizations and turnkey solutions, the new processors make it possible to infuse AI into every application from edge to network to cloud. The latest hardware and software optimizations deliver 74% faster AI performance compared with the prior generation and provide up to 1.5 times higher performance across a broad mix of 20 popular AI workloads versus AMD EPYC 7763 and up to 1.3 times higher performance on a broad mix of 20 popular AI workloads versus Nvidia A100 GPU.3<\/sup><\/li>\n
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