US EditionIntel Greets Memory Apocalypse with Xeon Workstation CPUs
Intel's Xeon 600 series offers up to 86 cores, 8-channel DDR5, and up to 61% multithreaded performance gains, targeting professional workloads with competitive pricing.
- On Monday, Intel unveiled its new Xeon 600-series workstation processors with models spanning up to 86 performance cores, pre-briefed to The Register and expected later this spring.
- Because Intel prioritized datacenter CPU demand, the mid-2024 Xeon W refresh, based on the Xeon 6700P/Granite Rapids platform, supports up to eight DDR5 channels at 6,400–8,000 MT/s.
- With up to 4 TB memory capacity , the Xeon 600 lineup offers 80–128 PCIe 5.0 lanes and a W890 chipset with Wi‑Fi 7.
- The launch places Intel in direct contention with AMD's Threadripper Pro family, offering 4 TB versus 2 TB memory and pricing the Xeon 696X boxed SKU to undercut AMD's 9985WX by $1,900–$2,400.
- Rising memory costs and supply constraints mean system builds could remain prohibitively expensive, as four terabytes of 6,400 MT/s DDR5 RDIMMs cost more than $70,000 and several high-core Xeon 698X SKUs stay limited to OEM and partner system availability.
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Intel unveils Xeon 600 "Granite Rapids" workstation CPUs with up to 86 cores, 128 PCIe 5 lanes
The Granite Rapids-WS lineup is designed for Intel's high-end W890 workstation platform and consists of 11 SKUs, including six X-series models with unlocked multipliers and five mainstream models without the X suffix. The full lineup includes the Xeon 698X, 696X, 678X, 676X, 674X, 658X, 656, 654, 638, 636, and 634.Read Entire Article
Xeon 600 processors were finally born on February 2, 2026. Code name Granite Rapids-WS, they are intended for workstations,...
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[Digital Daily Reporter Kim Moon-ki] Intel has unveiled a new processor with the highest performance ever, targeting the professional workstation market. On the 3rd, Intel announced the Intel Xeon 600 processor, a new product for client workstations. This new product is designed based on Intel 3 process technology and the Redwood Cove+ architecture, and features a significantly increased core count and maximized power efficiency. The Xeon 600 pr…
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