Intel has recently announced the launch of its new Intel Xeon W-3400 and Intel Xeon W-2400 desktop workstation processors, code-named Sapphire Rapids. These processors, led by the Intel Xeon w9-3495X, represent the most powerful desktop workstation processor ever designed by Intel. The new Xeon processors are specifically built for professional creators, providing massive performance for media and entertainment, engineering, and data science professionals. With a breakthrough new compute architecture, faster cores, and new embedded multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB) packaging, the Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 series of processors enable unprecedented scalability for increased performance.
In a statement, Roger Chandler, Intel’s Vice President and General Manager of Creator and Workstation Solutions, Client Computing Group, said, “For more than 20 years, Intel has been committed to delivering the highest quality workstation platforms – combining high-performance compute and rock-solid stability – for professional PC users across the globe. Our new Intel Xeon desktop workstation platform is uniquely designed to unleash the innovation and creativity of professional creators, artists, engineers, designers, data scientists, and power users – built to tackle both today’s most demanding workloads as well as the professional workloads of the future.”
The Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 processors provide the high-end computing foundation that today’s professionals require for the future of computing. Support for DDR5 RDIMM memory, PCIe Gen 5.0, and Wi-Fi 6E give professionals the cutting-edge platform technologies they require for the compute workloads of the future. Additionally, support for Intel vPro Enterprise technology, alongside ECC memory and reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) technologies, ensures workstation uptime is maximized so professionals don’t have to worry about workflow interruptions.
Available with up to 56 cores in a single socket, the top-end Intel Xeon w9-3495X processor features a redesigned memory controller and larger L3 cache, delivering up to 28% single-thread and up to 120% multithread performance improvements over the previous generation. Operational frequencies up to 4.8 gigahertz with Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 provide professional users with incredible compute performance in daily workloads.
With up to 105 megabytes of L3 cache for increased performance and data management, eight channels of DDR5 RDIMM memory support enables up to 4 terabytes of memory capacity and increased memory bandwidth for large data sets and memory-intensive workloads. ECC memory and RAS technologies support improved integrity of critical data and system reliability. Up to 112 CPU PCIe Gen 5.0 lanes on Xeon W-3400 processors and up to 64 CPU PCIe Gen 5.0 lanes on Xeon W-2400 processors for multi-GPUs, SSDs, and network cards give professionals configuration flexibility to meet their next task. The platform also features integrated Intel Wi-Fi 6E for the latest network connectivity, comprehensive overclocking support for unlocked processors – including first-in-industry DDR5 XMP 3.0 RDIMM memory overclocking features, and 3rd generation Intel Deep Learning Boost (AMX, Bfloat16), which delivers significantly more efficient deep learning acceleration for artificial intelligence training and inferencing. Intel vPro enterprise technologies provide hardware-enhanced security features, firmware version control, and remote manageability, enabling easy system deployment into the enterprise environment.
The Intel Xeon W Processor family’s recommended customer price starts at $359 (Xeon w3-2423) and scales up to $5,889 (Xeon w9-3495X).The Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 processors offer the high-end computing foundation that today’s professionals require for the future of computing. Support for DDR5 RDIMM memory, PCIe Gen 5.0, and Wi-Fi 6E give professionals the cutting-edge platform technologies they require for the compute workloads of the future. Additionally, support for Intel vPro Enterprise technology, alongside ECC memory and RAS technologies, ensures workstation uptime is maximized so professionals don’t have to worry about workflow interruptions.
The top-end Intel Xeon W-3495X processor is available with up to 56 cores in a single socket, features a redesigned memory controller, and a larger L3 cache, delivering up to 28% single-thread and up to 120% multithread performance improvements over the previous generation. Operational frequencies up to 4.8 gigahertz with Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 provide professional users with incredible compute performance in daily workloads.
