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> With this new generation, we get not just new cores, but also get PCIe Gen4 Aren't new CPUs supposed to get PCIe Gen5, are Xeons a generation behind on this?
by Aardwolf 5y ago
> With this new generation, we get not just new cores, but also get PCIe Gen4
Aren't new CPUs supposed to get PCIe Gen5, are Xeons a generation behind on this? Similarly, it has DDR4 memory while desktp CPUs get DDR5 now.
Personally I'd just like to see a modern (=PCIe Gen5 and DDR5) CPU with only performance cores (8 or more) and AVX-512...
- wmf 5y agoIce Lake Xeon is from last year (ish) so it has PCIe 4 and DDR4. Sapphire Rapids will have PCIe 5 and DDR5 later this year. Or you could try Octeon 10...
- drewg123 5y agoYes, Ice lake is 10th gen "Intel core". PCIe Gen5 / DDR5 is a part of 12th Gen "Alder Lake". According to wikipedia, "Saphire Rapids" is the code name for the Xeon that is based on Alder Lake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire_Rapids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire_Rapids, and which will have PCIe Gen5 / DDR5. I don't believe it is available yet, but there are leaked benchmarks to be found..
- c_o_n_v_e_x 5y agoXeon D is a niche part of the portfolio, it's not necessarily about providing the latest and greatest. The Xeon D family is meant for embedded, industrial, or communications use cases where you're expecting to run at 100% load for the life of the equipment (10 years). For context, "server" use condition CPUs like a Xeon Scalable processor is rated for 80% duty cycle for 5 years. Also, Xeon D's have more tame clock speeds and overall TDP wattages as they are often used in rugged applications where cooling and wide ambient temps are huge considerations.