GoKawiilAfter revealing them last month , Intel has officially launched its Xeon 600 range of workstation CPUs. Previously known as Granite Rapids-WS, the range includes 11 SKUs, five of which will be available in boxed retail units. The chips support Intel’s updated vPro platform, alongside a range of Panther Lake chips that are now certified for business use with vPro.
Intel hasn’t shared new benchmarks for its Xeon 600 CPUs, still leaning on a claim of up to 61% faster multithreaded performance and up to 9% better single-threaded performance compared to last-gen Sapphire Rapids-WS chips. The news is that Xeon 600 CPUs are now available, starting at $499 and going up to $7,699. That includes OEM systems, boxed retail units, and motherboards with the new W890 chipset; though, Intel says you need to check with individual retailers on specific SKU availability.
As a recap, Xeon 600 are supported on the new W890 chipset, supporting up to 4TB of ECC memory in eight channels at up to 8000MT/s. The platform also supports up to 128 PCIe 5 lanes. For the chips themselves, they scale up to 86 scores using the Redwood Cove microarchitecture. Xeon 600 chips exclusively use the P-core design, with support for Hyper-Threading. They also come with Intel AMX in each core, with support for FP16 instructions to accelerate AI workloads, along with AVX-512 support.
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Swipe to scroll horizontally Intel Xeon 600 'Granite Rapids-WS' Specs Row 0 - Cell 0 698X 696X 678X 676X 674X 658X 656 654 638 636 634 Cores / Threads 86 / 172 64 / 128 48 /96 32 / 64 28 / 56 24 / 48 20 / 40 18 / 36 16 / 32 12 / 24 12 / 24 Frequency (Base / Boost) 2 GHz / 4.8 GHz 2.4 GHz / 4.8 GHz 2.4 GHz / 4.9 GHz 2.8 GHz / 4.9 GHz 3 GHz / 4.9 GHz 3 GHz / 4.9 GHz 2.9 GHz / 4.8 GHz 3.1 GHz / 4.8 GHz 3.2 GHz / 4.8 GHz 3.5 GHz / 4.7 GHz 2.7 GHz / 4.6 GHz All-core Turbo 3 GHz 3.5 GHz 3.8 GHz 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz 3.9 GHz L3 Cache 336MB 336MB 192MB 144MB 144MB 144MB 72MB 72MB 72MB 48MB 48MB Base TDP 350W 350W 300W 275W 270W 250W 210W 200W 180W 170W 150W Memory channels 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 MRDIMM Support 8000 MT/s 8000 MT/s 8000 MT/s 8000 MT/s 8000 MT/s — — — — — — PCIe 5.0 Lanes 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 80 80 80 Boxed — Yes Yes Yes — Yes — Yes — — — Suggested Price $7699 $5599 $3749 $2499 $2199 $1699 $1399 $1199 $899 $639 $499
As a recap, Xeon 600 are supported on the new W890 chipset, supporting up to 4TB of ECC memory in eight channels at up to 8000MT/s. The platform also supports up to 128 PCIe 5 lanes. For the chips themselves, they scale up to 86 scores using the Redwood Cove microarchitecture. Xeon 600 chips exclusively use the P-core design, with support for Hyper-Threading. They also come with Intel AMX in each core, with support for FP16 instructions to accelerate AI workloads, along with AVX-512 support.
Alongside Xeon 600, Intel is launching Core Ultra Series 3 (formerly known as Panther Lake) chips for businesses with vPro certification. The lineup is slimmer compared to the client Core Ultra Series 3 stack, but the specs are identical. The difference, of course, is Intel vPro support.
Swipe to scroll horizontally Intel Core Ultra Series 3 'Panther Lake' vPro Specs Row 0 - Cell 0 Core Ultra X9 388H Core Ultra 9 386H Core Ultra X7 368H Core Ultra 7 366H Core Ultra 7 365 Core Ultra 5 338H Core Ultra 5 336H Core Ultra 5 335 Core Ultra 5 332 Core Count (P + E + LP-E) 16 (4 + 8 + 4) 16 (4 + 8 + 4) 16 (4 + 8 + 4) 16 (4 + 8 + 4) 8 ( 4 + 0 + 4) 12 (4 + 4 + 4) 12 (4 + 4 + 4) 8 ( 4 + 0 + 4) 8 ( 4 + 0 + 4) Max P-Core Frequency 5.1 GHz 4.9 GHz 5 GHz 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz Intel Smart Cache (L3 Cache) 18MB 18MB 18MB 18MB 12MB 18MB 18MB 12MB 12MB NPU TOPS 50 50 50 50 49 47 47 47 46 Graphics Brand Arc B390 Intel Graphics Arc B390 Intel Graphics Intel Graphics Arc B370 Intel Graphics Intel Graphics Intel Graphics Xe Cores 12 4 12 4 4 10 4 4 2 Platform PCIe Lanes (Gen 5 / Gen 4) 12 (4 / 8) 20 (12 / 8) 12 (4 / 8) 20 (12 / 8) 12 (4 / 8) 12 (4 / 8) 20 (12 / 8) 12 (4 / 8) 12 (4 / 8) Thunderbolt Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Thunderbolt 5 support Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Thunderbolt 5 support Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Thunderbolt 5 support Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Thunderbolt 5 support Four Thunderbolt 4 ports Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Thunderbolt 5 support Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Thunderbolt 5 support Four Thunderbolt 4 ports Four Thunderbolt 4 ports Wireless Connectivity Wi-Fi 7 R2, Bluetooth Core 6 Wi-Fi 7 R2, Bluetooth Core 6 Wi-Fi 7 R2, Bluetooth Core 6
Wi-Fi 7 R2, Bluetooth Core 6
Wi-Fi 7 R2, Bluetooth Core 6
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