A credible hardware leaker revealed the first pictures of Intel’s next-gen Xeon CPUs on Saturday. However, nothing is official yet from Intel. Read on for the news story.
Intel currently evaluating 2 IHS designs?
Interpreting what the leaker, @momomo_us, has shared on Twitter, Intel is seemingly now evaluating two IHS (integrated heat spreader) designs for its LGA-4170 processors. One of them appears to share the same design approach as AMD AM5 CPUs referred to as “Raphael” or Ryzen 7000 series.
The LGA-4710 socket those processors were designed for differs from LGA-7529, though LGA-7529 is also for Granite Rapids, except for the AP version. Furthermore, this more sizable socket will also support CPUs codenamed “Sierra Forest,” Intel’s future Efficient-core implementation for its Xeon platform.
On the other hand, recent news said the smaller LGA-4710 could eventually end up with with “consumer/workstation” series pertained to a Xeon WS, but there is no official confirmation yet of these plans.
Replying to @momomo_us’ leak, another leaker, @yuuki_ans, stated that such a socket is for a platform referred to as “Beechnut City.” Supporting GNR-SP CPUs, Beechnut City is a dual-socket platform for Granite Rapids, which are Intel’s upcoming data-center processors based on the Granite Rapids-SP architecture.
@yuuki_ans shared a slide, which news media said is from Intel, showing that the platform would support up to 350W TDP SKUs and up to eight-channel DDR5 memory up to 6400 MT/s. Presently, it is being used as a “main validation vehicle,” introducing some significant changes compared to the Eagle Stream platform shown in green color.
Before the launch of Granite Rapids this 2024, Intel is said to deploy a 5th Gen Xeon platform, “Emerald Rapids.” This will support the same platform as what the current 4th Gen Xeon Sapphire Rapids supports.
Reactions from netizens
This leak from @momomo_us has garnered various reactions from those following this Intel news, from those saying it is “cool” to those saying it is “ugly.”
Netizen @hms1193 responded, saying, “That IHS looks cool (emoji)”
Meanwhile, Twitter netizen @Ryzen7800X3D commented, saying the upcoming next-gen CPUs are “ugly.”
“What kind of monster is this?” meanwhile, tweeted @hkepcmedia.
Other Intel news
In other news about Intel, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab collaborated with Intel and Dell Technologies to build what they said to be the “digital twin” of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion power plant. STEP is a spherical tokamak fusion plant concept proposed by UKAEA and funded by United Kingdom’s government.
UKAEA will use Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab’s supercomputer, which is built on Intel’s technologies, including 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, distributed asynchronous object storage (DAOS), and oneAPI tools to streamline the development and delivery of fusion energy to the grid by 2040s.
“Overall, advanced hardware and software can make the journey to commercial fusion power lower risk and accelerated – a key benefit on the path to sustainable energy,” Adam Roe – Intel’s High Performance Computing (HPC) technical director Europe, Middle East, and Africa – said.
