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Published on June 4th, 2024 | by Adrian Gunning

Computex: Intel Accelerates AI Everywhere, Redefines Power, Performance and Affordability

Today at Computex, Intel unveiled cutting-edge technologies and architectures poised to dramatically accelerate the AI ecosystem – from the data center, cloud and network to the edge and PC. With more processing power, leading-edge power efficiency and low total cost of ownership (TCO), customers can now capture the complete AI system opportunity.

News Highlights:

  • Launches Intel® Xeon® 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores), delivering performance and power efficiency for high-density, scale-out workloads in the data center. Enables 3:1 rack consolidation, rack-level performance gains of up to 4.2x and performance per watt gains of up to 2.6x1.
  • Announces pricing for Intel® Gaudi® 2 and Intel® Gaudi® 3 AI accelerator kits, delivering high performance with up to one-third lower cost compared to competitive platforms2. The combination of Xeon processors with Gaudi AI accelerators in a system offers a powerful solution for making AI faster, cheaper and more accessible.
  • Unveils Lunar Lake client processor architecture to continue to grow the AI PC category. The next generation of AI PCs – with breakthrough x86 power efficiency and no-compromise application compatibility – will deliver up to 40% lower system-on-chip (SoC) power when compared with the previous generation3.

“AI is driving one of the most consequential eras of innovation the industry has ever seen,” said Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. “The magic of silicon is once again enabling exponential advancements in computing that will push the boundaries of human potential and power the global economy for years to come.”

More: Intel at Computex 2024 (Press Kit)

Gelsinger continued, “Intel is one of the only companies in the world innovating across the full spectrum of the AI market opportunity – from semiconductor manufacturing to PC, network, edge and data center systems. Our latest Xeon, Gaudi and Core Ultra platforms, combined with the power of our hardware and software ecosystem, are delivering the flexible, secure, sustainable and cost-effective solutions our customers need to maximize the immense opportunities ahead.”

Intel Enables AI Everywhere

During his Computex keynote, Gelsinger highlighted the benefits of open standards and Intel’s powerful ecosystem helping to accelerate the AI opportunity. He was joined by luminaries and industry-leading companies voicing support, including Acer Chairman and CEO Jason Chen, ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, and Inventec’s President Jack Tsai, among others.

Gelsinger and others made it clear that Intel is revolutionizing AI innovation and delivering next-generation technologies ahead of schedule. In just six months, the company went from launching 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors to introducing the inaugural member of the Xeon 6 family; from previewing Gaudi AI accelerators to offering enterprise customers a cost-effective, high-performance generative AI (GenAI) training and inference system; and from ushering in the AI PC era with Intel® Core™ Ultra processors in more than 8 million devices to unveiling the forthcoming client architecture slated for release later this year.

With these developments, Intel is accelerating execution while pushing the boundaries of innovation and production speed to democratize AI and catalyze industries.

 

A photo shows a wafer of Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (code-name Sierra Forest). Intel launched the first member of the Intel Xeon 6 processor family on June 4, 2024, at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores offers scalability and flexibility with a modular system on a chip architecture. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

A photo shows a wafer of Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (code-name Sierra Forest). Intel launched the first member of the Intel Xeon 6 processor family on June 4, 2024, at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores is optimized for higher performance per watt for throughput-oriented workloads like microservices as well as networking and media. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024, Intel launched the Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores). For companies looking to refresh aging infrastructure to help reduce costs and free up space, Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores offers significant rack density advantages, enabling a 3-to-1 rack-level consolidation. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024, Intel launched the Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores), which use less power and occupy less rack space in aging infrastructure compared with earlier generations. These Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores free up space for innovative new AI projects. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024, Intel shared details on the new Intel Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores) and Efficient-cores (E-cores). The Intel Xeon 6 platform will give customers choice, addressing a broad array of use cases and workloads, from compute-intensive high performance computing and AI to scalable cloud-native applications. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024, Intel launched the Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores), which use less power and occupy less rack space in aging infrastructure compared with earlier generations. These Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores free up space for innovative new AI projects. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

A worker in the Intel Kulim Assembly Test facility in Kulim, Malaysia, inspects Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (code-named Sierra Forest) in May 2024. The first member of the Intel Xeon 6 processor family was introduced June 4, 2024, at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. (Credit: Intel Corporation). (Credit: Intel Corporation)

A worker in the Intel Kulim Assembly Test facility in Kulim, Malaysia, inspects Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (code-named Sierra Forest) in May 2024. The first member of the Intel Xeon 6 processor family was introduced June 4, 2024, at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. (Credit: Intel Corporation). (Credit: Intel Corporation)

A worker in the Costa Rica Assembly Test (CRAT) facility in San Jose, Costa Rica, displays an Intel Xeon 6 processor with Efficient-cores (code-named Sierra Forest) in May 2024. The first member of the Intel Xeon 6 processor family was introduced June 4, 2024, at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. (Credit: Intel Corporation).

A photo shows a wafer of Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (code-name Sierra Forest). Intel launched the first member of the Intel Xeon 6 processor family on June 4, 2024, at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores offers scalability and flexibility with a modular system on a chip architecture. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

A photo shows a wafer of Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (code-name Sierra Forest). Intel launched the first member of the Intel Xeon 6 processor family on June 4, 2024, at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores is optimized for higher performance per watt for throughput-oriented workloads like microservices as well as networking and media. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024, Intel launched the Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores). For companies looking to refresh aging infrastructure to help reduce costs and free up space, Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores offers significant rack density advantages, enabling a 3-to-1 rack-level consolidation. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024, Intel launched the Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores), which use less power and occupy less rack space in aging infrastructure compared with earlier generations. These Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores free up space for innovative new AI projects. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

 

Modernizing the Data Center for AI: Intel Xeon 6 Processors Improve Performance and Power Efficiency for High-Density, Scale-Out Workloads

As digital transformations accelerate, companies face mounting pressures to refresh their aging data center systems to capture cost savings, achieve sustainability goals, maximize physical floor and rack space, and create brand-new digital capabilities across the enterprise.

The entire Xeon 6 platform and family of processors is purpose-built for addressing these challenges with both E-core (Efficient-core) and P-core (Performance-core) SKUs to address the broad array of use cases and workloads, from AI and other high-performance compute needs to scalable cloud-native applications. Both E-cores and P-cores are built on a compatible architecture with a shared software stack and an open ecosystem of hardware and software vendors.

The first of the Xeon 6 processors to debut is the Intel Xeon 6 E-core (code-named Sierra Forest), which is available beginning today. Xeon 6 P-cores (code-named Granite Rapids) are expected to launch next quarter.

With high core density and exceptional performance per watt, Intel Xeon 6 E-core delivers  efficient compute with significantly lower energy costs. The improved performance with increased power efficiency is perfect for the most demanding high-density, scale-out workloads, including cloud-native applications and content delivery networks, network microservices and consumer digital services.

Additionally, Xeon 6 E-core has tremendous density advantages, enabling rack-level consolidation of 3-to-1, providing customers with a rack-level performance gain of up to 4.2x and performance per watt gain of up to 2.6x when compared with 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® processors on media transcode workloads1. Using less power and rack space, Xeon 6 processors free up compute capacity and infrastructure for innovative new AI projects.

Fact Sheet: Intel Xeon 6 Processors

 

Intel tackles the generative AI gap by introducing the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator at the Intel Vision event on April 9, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. Gaudi 3 gives customers choice with open community-based software and industry-standard Ethernet networking to scale their systems more flexibly. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel tackles the generative AI gap by introducing the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator at the Intel Vision event on April 9, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. Gaudi 3 gives customers choice with open community-based software and industry-standard Ethernet networking to scale their systems more flexibly. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel introduced the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator on April 9, 2024, at the Intel Vision event in Phoenix, Arizona. The accelerator delivers 4x AI compute for BF16 and 1.5x increase in memory bandwidth compared with its predecessor. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel introduced the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator on April 9, 2024, at the Intel Vision event in Phoenix, Arizona. The accelerator meets the unserved demands for choice while offering versatility through open and community-based software and open industry-standard Ethernet, helping businesses flexibly scale their systems. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel introduced the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator on April 9, 2024, at the Intel Vision event in Phoenix, Arizona. It is designed to bring global enterprises choice for generative AI, building on the performance and scalability of its Gaudi 2 predecessor. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel tackles the generative AI gap by introducing the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator at the Intel Vision event on April 9, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. Gaudi 3 gives customers choice with open community-based software and industry-standard Ethernet networking to scale their systems more flexibly. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel tackles the generative AI gap by introducing the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator at the Intel Vision event on April 9, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. Gaudi 3 gives customers choice with open community-based software and industry-standard Ethernet networking to scale their systems more flexibly. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel introduced the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator on April 9, 2024, at the Intel Vision event in Phoenix, Arizona. The accelerator delivers 4x AI compute for BF16 and 1.5x increase in memory bandwidth compared with its predecessor. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel introduced the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator on April 9, 2024, at the Intel Vision event in Phoenix, Arizona. The accelerator meets the unserved demands for choice while offering versatility through open and community-based software and open industry-standard Ethernet, helping businesses flexibly scale their systems. (Credit: Intel Corporation)


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Adrian lives in Melbourne Australia and has a huge passion for gaming, technology and pop culture. He recently finished his a Bachelor of Journalism and is currently focusing on games journalism. When not writing and playing video games, Adrian can be found in Comics 'R' Us debating the pros of the DC Universe and cons of the Marvel Universe.


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