Intel showed the first working samples of its next-generation server processor, codenamed Diamond Rapids Xeon 7, at Tencent's Global Digital Ecosystem Conference in China. The chip is scheduled to launch in 2027 and will have up to 256 P-cores. It will include 1.28 GB of last-level cache and use a new platform with a new socket type. Intel is positioning the processor for future AI infrastructure needs.
AMD launched its 256-core Venice EPYC chip one day earlier. Reports suggest Intel does not expect to lead AMD in performance until the following generation, Coral Rapids, planned for 2028.