Some information regarding the next-generation Intel Xeon processors, which are currently known as ‘Sapphire Rapids’ has leaked online and they provide us new insights regarding the 4th Generation of Intel Xeon processors.
Sapphire Rapids has been rumored for some time, but the closer we get to the expected 2023 launch, the more leaks we are getting. The latest development of the 4th generation Intel’s Xeon processors has been the first leaked images of the CPU. The images were leaked on the Chinese tech site Bilibili by leaker YuuKi-AnS.
Leaker YuuKi-AnS published the first picture of the alleged Sapphire Rapids-SP CPU based on Intel’s 10nm process. The chip currently goes by the codename QVV5 and will be used on the Eagle Stream platform. The big features of the platform are the PCIe 5.0 support as well as 8-channel DDR5 memory support.
Sapphire Rapids platform will be the first server chip to support PCI Express 5.0. Along with that, it also comes equipped with onboard HBM memory and Compute Express Link 1.1. Looks like Intel is preparing to shift entirely to DDR5 on all platforms by the end of 2021 starting with the Alder Lake platform.
Image Credit: YuuKi-AnS.
Above is the Sapphire Rapids-SP CPU pictured and itis an engineering sample with a base clock of 1.3 GHz. The chip is based on the third refinement of Intel’s 10nm process technology called 10nm Enhanced SuperFin. The leaker also claims that the CPU will utilize four compute cores along with four HBM stacks. The socket that will be used is the new LGA4677-X socket.
Intel plans to use its own Sapphire Rapids CPUs in its next-gen HPC platforms, most notably Intel’s own Aurora supercomputer. The Aurora is expected to come equipped with two Sapphire Rapids processors paired alongside six Ponte Vecchio GPUs.
At CES 2021, Intel confirmed that the 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable (Ice Lake-SP) processors are in production. We have to wait and see what Intel has planned for the 4th Gen Xeon CPUs.
