> 1. Intel server CPU are usually generation behind customer ones, so they are little younger than one may think Yes but big customers get significantly earlie

> 1. Intel server CPU are usually generation behind customer ones, so they are little younger than one may think Yes but big customers get significantly earlier access than the general public. See how Intel shipped 110k+ units pre-launch: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16539/intel-ice-lake-xeon-scalable-shipments-to-date-30-customers-100k-units https://www.anandtech.com/show/16539/intel-ice-lake-xeon-sca...