Intel goes all-in on high-bandwidth memory with their Xeon Max CPUs, GPUs

Intel’s new Xeon Max CPUs and Max GPUs, high-bandwidth memory and new kinds of accelerators for the ultimate performance in for AI-based workloads and other High Performance Computing tasks. The Xeon Max CPUs The Xeon Max Series will pack up to 56 performance cores, which are based on the same Golden Cove microarchitecture features as Intel’s 12th-Gen Core CPUs, which debuted last year. With DDR5 memory installed, Intel said a Xeon Max-based system uses 63 per cent lower power than the Epyc-based system to provide the same level of performance for the High-Performance Conjugate Gradients benchmark. The Xeon Max GPUs While Intel’s Data Centre GPU Max Series lacks a creative brand name like Xeon, the company is hoping the accelerator formerly known as Ponte Vecchio will make the company more competitive with data centre GPUs from Nvidia, which has a solid lead, and AMD, which is catching up.