Intel introduces new server processors - Xeon Scalable Platform

Posted 02-27-2018, 01:40 PM by News System

Intel introduces new server processors Xeon Scalable is optimized for High Performance Computing, Virtualization and Artificial Intelligence. Compared to the previous generation Intel promises an average performance increase by factor 1.65. However, according to Anandtech, AMD's new EPYC processors offer better per-dollar performance. Intel has introduced a new server platform called Xeon Scalable. According to the company, the processors are designed for compute-intensive tasks such as real-time data analysis, virtualized infrastructures and high-performance computing. In addition to a high performance - the performance values are expected to rise by a factor of 1.65 on average over the previous generation - Intel also promises improved energy efficiency. In recent weeks, Intel has been testing the power of the new Xeon generation with more than 500,000 processors already in use by customers in the areas of high-performance computing and cloud and communications services. Deep learning should accelerate the Xeon scalable chips by 2.2 times. The IPSec forwarding rate for key network applications is expected to increase by a factor of 2.5. In addition, it should be compared to a four-year-old system to operate with a new Xeon Scalable CPU 4.2 times more virtual machines. "This allows Intel to deploy servers faster, improve server utilization, lower energy costs, and use space more efficiently," the company said in a press release. According to Intel, the new generation can also perform twice the number of floating-point operations (FLOPS) per clock. Thankfully Intel AVX-512 and the built-in ports for the Intel Omni-patch architecture possible. This increased computing power, I / O flexibility and memory bandwidth. However, the new processors should also offer advantages when used with Intel Optane SSDs and the Storage Performance Kit and, for example, make data faster available for Advanced Analytics. Intel offers its new processors in four configurations: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Intel Xeon Platinum family has up to 28 cores that can run 56 threads simultaneously and up to 38.5 MB of Level 3 cache. The chips are installed in systems with eight or more processor sockets. The most powerful Xeon Gold processor has 22 cores, 30.25 MB level 3 cache and supports up to 6 TB of RAM. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116, however, brings it to 12 cores, 16.5 MB level 3 cache and up to 1.5 TB of RAM when using a maximum of two processors per system. Configurations with up to two sockets are also possible with Intel Xeon Bronze processors. They provide up to eight cores and also support up to 1.5TB of RAM. Anandtech has already compared the new Xeon Scalable platform with AMD's recently announced server processors Epyc. Accordingly, the AMD Epyc 7601 offers a similar performance in many areas of application as the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176, which is priced at more than $ 8,000 and around $ 3,800 more expensive than the AMD chip. The $ 4,700 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 will cost $ 500 more than the AMD processor and still provide 15 percent less power. "It seems that AMD's new Epyc processors will put a lot of pressure on the new Intel products in terms of per-dollar performance," the blog concludes.

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