Intel launches Xeon 6 processors for AI systems to grab some of the market from AMD

Intel has just unveiled its latest lineup of Xeon 6 processors, aiming to take the lead in artificial intelligence (AI) computing. These new chips promise significant performance boosts, especially for data centers and AI workloads.

The Xeon 6700/6500 series, equipped with P-cores, offers up to twice the performance on AI tasks compared to previous generations. According to Intel, on average, the new processors boost a 1.4x improvement across various workloads.

The most important aspect is that Intel says that the Xeon 6 SoCs deliver 1.6 times better AI inference performance than AMD’s 5th generation EPYC processors, all while using one-third fewer cores. The processor manufacturer adds that the efficiency increase can lead to up to 68% savings in total cost of ownership.

These processors are meant for data centers and AI infrastructure, not for consumers. Therefore, this balance between high performance and energy efficiency means that the Xeon 6 processors are great for data center environments. Less cooling and power consumption can make a huge difference in an environment with thousands of chips.

With the introduction of the Xeon 6 family, Intel might get back some of the hype from AMD’s solutions, and grab some of the AI computing market share.