Intel releases its fifth generation Xeon scalable processor: an average performance improvement of 21%, equipped with advanced built-in AI accelerators

On December 14th, at today's "Make AI Everywhere" event, Intel released the fifth generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor.

Performance improvement leads the industry trend

The release of the new generation of Xeon scalable processors marks Intel's continuous innovation in the field of processor technology. By adopting advanced process technology and optimized architecture design, the processor has achieved significant breakthroughs in performance, with an average performance improvement of 21%. Behind this number lies the Intel team's relentless pursuit of performance optimization, providing users with faster and more efficient computing power.Officially, the fifth generation Intel Xeon scalable processor series has achieved a significant leap in performance and energy efficiency: compared to the previous generation, it has achieved an average performance improvement of 21% within the same thermal design power range, and a performance improvement of up to 36% per watt across a range of workloads. For customers who follow a typical five-year update cycle and upgrade from older generation processors, the total cost of ownership can be reduced by up to 77%.

Intel claims that the Xeon Scalable Processor is the industry-leading mainstream data center processor with built-in AI accelerators, and the all-new fifth generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor can fine tune large language models with up to 20 billion parameters and improve their inference performance by 42%. At present, Intel Xeon Scalable Processor is also the only CPU with MLPerf training and inference benchmark test results and continuously improving performance.

Thanks to the built-in AI accelerator, optimized software, and enhanced telemetry capabilities, Intel Xeon Scalable processors enable communication service providers, content distribution networks, and a wide range of vertical markets including retail, healthcare, and manufacturing to more flexibly and efficiently deploy solutions that require demanding network and edge workloads.

Comprehensive upgrade to support future computing needs

The release of the new generation of Xeon scalable processors is not only a symbol of performance improvement, but also a comprehensive upgrade for future computing needs. Processors not only have breakthroughs in performance, but also fully consider factors such as energy efficiency and scalability, providing users with more comprehensive and reliable computing solutions.

The processor product line released this time will cover from high-performance computing to enterprise level applications, meeting the needs of various computing scenarios. Whether it's scientific research, big data analysis, or enterprise level application scenarios, the fifth generation Xeon scalable processor will become a powerful assistant for users.