Over the weekend, Moore's law is dead shared some information about Intel Fishhawk falls hedt platform in the latest issue of tubing Video - for example, the mainstream sapphire rapids-x "xeon-w" series can reach 24 cores @ 5 GHz frequency, and the "xeon-w" professional workstation series can reach 112 cores @ support 8-channel memory**
The mainstream product line with a high number of cores will be designed for desktop enthusiasts. (from: mlid / YouTube)
On the basis of the earlier disclosure, the technology blogger added more details related to sapphire rapids-x and reiterated the market strategy of Fishhawk falls platform.
First, Intel is removing the "CORE-x" brand from the hedt lineup and switching to "xeon-w". After all, amd competitive products have also abandoned the traditional ryzen threadripper naming and used the "pro" brand in Zen 3 SKU.
Intel Fishhawk Falls HEDT Leak 24 BIG Cores for Gamers - MLID（via）
Intel also plans to further subdivide its sapphire rapids hedt platform into two categories - expert workstations and mainstream platforms.
The former will replace the ice lake-w Xeon processor launched in 2020. These CPUs will be equipped with up to 12 to 56 golden Cove high-performance cores (P cores), and Rui frequency can reach more than 4 GHz.
As a diversified product portfolio, the thermal design power consumption (TDP) of the flagship SKU can be extended to 350W. As for the pricing, it is expected to be between 3000 and 5000 US dollars (20000 ~ 33000 RMB).
As a new generation of powerful ecosystem, Fishhawk falls platform will support 8-channel ddr4-4400 (1dpd) / ddr5-4800 (2DPC) memory, ECC verification / up to 4tb capacity, supplemented by 112 PCIe 5.0 channels.
In addition, the dual SPR professional workstation motherboard is expected to support up to 112 CPU cores (LGA 4677 slots), which is almost twice that of the flagship competitor of AMD threader 5995wx (Zen 3 @ 64c / 128t).
The second is a more mainstream new generation workstation platform, which will replace cascade lake-x and xeon-w skylake-x (Xeon w-3175x) chips.
The sapphire rapids-x processor of this series is expected to be up to 24C / 48T, and the main frequency can reach more than 5 GHz (4.4 to 4.6 GHz for the whole core).
Depending on the frequency configuration, the Pl1 power consumption may be 200 - 300W, and the pl2 power consumption threshold of the top model can reach 300 - 400W.
Since the pl2 power consumption of alder Lake core i9-12900ks has reached 241w, we are not surprised by the figure of 300 + W.
In terms of performance, it is said that the SKU with 24 golden Cove high-performance cores can easily surpass the 32c / 48T amd thread Ripper 3970x in multithreading performance (even comparable to the 32c / 48T 5970x).
However, compared with AMD's top 64c / 128t hedt processor, Intel still has to sacrifice a new generation of professional workstation SKU to break its wrist.
Sapphire rapids SP chip with 15 golden Cove cores (one of which is shielded) (from der8auer)
In other aspects, the mainstream hedt product line of this series will support four channel (ECC) ddr5 memory, supplemented by 64 PCIe 5.0 channels. In terms of pricing, it may continue the previous CORE-x family, which is about 500 - 3000 US dollars (3300 ~ 20000 RMB).
Earlier rumors also said that Fishhawk hedt Series CPU will be equipped with Intel w790 / c790 series chipset motherboard, but considering that at least two platforms are under development, Intel is expected to retain more high-end PCH SKUs.
If the disclosure is reliable, we may see the above processors coming with the 13th generation Raptor Lake CPU in the same period in the third quarter of 2022, and Intel is expected to disclose more details during the Computex 2022 later this month.
Finally, wccftech speculates that Intel's new generation hedt platform will be subdivided as follows:
● sapphire rapids AP, successor of Xeon workstation CPU SKU.
● sapphire rapids-x, successor of high-end CPU SKU.
● sapphire rapids-x, successor to mainstream febrile CPU SKU.
The remaining question is, will Intel call these three product lines "Sapphire rapids" or name them separately for mainstream entry-level CPU SKUs?
As a reference, aida64 system tool software has mentioned the name of alder lake-x, and the next generation mainstream CPU SKU is indeed more like an upgraded model of alder lake-s than a member of sapphire rapids for workstations.
However, the greater difference between SPR and ADL may be that the latter adopts a hybrid kernel design (including energy-saving E-core), while the hedt family is only equipped with high-performance p-core.