Intel announces new Xeon processors at Vision 2024. The Xeon Scalable branding disappears and makes way for a simpler naming convention. Xeon 6 will include different CPU types and will be released soon.

Intel will unveil its latest generation of Xeon processors at Vision 2024. The naming is simplified. So don’t say it 6th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor, but Xeon 6. Xeon 6 will contain two large families. One is built with the Sierra Forest architecture and contains only E-cores, the other has only P-cores and is codenamed Granite Rapids.

The Intel Xeon 6 CPUs with E-Cores are designed for cloud-native workloads where the number of cores is more important than the clock speed. With these chips, Intel wants to offer a large number of cores with manageable power consumption. Compared to second-generation Xeon Scalable chips, these CPUs deliver 2.4 times more horsepower per watt. Intel notes that data center specialists can replace their legacy systems with one rack of Xeon 6 chips, which replaces about three racks of 2nd generation Xeon Scalable.

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The Intel Xeon 6 chips with P-cores are the more traditional Xeon processors. The P cores build on a long tradition of Xeon cores and deliver a lot of computing power with multithreading for a wide range of workloads. As usual, Intel doesn’t go into too much detail about core improvements, but the focus is on AI performance. These are making significant progress, which is pleasing for those who rely on them today, although such customers are currently a rarity in Europe.

Intel says it wants to eliminate sub-brands of Xeon Scalable to create greater simplicity, but the company is not yet providing details. The Xeon Scalable line is traditionally a huge soup with dozens of SKUs, sometimes very different but often very little different from each other. AMD is making progress on the server market with a much clearer offering.

Intel Xeon 6 Sierra Forest with only E cores is scheduled to come onto the market this quarter as planned. Granite Rapids will soon follow Sierra Forest, but Intel has not yet announced an exact date.