Intel® Xeon® 6 Processors

Efficient Scalability, Performance, and Density in the Data Center

Intel® Xeon® 6 processors deliver new degrees of performance with more cores, a choice of microarchitecture, additional memory bandwidth, and exceptional input/output (I/O) across a range of workloads. New features like Multiplexed Rank DIMM (MRDIMM) support, Compute Express Link (CXL) enhancements and many others, in addition to integrated accelerators like Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT), give an additional boost to targeted workloads for even greater performance and efficiency.

Performance and efficiency without compromise

The Intel® Xeon® 6 processor family introduces an innovative modular x86 architecture that allows data center architects to configure and deploy infrastructures that are purpose-built for your unique needs and workloads across private, public, and hybrid clouds. As shown in Table 1, Intel® Xeon® 6 processors are available in four different series, offering tiered capabilities from entry-level to demanding workloads through options for an increased number of cores, larger cache, faster and higher-capacity memory, and improved I/O over previous generations.

The Intel® Xeon® 6 processor family encompasses four series of processors

Intel® Xeon® 6900-series processors

Maximum performance ideal for the most demanding cloud, AI, and HPC environments

Intel® Xeon® 6700-series processors

Enhanced performance ideal for a wide array of data center and telco environments

Intel® Xeon® 6500-series processors

Essential performance ideal for mainstream server and edge environments

Intel® Xeon® 6300-series processors

Entry-level performance ideal for small/medium business environments

Intel® Xeon® 6900-series processors are delivered in a new class of Intel server platform design, offering customers maximum performance, the highest memory bandwidth, and maximum throughput ideal for cloud, HPC, and AI environments. These processors feature higher core counts, more memory channels, and I/O lanes with thermal design points that are higher than the other series.

Intel® Xeon® 6700-series and Intel® Xeon® 6500-series processors are delivered in an updated server platform design featuring high performance with cost- and power-efficient solutions ideal for the widest array of data center environments. These processors come in one-socket to eight-socket options with enhanced I/O and memory within established data center power and cooling footprints.

Versatility and Optimized Workloads

For the ultimate versatility, Intel Xeon 6 processors allow for the choice of two different CPU microarchitectures: Performance-cores (P-cores) and Efficient-cores (E-cores). Both core types use a compatible x86 instruction set architecture (ISA) and a common hardware platform, including CPU socket type.

P-Cores (Performance Cores) are optimized for high performance, featuring high clock speeds, increased instructions per clock (IPC), and hyper-threading capabilities. They are designed to tackle the most demanding workloads that require substantial processing power.

E-Cores (Efficiency Cores), on the other hand, are focused on energy efficiency. These cores do not support hyper-threading, Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX-512), or Intel Advanced Matrix Extension (AMX). E-Cores consume significantly less power than P-Cores, making them ideal for processing lightweight applications and managing low-energy background tasks.