The Intel Xeon 6+ processors are now available at Rutronik
AI, cloud-native applications, and data-intensive workloads are driving up power density in data centres. At the same time, power supply and cooling are increasingly becoming limiting factors. Therefore, there is a need for processor platforms that combine high performance with efficient resource usage and transparency regarding actual energy demand. This is where the new Intel Xeon 6+ processors come in. The first Intel data centre CPUs based on the Intel 18A process, they are designed for cloud, networking, and AI applications. The Intel Xeon 6+ processors are now available at www.rutronik24.com.
Xeon 6+ (also known as Clearwarter) processors offer high core density and fast memory connectivity. They provide up to 288 Efficient Cores and, according to Intel, deliver up to 2.5 times the performance of the previous generation. Twelve memory channels support DDR5-8000 in the form of standard registered dual-in-line memory modules (RDIMMs) and provide high bandwidth for data-intensive systems. For fast data transfers, 96 PCIe Gen 5 lanes and CXL support are available. Thus, the platform addresses high parallelism, large data volumes, and requirements for predictable latencies.
System developers will also be interested in platform compatibility: the Intel Xeon 6+ uses the same package as existing Xeon 6900P processors. This means that existing boards and platforms can continue to be used. Integrated security features, such as Intel SGX and Intel TDX, support confidential and multi-tenant environments.
With Intel Application Energy Telemetry (AET), Intel enhances the processor platform with a hardware-based analysis of energy consumption This feature, introduced with the Xeon 6+, determines energy and CPU activity data directly within the hardware rather than deriving it from utilisation data or software models. The analysis ranges from microservices, containers, and virtual machines to individual software threads.
This allows developers to identify inefficient code paths and evaluate the impact of optimizations on energy consumption. AET is based on Intel Platform Monitoring Technology (PMT) and supports both in-band and out-of-band access. This allows the telemetry to be integrated into existing monitoring, orchestration, and platform management environments.
Areas of Application
Cloud-native and highly parallelized applications
AI and data-intensive applications
Data centers and colocation infrastructures
Cloud and hyperscale platforms
Telecommunications and 5G networks
Enterprise IT and HPC systems
Virtualized and multi-tenant environments
