Arrival at Sapphire Rapids
Intel yesterday announced new desktop workstation processors featuring the Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 series parts. The flagship is the Xeon w9-3495X, a 56-core, 112-thread monster that Intel calls “the most powerful desktop workstation processor ever designed.” These CPUs feature Intel’s Sapphire Rapids architecture built on a “new embedded multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB) package.”
More than a compute upgrade, the overall platform of these new processors is a significant improvement over the previous generation, with up to 112 PCIe 5.0 lanes (W-3400) and 8-channel DDR5 RDIMM support (up to 4 TB) stands out. feature.
