Key facts
- Intel has launched its Clearwater Forest Xeon 6+ CPU family.
- The new CPUs feature 288 E-cores.
- Clearwater Forest CPUs are built on Intel's 18A process technology.
- Intel claims a 30% performance increase and 50% efficiency gain over AMD's 192-core EPYC.
- This is the first data center product built on the 18A process.
Intel's Clearwater Forest Xeon 6+ CPUs represent the second generation of its E-Core-only data center offerings, following Sierra Forest. Built on the advanced 18A process, these new CPUs aim to enhance compute density and power efficiency, positioning Intel to compete more effectively in the high-performance data center market against rivals like AMD.